diff --git a/docs/installation.md b/docs/installation.md
index 42b91e81..abb663fa 100644
--- a/docs/installation.md
+++ b/docs/installation.md
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@ However, by passing the following flag,`-a, --test-all-containers` version-check
     `use-metadata.version-checker.io` is not required when this is set. All
     other options, apart from URL overrides, are ignored when this is set.
 
+- `use-github-release.version-checker.io/my-container: "true"`: is used to
+    source the latest version for `ghcr.io` images from the backing GitHub
+    repository releases instead of GHCR package tags.
+
 - `override-url.version-checker.io/my-container: docker.io/bitnami/etcd`: is
     used to change the URL for where to lookup where the latest image version
     is. In this example, the current version of `my-container` will be compared
diff --git a/known-configurations.md b/known-configurations.md
index 7da1e4dd..5de9d312 100644
--- a/known-configurations.md
+++ b/known-configurations.md
@@ -42,3 +42,12 @@ Velero contains an image `1220` which is always the latest.
 | Annotation |
 |-|
 | `match-regex.version-checker.io/velero: 'v(\d+)\.(\d+)\.(\d+)'` |
+
+### n8n: ghcr.io/n8n-io/n8n
+
+n8n publishes the versions to compare against via GitHub Releases rather than
+using GHCR package tags with enough specificity.
+
+| Annotation |
+|-|
+| `use-github-release.version-checker.io/n8n: "true"` |
diff --git a/pkg/api/annotations.go b/pkg/api/annotations.go
index 57769fca..33bfedae 100644
--- a/pkg/api/annotations.go
+++ b/pkg/api/annotations.go
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ const (
 	// set. All other options are ignored when this is set.
 	MatchRegexAnnotationKey = "match-regex.version-checker.io"
 
+	// UseGitHubReleaseAnnotationKey will use GitHub releases as the source for
+	// latest version checks against GHCR-backed images.
+	UseGitHubReleaseAnnotationKey = "use-github-release.version-checker.io"
+
 	// UseMetaDataAnnotationKey is defined as a tag containing anything after the
 	// patch digit.
 	// e.g. v1.0.1-gke.3 v1.0.1-alpha.0, v1.2.3.4...
diff --git a/pkg/api/options.go b/pkg/api/options.go
index 6b66d162..209fc84b 100644
--- a/pkg/api/options.go
+++ b/pkg/api/options.go
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ type Options struct {
 	UseSHA bool `json:"use-sha,omitempty"`
 	// Resolve SHA to a TAG
 	ResolveSHAToTags bool `json:"resolve-sha-to-tags,omitempty"`
+	// Use GitHub releases as the source for latest GHCR versions.
+	UseGitHubRelease bool `json:"use-github-release,omitempty"`
 
 	// UseMetaData defines whether tags with '-alpha', '-debian.0' etc. is
 	// permissible.
diff --git a/pkg/client/client.go b/pkg/client/client.go
index 219802d6..fb3c4f3e 100644
--- a/pkg/client/client.go
+++ b/pkg/client/client.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import (
 
 // Used for testing/mocking purposes
 type ClientHandler interface {
-	Tags(ctx context.Context, imageURL string) ([]api.ImageTag, error)
+	Tags(ctx context.Context, imageURL string, opts *api.Options) ([]api.ImageTag, error)
 }
 
 // Client is a container image registry client to list tags of given image
@@ -123,12 +123,18 @@ func New(ctx context.Context, log *logrus.Entry, opts Options) (*Client, error)
 }
 
 // Tags returns the full list of image tags available, for a given image URL.
-func (c *Client) Tags(ctx context.Context, imageURL string) ([]api.ImageTag, error) {
+func (c *Client) Tags(ctx context.Context, imageURL string, opts *api.Options) ([]api.ImageTag, error) {
 	client, host, path := c.fromImageURL(imageURL)
 
 	c.log.Debugf("using client %q for image URL %q", client.Name(), imageURL)
 	repo, image := client.RepoImageFromPath(path)
 
