diff --git a/.github/workflows/license.yaml b/.github/workflows/license.yaml
index 7aa1a30de8..c88dcadbbe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/license.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/license.yaml
@@ -1,13 +1,9 @@
 name: "Software License Check"
 on:
   push:
-    paths:
-      - 'go.mod'
     branches:
       - main
   pull_request:
-    paths:
-      - 'go.mod'
     # The branches below must be a subset of the branches above
     branches: [main]
 
@@ -27,3 +23,5 @@ jobs:
         run: go install github.com/google/go-licenses@latest
       - name: Check for forbidden licenses
         run: make check-licenses
+      - name: Check if licenses file is updated
+        run: make update-licenses
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8f190ea5e1..7c24a3e0db 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -261,6 +261,12 @@ update-licenses:
 	@echo "Detecting and updating licenses ... please be patient!"
 	go install github.com/google/go-licenses@latest
 	$(shell echo "Module | License URL | License" > THIRD-PARTY-LICENSES.md; echo "---|---|---" >> THIRD-PARTY-LICENSES.md; for i in $$(go list -m all  | awk '{print $$1}'); do l=$$(go-licenses csv $$i 2>/dev/null); if [ $$? -ne 0 ]; then continue; fi; echo $$l | tr \, \| | tr ' ' '\n'; done | sort -u >> THIRD-PARTY-LICENSES.md)
+	$(eval UNCOMMITED_FILES = $(shell git status --porcelain | grep -c THIRD-PARTY-LICENSES.md))
+	@if [ $(UNCOMMITED_FILES) != 0 ]; then \
+		echo "THIRD-PARTY-LICENSES.md file needs to be updated";\
+		git status;\
+		exit 1;\
+	fi
 
 .PHONY: check-licenses
 check-licenses: