diff --git a/.github/workflows/go-test.yaml b/.github/workflows/go-test.yaml
index 7fe478c56..debaf93d5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/go-test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/go-test.yaml
@@ -9,6 +9,22 @@ permissions:
   contents: read
 
 jobs:
+  uncommitted-code-check:
+    name: uncommitted-code-check
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout the repo
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Check generated deploy code
+        run: make generate-deploy
+
+      - name: Check for uncommitted changes
+        run: make check-all-committed
+
+      - name: Show the uncommitted "git diff"
+        if: ${{ failure() }}
+        run: git diff ; false
   go-test:
     name: go-test
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/.mergify.yml b/.mergify.yml
index 199d511c9..0d8c9d4d6 100644
--- a/.mergify.yml
+++ b/.mergify.yml
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ queue_rules:
               - "status-success=golangci-lint"
               - "status-success=mod-check"
               - "status-success=lint-extras"
+              - "status-success=uncommitted-code-check"
               - "status-success=ci/centos/k8s-e2e-external-storage/1.27"
               - "status-success=ci/centos/k8s-e2e-external-storage/1.28"
               - "status-success=ci/centos/k8s-e2e-external-storage/1.29"
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ queue_rules:
               - "status-success=golangci-lint"
               - "status-success=mod-check"
               - "status-success=lint-extras"
+              - "status-success=uncommitted-code-check"
               - "status-success=ci/centos/k8s-e2e-external-storage/1.27"
               - "status-success=ci/centos/k8s-e2e-external-storage/1.28"
               - "status-success=ci/centos/k8s-e2e-external-storage/1.29"
@@ -190,6 +192,7 @@ pull_request_rules:
               - "status-success=lint-extras"
               - "status-success=mod-check"
               - "status-success=multi-arch-build"
+              - "status-success=uncommitted-code-check"
               - "status-success=ci/centos/k8s-e2e-external-storage/1.27"
               - "status-success=ci/centos/k8s-e2e-external-storage/1.28"
               - "status-success=ci/centos/k8s-e2e-external-storage/1.29"
@@ -280,6 +283,7 @@ pull_request_rules:
               - "status-success=mod-check"
               - "status-success=lint-extras"
               - "#changes-requested-reviews-by=0"
+              - "status-success=uncommitted-code-check"
               - "status-success=ci/centos/k8s-e2e-external-storage/1.27"
               - "status-success=ci/centos/k8s-e2e-external-storage/1.28"
               - "status-success=ci/centos/k8s-e2e-external-storage/1.29"
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 57024dc20..e58443f4b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -179,6 +179,10 @@ generate-deploy:
 	go mod vendor
 	$(MAKE) -C deploy
 
+.PHONY: check-all-committed
+check-all-committed: ## Fail in case there are uncommitted changes
+	test -z "$(shell git status --short)" || (echo "files were modified: " ; git status --short ; false)
+
 #
 # e2e testing by compiling e2e.test in case it does not exist and running the
 # executable. The e2e.test executable is not checked as a dependency in the