+	if opts != nil && opts.UseGitHubRelease {
+		if ghcrClient, ok := client.(*ghcr.Client); ok {
+			return ghcrClient.ReleaseTags(ctx, repo, image)
+		}
+	}
+
 	return client.Tags(ctx, host, repo, image)
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/client/client_test.go b/pkg/client/client_test.go
index 61a6081b..d0ed7674 100644
--- a/pkg/client/client_test.go
+++ b/pkg/client/client_test.go
@@ -2,11 +2,14 @@ package client
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"net/http"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 
+	"github.com/jarcoal/httpmock"
 	"github.com/jetstack/version-checker/pkg/api"
 	"github.com/jetstack/version-checker/pkg/client/acr"
 	"github.com/jetstack/version-checker/pkg/client/docker"
@@ -188,3 +191,33 @@ func TestFromImageURL(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestTagsUsesGitHubReleasesForGHCR(t *testing.T) {
+	httpmock.Activate()
+	defer httpmock.DeactivateAndReset()
+
+	httpmock.RegisterResponder("GET", "https://api.github.com/repos/test-user-owner/test-repo/releases",
+		func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+			return httpmock.NewStringResponse(200, `[
+				{
+					"tag_name": "v1.2.3",
+					"published_at": "2023-07-08T12:34:56Z"
+				}
+			]`), nil
+		})
+
+	handler, err := New(context.TODO(), logrus.NewEntry(logrus.New()), Options{
+		GHCR: ghcr.Options{
+			Token: "test-token",
+		},
+	})
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	tags, err := handler.Tags(context.Background(), "ghcr.io/test-user-owner/test-repo", &api.Options{
+		UseGitHubRelease: true,
+	})
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, []api.ImageTag{
+		{Tag: "v1.2.3", Timestamp: time.Date(2023, time.July, 8, 12, 34, 56, 0, time.UTC)},
+	}, tags)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/client/ghcr/ghcr.go b/pkg/client/ghcr/ghcr.go
index 80a2e5e2..da98549d 100644
--- a/pkg/client/ghcr/ghcr.go
+++ b/pkg/client/ghcr/ghcr.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/jetstack/version-checker/pkg/api"
 
@@ -85,6 +86,32 @@ func (c *Client) Tags(ctx context.Context, _, owner, repo string) ([]api.ImageTa
 	return tags, nil
 }
 
+func (c *Client) ReleaseTags(ctx context.Context, owner, pkg string) ([]api.ImageTag, error) {
+	repo := releaseRepoFromPackage(pkg)
+	if repo == "" {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to determine GitHub repository from package %q", pkg)
+	}
+
+	opts := &github.ListOptions{PerPage: 100}
+	var tags []api.ImageTag
+	for {
+		releases, resp, err := c.client.Repositories.ListReleases(ctx, owner, repo, opts)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("getting releases: %w", err)
+		}
+
+		tags = append(tags, extractReleaseTags(releases)...)
+
+		if resp.NextPage == 0 {
+			break
+		}
+
+		opts.Page = resp.NextPage
+	}
+
+	return tags, nil
+}
+
 func (c *Client) determineGetAllVersionsFunc(ctx context.Context, owner, repo string) (func(ctx context.Context, owner, pkgType, repo string, opts *github.PackageListOptions) ([]*github.PackageVersion, *github.Response, error), string, error) {
 	getAllVersions := c.client.Organizations.PackageGetAllVersions
 	ownerType, err := c.ownerType(ctx, owner)
@@ -162,3 +189,35 @@ func (c *Client) ownerType(ctx context.Context, owner string) (string, error) {
 
