diff --git a/.github/workflows/registry-consistency-ci-cron.yml b/.github/workflows/registry-consistency-ci-cron.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000000..aed5807e1f0a720
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/registry-consistency-ci-cron.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+name: Registry Consistency (Cron)
+on:
+    schedule:
+    - cron:  '0 0 * * *'
+  workflow_dispatch:
+env:
+    JULIA_PKG_USE_CLI_GIT: true
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+jobs:
+  check:
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    timeout-minutes: 30
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        version:
+          # Keep this list in sync with `update_manifests.yml`.
+          # - '1.0' # RegistryCI currently doesn't support Julia 1.0
+          # - '1.1' # RegistryCI currently doesn't support Julia 1.1
+          # - '1.2' # RegistryCI currently doesn't support Julia 1.2
+          - '1.3'
+          - '1.4'
+          - '1.5'
+          - '1.6'
+          - '1.7'
+          - '1.8'
+          - '1.9'
+          - '1.10'
+          - '1.11'
+          # - '1.12' # Uncomment this once Julia 1.12 is released
+          # - 'nightly' # TODO: uncomment this line
+        os:
+          - ubuntu-latest
+        arch:
+          - x64
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@eef61447b9ff4aafe5dcd4e0bbf5d482be7e7871 # v4.2.1
+      - uses: julia-actions/setup-julia@9b79636afcfb07ab02c256cede01fe2db6ba808c # v2.6.0
+        with:
+          version: ${{ matrix.version }}
+          arch: ${{ matrix.arch }}
+      - name: Cache artifacts and packages
+        uses: julia-actions/cache@824243901fb567ccb490b0d0e2483ccecde46834 # v2.0.5
+      - run: write(ENV["GITHUB_OUTPUT"], "manifest_version=$(VERSION.major).$(VERSION.minor)")
+        shell: julia --color=yes --project=.ci/ {0}
+        id: manifest_version
+      - run: echo "The manifest is .ci/Manifest.${{ steps.manifest_version.outputs.manifest_version }}.toml"
+      - run: rm -rf .ci/Manifest.toml
+      - run: mv .ci/Manifest.${{ steps.manifest_version.outputs.manifest_version }}.toml .ci/Manifest.toml
+      - run: rm -rf .ci/Manifest.*.toml
+      - run: chmod 400 .ci/Project.toml
+      - run: chmod 400 .ci/Manifest.toml
+        if: ${{ matrix.version != 'nightly' }}
+      - run: julia --color=yes -e 'import Pkg; Pkg.Registry.add("General")'
+        env:
+          JULIA_PKG_SERVER: ""
+      - run: julia --color=yes -e 'import Pkg; Pkg.Registry.update()'
+      - run: .ci/instantiate.sh
+      - run: julia --color=yes --project=.ci/ -e 'import Pkg; Pkg.precompile()'
+      - run: julia --color=yes --project=.ci/ -e 'import RegistryCI; RegistryCI.test()'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/registry-consistency-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/registry-consistency-ci.yml
index b0dca8f73e7d67c..7cf3fff7b421cf4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/registry-consistency-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/registry-consistency-ci.yml
@@ -19,11 +19,12 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         version:
-          # Keep this list in sync with `update_manifests.yml`.
           # - '1.0' # RegistryCI currently doesn't support Julia 1.0
           # - '1.1' # RegistryCI currently doesn't support Julia 1.1
           # - '1.2' # RegistryCI currently doesn't support Julia 1.2
           - '1.3'
+          # We intentionally skip the following: 1.4, 1.5
+          # But we include those when we run the once-daily cron job.
           - '1.6'
           - '1.7'
           - '1.8'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update_manifests.yml b/.github/workflows/update_manifests.yml
index 1749d373b0b834a..ddc2d5276e75dc1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update_manifests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update_manifests.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         version:
-          # Keep this list in sync with `ci.yml`.
+          # Keep this list in sync with `registry-consistency-ci-cron.yml`.
           - '1.3'
           - '1.4'
           - '1.5'