diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7187fa9a..0b0cd02f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -54,10 +54,10 @@ endif
 
 JUJU=juju
 CONTROLLER=$(shell ${JUJU} whoami | yq .Controller)
-CONTROLLER_ADDRESSES="$(shell ${JUJU} show-controller | yq .${CONTROLLER}.details.\"api-endpoints\" | tr -d "[]' "|tr -d '"'|tr -d '\n')"
-USERNAME="$(shell cat ~/.local/share/juju/accounts.yaml | yq .controllers.${CONTROLLER}.user|tr -d '"')"
-PASSWORD="$(shell cat ~/.local/share/juju/accounts.yaml | yq .controllers.${CONTROLLER}.password|tr -d '"')"
-CA_CERT="$(shell ${JUJU} show-controller $(echo ${CONTROLLER}|tr -d '"')| yq .${CONTROLLER}.details.\"ca-cert\"|tr -d '"'|sed 's/\\n/\n/g')"
+CONTROLLER_ADDRESSES="$(shell ${JUJU} show-controller | yq '.${CONTROLLER}.details."api-endpoints"' | tr -d "[]' "|tr -d '"'|tr -d '\n')"
+USERNAME="$(shell cat ~/.local/share/juju/accounts.yaml | yq '.controllers.${CONTROLLER}.user'|tr -d '"')"
+PASSWORD="$(shell cat ~/.local/share/juju/accounts.yaml | yq '.controllers.${CONTROLLER}.password'|tr -d '"')"
+CA_CERT="$(shell ${JUJU} show-controller $(echo ${CONTROLLER}|tr -d '"')| yq '.${CONTROLLER}.details."ca-cert"'|tr -d '"'|sed 's/\\n/\n/g')"
 
 .PHONY: juju-unit-test
 juju-unit-test:
diff --git a/docs/index.md b/docs/index.md
index 55b3e260..55cda702 100644
--- a/docs/index.md
+++ b/docs/index.md
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ Terraform 0.13 and later:
 terraform {
   required_providers {
     juju = {
-      version = "~> 0.10.0"
+      version = "~> 0.11.0"
       source  = "juju/juju"
     }
   }
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ resource "juju_integration" "wp_to_percona" {
 Terraform 0.12 and earlier:
 ```terraform
 provider "juju" {
-  version = "~> 0.10.0"
+  version = "~> 0.11.0"
 
   controller_addresses = "10.225.205.241:17070,10.225.205.242:17070"
 
diff --git a/examples/provider/provider.tf b/examples/provider/provider.tf
index 87cdbd9f..d652d98d 100644
--- a/examples/provider/provider.tf
+++ b/examples/provider/provider.tf
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 terraform {
   required_providers {
     juju = {
-      version = "~> 0.10.0"
+      version = "~> 0.11.0"
       source  = "juju/juju"
     }
   }
diff --git a/examples/provider/provider_0.12.tf b/examples/provider/provider_0.12.tf
index 0c3f68f3..beccf681 100644
--- a/examples/provider/provider_0.12.tf
+++ b/examples/provider/provider_0.12.tf
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 provider "juju" {
-  version = "~> 0.10.0"
+  version = "~> 0.11.0"
 
   controller_addresses = "10.225.205.241:17070,10.225.205.242:17070"
 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 859603d6..58241128 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.12 // indirect
 	github.com/juju/ansiterm v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/juju/blobstore/v3 v3.0.2 // indirect
+	github.com/juju/charm/v11 v11.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/juju/description/v5 v5.0.4 // indirect
 	github.com/juju/featureflag v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/juju/gnuflag v1.0.0 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 2a12251d..719c75e4 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -324,6 +324,8 @@ github.com/juju/ansiterm v1.0.0 h1:gmMvnZRq7JZJx6jkfSq9/+2LMrVEwGwt7UR6G+lmDEg=
 github.com/juju/ansiterm v1.0.0/go.mod h1:PyXUpnI3olx3bsPcHt98FGPX/KCFZ1Fi+hw1XLI6384=
 github.com/juju/blobstore/v3 v3.0.2 h1:roZ4YBuZYmWId6y/6ZLQSAMmNlHOclHD8PQAMOQer6E=
 github.com/juju/blobstore/v3 v3.0.2/go.mod h1:NXEgMhrVH5744/zLfSkzsySlDQUpCgzvcNxjJJhICko=
+github.com/juju/charm/v11 v11.1.0 h1:YTvFRugIhRMAe4z6Vr7Acw9oKnJBNfpwN9yTOqJv3r0=
+github.com/juju/charm/v11 v11.1.0/go.mod h1:Mge5Ko3pPgocmk4v1pQgmBhF8BuBLGTCFu3jq83JvHk=
 github.com/juju/charm/v12 v12.0.0 h1:/h3YRMqbgxT89QkQGgMS/myOxuHy/kzBLCDOvodsoFY=
 github.com/juju/charm/v12 v12.0.0/go.mod h1:rX3no84EHT+qN+BGtwqPyvueC1Sxr0bXWxsbUd6i1iY=
 github.com/juju/clock v1.0.3 h1:yJHIsWXeU8j3QcBdiess09SzfiXRRrsjKPn2whnMeds=
diff --git a/internal/provider/resource_application.go b/internal/provider/resource_application.go
index 8c566415..89703d6c 100644
--- a/internal/provider/resource_application.go
+++ b/internal/provider/resource_application.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-framework/types"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-log/tflog"
 	"github.com/juju/errors"
+
 	"github.com/juju/juju/core/constraints"
 
 	"github.com/juju/terraform-provider-juju/internal/juju"
@@ -238,6 +239,9 @@ func (r *applicationResource) Schema(_ context.Context, _ resource.SchemaRequest
 							PlanModifiers: []planmodifier.String{
 								stringplanmodifier.UseStateForUnknown(),
 							},
+							Validators: []validator.String{
+								StringIsChannelValidator{},
+							},
 						},
 						"revision": schema.Int64Attribute{
 							Description: "The revision of the charm to deploy. During the update phase, the charm revision should be update before config update, to avoid issues with config parameters parsing.",
diff --git a/internal/provider/validator_base.go b/internal/provider/validator_base.go
index c5942eb5..d0b263a5 100644
--- a/internal/provider/validator_base.go
+++ b/internal/provider/validator_base.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-framework/schema/validator"
+
 	"github.com/juju/juju/core/base"
 )
 
diff --git a/internal/provider/validator_channel.go b/internal/provider/validator_channel.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b747b9a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/provider/validator_channel.go
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+// Copyright 2024 Canonical Ltd.