 	return ownerType, nil
 }
+
+func releaseRepoFromPackage(pkg string) string {
+	repo, _, _ := strings.Cut(pkg, "/")
+	return repo
+}
+
+func extractReleaseTags(releases []*github.RepositoryRelease) []api.ImageTag {
+	tags := make([]api.ImageTag, 0, len(releases))
+	for _, release := range releases {
+		if release.GetDraft() || release.GetTagName() == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		tags = append(tags, api.ImageTag{
+			Tag:       release.GetTagName(),
+			Timestamp: releaseTimestamp(release),
+		})
+	}
+
+	return tags
+}
+
+func releaseTimestamp(release *github.RepositoryRelease) time.Time {
+	switch {
+	case release.PublishedAt != nil:
+		return release.PublishedAt.Time
+	case release.CreatedAt != nil:
+		return release.CreatedAt.Time
+	default:
+		return time.Time{}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/client/ghcr/ghcr_test.go b/pkg/client/ghcr/ghcr_test.go
index ff9568f3..fe0553a4 100644
--- a/pkg/client/ghcr/ghcr_test.go
+++ b/pkg/client/ghcr/ghcr_test.go
@@ -4,9 +4,11 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"net/http"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/google/go-github/v70/github"
 	"github.com/jarcoal/httpmock"
+	"github.com/jetstack/version-checker/pkg/api"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
@@ -60,6 +62,27 @@ func registerTagResponders() {
 		})
 }
 
+func registerReleaseResponders() {
+	httpmock.RegisterResponder("GET", "https://api.github.com/repos/test-user-owner/test-repo/releases",
+		func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+			return httpmock.NewStringResponse(200, `[
+				{
+					"tag_name": "v1.0.0",
+					"published_at": "2023-07-08T12:34:56Z"
+				},
+				{
+					"tag_name": "v1.1.0",
+					"created_at": "2023-08-08T12:34:56Z"
+				},
+				{
+					"tag_name": "v9.9.9",
+					"draft": true,
+					"published_at": "2023-09-08T12:34:56Z"
+				}
+			]`), nil
+		})
+}
+
 func TestClient_Tags(t *testing.T) {
 	setup()
 	defer teardown()
@@ -162,3 +185,23 @@ func TestClient_Tags(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.ElementsMatch(t, []string{"tag1", "tag2"}, []string{tags[0].Tag, tags[1].Tag})
 	})
 }
+
+func TestClient_ReleaseTags(t *testing.T) {
+	setup()
+	defer teardown()
+
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	httpmock.Reset()
+	registerReleaseResponders()
+
+	client := New(Options{})
+	client.client = github.NewClient(nil)
+
+	tags, err := client.ReleaseTags(ctx, "test-user-owner", "test-repo/subpath")
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, []api.ImageTag{
+		{Tag: "v1.0.0", Timestamp: time.Date(2023, time.July, 8, 12, 34, 56, 0, time.UTC)},
+		{Tag: "v1.1.0", Timestamp: time.Date(2023, time.August, 8, 12, 34, 56, 0, time.UTC)},
+	}, tags)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/controller/options/options.go b/pkg/controller/options/options.go
index 20ae0798..379aa033 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/options/options.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/options/options.go
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ func (b *Builder) Options(name string) (*api.Options, error) {
 		b.handleSHAOption,
 		b.handleSHAToTagOption,
 		b.handleMetadataOption,
+		b.handleGitHubReleaseOption,
 		b.handleRegexOption,
 		b.handlePinMajorOption,
 		b.handlePinMinorOption,
@@ -88,6 +89,14 @@ func (b *Builder) handleMetadataOption(name string, opts *api.Options, setNonSha
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (b *Builder) handleGitHubReleaseOption(name string, opts *api.Options, setNonSha *bool, errs *[]string) error {
+	if useGitHubRelease, ok := b.ans[b.index(name, api.UseGitHubReleaseAnnotationKey)]; ok && useGitHubRelease == "true" {
+		*setNonSha = true
+		opts.UseGitHubRelease = true
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (b *Builder) handleRegexOption(name string, opts *api.Options, setNonSha *bool, errs *[]string) error {
 	if matchRegex, ok := b.ans[b.index(name, api.MatchRegexAnnotationKey)]; ok {
 		*setNonSha = true
diff --git a/pkg/controller/options/options_test.go b/pkg/controller/options/options_test.go
index d5d1aa21..8d353e34 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/options/options_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/options/options_test.go
@@ -75,6 +75,15 @@ func TestBuild(t *testing.T) {
 			expOptions: nil,
 			expErr:     `cannot define "use-sha.version-checker.io/test-name" with any semver options`,
 		},
+		"cannot use sha with github releases": {
+			containerName: "test-name",
+			annotations: map[string]string{
+				api.UseGitHubReleaseAnnotationKey + "/test-name": "true",
+				api.UseSHAAnnotationKey + "/test-name":           "true",
+			},
+			expOptions: nil,
+			expErr:     `cannot define "use-sha.version-checker.io/test-name" with any semver options`,
+		},
 		"output options for pins and add metadata": {
 			containerName: "test-name",
 			annotations: map[string]string{
@@ -114,6 +123,16 @@ func TestBuild(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			expErr: "",
 		},
+		"output options for github releases": {
+			containerName: "test-name",
+			annotations: map[string]string{
+				api.UseGitHubReleaseAnnotationKey + "/test-name": "true",
+			},
+			expOptions: &api.Options{
+				UseGitHubRelease: true,
+			},
+			expErr: "",
+		},
 		"output options for resolve sha": {
 			containerName: "test-name",
 			annotations: map[string]string{
diff --git a/pkg/version/version.go b/pkg/version/version.go
index b0fb5ebd..7ae247c8 100644
--- a/pkg/version/version.go
+++ b/pkg/version/version.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func New(log *logrus.Entry, client client.ClientHandler, cacheTimeout time.Durat
 // LatestTagFromImage will return the latest tag given an imageURL, according
 // to the given options.
 func (v *Version) LatestTagFromImage(ctx context.Context, imageURL string, opts *api.Options) (*api.ImageTag, error) {
-	tagsI, err := v.imageCache.Get(ctx, imageURL, imageURL, nil)
+	tagsI, err := v.imageCache.Get(ctx, imageCacheIndex(imageURL, opts), imageURL, opts)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -94,9 +94,9 @@ func (v *Version) ResolveSHAToTag(ctx context.Context, imageURL string, imageSHA
 }
 
