diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_template.yml b/.github/workflows/build_template.yml
index a984589caaa..44f5dc5bb7d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_template.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_template.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,24 @@ on:
               type: string
 
 jobs:
+    tidy:
+        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        steps:
+          - name: Install Go
+            uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+            with:
+              go-version: ${{ inputs.go-version }}
+
+          - name: Checkout code
+            uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+          - name: go mod tidy
+            working-directory: ${{ inputs.modulepath }}
+            run: go mod tidy -v
+
+          - name: Check git diff
+            run: git diff --exit-code || (echo 'go mod tidy has made changes'; exit 1)
+
     generated:
         runs-on: ubuntu-latest
         steps:
@@ -16,10 +34,10 @@ jobs:
             uses: actions/setup-go@v5
             with:
               go-version: ${{ inputs.go-version }}
-    
+
           - name: Checkout code
             uses: actions/checkout@v4
-    
+
           - name: Check generated files are up to date
             working-directory: ${{ inputs.modulepath }}
             run: |