+// Licensed under the AGPLv3, see LICENCE file for details.
+
+package provider
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-framework/schema/validator"
+	"github.com/juju/charm/v11"
+)
+
+type StringIsChannelValidator struct{}
+
+// Description returns a plain text description of the validator's behavior, suitable for a practitioner to understand its impact.
+func (v StringIsChannelValidator) Description(context.Context) string {
+	return "string must conform to track/risk or track/risk/branch e.g. latest/stable"
+}
+
+// MarkdownDescription returns a markdown formatted description of the validator's behavior, suitable for a practitioner to understand its impact.
+func (v StringIsChannelValidator) MarkdownDescription(context.Context) string {
+	return "string must conform to track/risk or track/risk/branch e.g. latest/stable"
+}
+
+// Validate runs the main validation logic of the validator, reading configuration data out of `req` and updating `resp` with diagnostics.
+func (v StringIsChannelValidator) ValidateString(_ context.Context, req validator.StringRequest, resp *validator.StringResponse) {
+	// If the value is unknown or null, there is nothing to validate.
+	if req.ConfigValue.IsUnknown() || req.ConfigValue.IsNull() {
+		return
+	}
+
+	if channel, err := charm.ParseChannel(req.ConfigValue.ValueString()); err != nil {
+		resp.Diagnostics.AddAttributeError(
+			req.Path,
+			"Invalid Channel",
+			err.Error(),
+		)
+		return
+	} else if channel.Track == "" || channel.Risk == "" {
+		resp.Diagnostics.AddAttributeError(
+			req.Path,
+			"Invalid Channel",
+			"String must conform to track/risk or track/risk/branch, e.g. latest/stable",
+		)
+		return
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/provider/validator_channel_test.go b/internal/provider/validator_channel_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..980bc75e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/provider/validator_channel_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+// Copyright 2024 Canonical Ltd.
+// Licensed under the AGPLv3, see LICENCE file for details.
+
+package provider_test
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-framework/schema/validator"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-framework/types"
+	"github.com/juju/terraform-provider-juju/internal/provider"
+)
+
+func TestChannelValidatorValid(t *testing.T) {
+	validChannels := []types.String{
+		types.StringValue("track/stable"),
+		types.StringValue("track/edge/branch"),
+		types.StringNull(),
+		types.StringUnknown(),
+	}
+
+	channelValidator := provider.StringIsChannelValidator{}
+	for _, channel := range validChannels {
+		req := validator.StringRequest{
+			ConfigValue: channel,
+		}
+		var resp validator.StringResponse
+		channelValidator.ValidateString(context.Background(), req, &resp)
+
+		if resp.Diagnostics.HasError() {
+			t.Errorf("errors %v", resp.Diagnostics.Errors())
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestChannelValidatorInvalid(t *testing.T) {
+	invalidChannels := []struct {
+		str types.String
+		err string
+	}{{
+		str: types.StringValue("track"),
+		err: "String must conform to track/risk or track/risk/branch, e.g. latest/stable",
+	}, {
+		str: types.StringValue("edge"),
+		err: "String must conform to track/risk or track/risk/branch, e.g. latest/stable",
+	}, {
+		str: types.StringValue(`track\risk`),
+		err: "String must conform to track/risk or track/risk/branch, e.g. latest/stable",
+	}, {
+		str: types.StringValue(`track/invalidrisk`),
+		err: `risk in channel "track/invalidrisk" not valid`,
+	}, {
+		str: types.StringValue(`track/invalidrisk/branch`),
+		err: `risk in channel "track/invalidrisk/branch" not valid`,
+	}}
+
+	channelValidator := provider.StringIsChannelValidator{}
+	for _, test := range invalidChannels {
+		req := validator.StringRequest{
+			ConfigValue: test.str,
+		}
+		var resp validator.StringResponse
+		channelValidator.ValidateString(context.Background(), req, &resp)
+
+		if c := resp.Diagnostics.ErrorsCount(); c != 1 {
+			t.Errorf("expected one error, got %d", c)
+		}
+		if deets := resp.Diagnostics.Errors()[0].Detail(); deets != test.err {
+			t.Errorf("expected error %q, got %q", test.err, deets)
+		}
+	}
+}