diff --git a/.github/workflows/crate-check.yml b/.github/workflows/crate-check.yml
index 4526a0f526a891..8eda27d238be4d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/crate-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/crate-check.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   check:
+    name: crate check
     if: github.repository == 'anza-xyz/agave'
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     steps:
diff --git a/.mergify.yml b/.mergify.yml
index 47a178afb11e20..94eefd0d786081 100644
--- a/.mergify.yml
+++ b/.mergify.yml
@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@ pull_request_rules:
             - status-success=cargo-test-sbf (name-service/program)
             - status-success=cargo-test-sbf (stake-pool/program)
             - status-success=cargo-test-sbf (single-pool/program)
+        - or:
+          - -files~=(Cargo\.toml|.github/workflows/crate-check\.yml|ci/check-crates\.sh)$
+          - check-success=crate check
     actions:
       merge:
         method: squash