 // Fetch returns the given image tags for a given image URL.
-func (v *Version) Fetch(ctx context.Context, imageURL string, _ *api.Options) (interface{}, error) {
+func (v *Version) Fetch(ctx context.Context, imageURL string, opts *api.Options) (interface{}, error) {
 	// fetch tags from image URL
-	tags, err := v.client.Tags(ctx, imageURL)
+	tags, err := v.client.Tags(ctx, imageURL, opts)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get tags from remote registry for %q: %s",
 			imageURL, err)
@@ -111,3 +111,11 @@ func (v *Version) Fetch(ctx context.Context, imageURL string, _ *api.Options) (i
 
 	return tags, nil
 }
+
+func imageCacheIndex(imageURL string, opts *api.Options) string {
+	if opts != nil && opts.UseGitHubRelease {
+		return "github-release:" + imageURL
+	}
+
+	return imageURL
+}
diff --git a/pkg/version/version_test.go b/pkg/version/version_test.go
index f10e88cc..83ee4a39 100644
--- a/pkg/version/version_test.go
+++ b/pkg/version/version_test.go
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ func TestFetch(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			mockClient := &MockClient{}
-			mockClient.On("Tags", mock.Anything, tt.imageURL).Return(tt.clientTags, tt.clientError)
+			mockClient.On("Tags", mock.Anything, tt.imageURL, (*api.Options)(nil)).Return(tt.clientTags, tt.clientError)
 
 			v := &Version{
 				log:    logrus.NewEntry(logrus.New()),
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ func TestLatestTagFromImage(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			mockClient := &MockClient{}
-			mockClient.On("Tags", mock.Anything, tt.imageURL).Return(tt.clientTags, tt.clientError)
+			mockClient.On("Tags", mock.Anything, tt.imageURL, tt.options).Return(tt.clientTags, tt.clientError)
 
 			log := logrus.NewEntry(logrus.New())
 			v := &Version{
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ type MockClient struct {
 	mock.Mock
 }
 
-func (m *MockClient) Tags(ctx context.Context, img string) ([]api.ImageTag, error) {
-	args := m.Called(ctx, img)
+func (m *MockClient) Tags(ctx context.Context, img string, opts *api.Options) ([]api.ImageTag, error) {
+	args := m.Called(ctx, img, opts)
 	return args.Get(0).([]api.ImageTag), args.Error(1)
 }