diff --git a/.github/workflows/CI_CD_actions.yml b/.github/workflows/CI_CD_actions.yml
index f8123d88c..f82d0be7b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/CI_CD_actions.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/CI_CD_actions.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,21 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run pre-commit
         uses: pre-commit/action@v2.0.3
 
+  check-manifest:
+    name: Check Manifest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out repo
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Set up Python 3.8
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+        with:
+          python-version: 3.8
+      - name: Install check manifest
+        run: python -m pip install check-manifest
+      - name: Run check manifest
+        run: check-manifest
+
   docs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
@@ -88,7 +103,7 @@ jobs:
 
   test:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    needs: pre-commit
+    needs: [pre-commit, check-manifest]
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macOS-latest]
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 7e2956098..8ba0675c0 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -145,8 +145,3 @@ repos:
         types: [file]
         types_or: [python, pyi, markdown, rst, jupyter]
         args: [-L doas]
-
-  - repo: https://github.com/mgedmin/check-manifest
-    rev: "0.47"
-    hooks:
-      - id: check-manifest
diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 22bba88df..9c4d50aea 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@
 ### 🚧 Maintenance
 
 - 🔧 Improve packaging tooling (#923)
-  🔧🚇 Exclude test files from duplication checks on sonarcloud (#959)
+- 🔧🚇 Exclude test files from duplication checks on sonarcloud (#959)
+- 🔧🚇 Only run check-maifest on the CI #967
 
 ## 0.5.1 (2021-12-31)