diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-release.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-release.yml
index 09e330e766..4e5e3db856 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-release.yml
@@ -37,10 +37,20 @@ jobs:
   test:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/test.yml
 
+  goreleaser-check:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: goreleaser/goreleaser-action@v5
+        with:
+          version: latest
+          args: check
+
   # If this was a workflow dispatch event, we need to generate and push a tag
   # for goreleaser to grab
   version_bump:
-    needs: [lint, test]
+    needs: [lint, test, goreleaser-check]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions: "write-all"
     steps: