diff --git a/.buildkite/pipeline.version-bump.yaml b/.buildkite/pipeline.version-bump.yaml
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/.buildkite/pipeline.version-bump.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+notify:
+  - slack:
+      channels:
+        - "#ingest-notifications"
+    if: (build.branch == 'main' || build.branch =~ /^[0-9]+\.[0-9x]+\$/) && (build.state == 'passed' || build.state == 'failed')
+  - slack:
+      channels:
+        - "#ingest-notifications"
+      message: |
+        🚦 Pipeline waiting for approval 🚦
+        Repo: `${REPO}`
+
+        Ready to fetch DRA artifacts - please unblock when ready.
+        New version: `${NEW_VERSION}`
+        Branch: `${BRANCH}`
+        Workflow: `${WORKFLOW}`
+        ${BUILDKITE_BUILD_URL}
+    if: build.state == "blocked"
+
+steps:
+  # TODO: replace this block step by real version bump logic
+  - block: "Ready to fetch for DRA artifacts?"
+    prompt: |
+      Unblock when your team is ready to proceed.
+
+      Trigger parameters:
+      - NEW_VERSION: ${NEW_VERSION}
+      - BRANCH: ${BRANCH}
+      - WORKFLOW: ${WORKFLOW}
+    key: block-get-dra-artifacts
+    blocked_state: running
+
+  - label: "Fetch DRA Artifacts"
+    key: fetch-dra-artifacts
+    depends_on: block-get-dra-artifacts
+    agents:
+      image: docker.elastic.co/release-eng/wolfi-build-essential-release-eng:latest
+      cpu: 2
+      memory: 4G
+      ephemeralStorage: 10G
+    command:
+      - echo "Starting DRA artifacts retrieval..."
+    timeout_in_minutes: 240
+    retry:
+      automatic:
+        - exit_status: "*"
+          limit: 2
+      manual:
+        permit_on_passed: true
+
+    plugins:
+      - elastic/json-watcher#v1.0.0:
+          url: "https://artifacts-staging.elastic.co/fleet-server/latest/${BRANCH}.json"
+          field: ".version"
+          expected_value: "${NEW_VERSION}"
+          polling_interval: "30"
+      - elastic/json-watcher#v1.0.0:
+          url: "https://storage.googleapis.com/elastic-artifacts-snapshot/fleet-server/latest/${BRANCH}.json"
+          field: ".version"
+          expected_value: "${NEW_VERSION}-SNAPSHOT"
+          polling_interval: "30"
diff --git a/catalog-info.yaml b/catalog-info.yaml
index a145137db2..0cf69ce10c 100644
--- a/catalog-info.yaml
+++ b/catalog-info.yaml
@@ -213,3 +213,45 @@ spec:
           access_level: MANAGE_BUILD_AND_READ
         everyone:
           access_level: READ_ONLY
+
+---
+# yaml-language-server: $schema=https://gist.githubusercontent.com/elasticmachine/988b80dae436cafea07d9a4a460a011d/raw/e57ee3bed7a6f73077a3f55a38e76e40ec87a7cf/rre.schema.json
+apiVersion: backstage.io/v1alpha1
+kind: Resource
+metadata:
+  name: buildkite-pipeline-fleet-server-version-bump
+  description: Buildkite pipeline for the Elastic Fleet Server version bump
+  links:
+    - title: Pipeline
+      url: https://buildkite.com/elastic/fleet-server-version-bump
+
+spec:
+  type: buildkite-pipeline
+  owner: group:ingest-fp
+  system: buildkite
+  implementation:
+    apiVersion: buildkite.elastic.dev/v1
+    kind: Pipeline
+    metadata:
+      name: fleet-server-version-bump
+      description: Buildkite pipeline for the Elastic Fleet Server version bump
+    spec:
+      repository: elastic/fleet-server
+      pipeline_file: ".buildkite/pipeline.version-bump.yaml"
+      provider_settings:
+        build_branches: false
+        build_pull_requests: false
+        trigger_mode: none
+      cancel_intermediate_builds: true
+      cancel_intermediate_builds_branch_filter: '!main !8.* !9.*'
+      skip_intermediate_builds: true
+      skip_intermediate_builds_branch_filter: '!main !8.* !9.*'
+      teams:
+        ingest-fp:
+          access_level: MANAGE_BUILD_AND_READ
+        observablt-ci:
+          access_level: MANAGE_BUILD_AND_READ
+        release-eng:
+          access_level: BUILD_AND_READ
+        everyone:
+          access_level: READ_ONLY
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