diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 898c17151b..eda75bad43 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ jobs:
           skip-pkg-cache: true
           args: --timeout 5m --skip-dirs pkg/gen --skip-files "zz_generated.deepcopy.go$"
 
-  tidy:
-    name: Tidy
+  codegen:
+    name: Codegen
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ jobs:
           go-version: 1.16
       - name: go mod tidy
         run: make go-mod-tidy
+      - name: Codegen checks
+        run: make check-codegen
 
   mocks:
     name: Mocks
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6ff3260822..a66c90e04c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -123,8 +123,13 @@ check-mocks:
 	@go run ./mockspec/generate.go
 	@git diff --exit-code || { echo "----- Please commit the changes made by 'go run ./mockspec/generate.go' -----"; exit 1; }
 
+.PHONY: check-codegen
+check-codegen:
+	@./codegen/gen-crd-client.sh
+	@git diff --exit-code || { echo "----- Please commit the changes made by './codegen/gen-crd-client.sh' -----"; exit 1; }
+
 .PHONY: go-checks
-go-checks: go-lint go-fmt go-mod-tidy check-mocks
+go-checks: go-lint go-fmt go-mod-tidy check-mocks check-codegen
 
 .PHONY: go-vet
 go-vet: