diff --git a/.github/pull_request_template.md b/.github/pull_request_template.md
index 088dfb4c4..b01df3feb 100644
--- a/.github/pull_request_template.md
+++ b/.github/pull_request_template.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ relates to #1234
 - [ ] Issue was linked above
 - [ ] Code format was applied: `make fmt`
 - [ ] Examples were added / adjusted (see e.g. [here](https://github.com/stackitcloud/stackit-cli/blob/ef291d1683ca5b0d719ec0a26ecb999a32685117/internal/cmd/ske/cluster/create/create.go#L49-L63))
-- [ ] Docs are up-to-date: `make generate-docs`
+- [x] Docs are up-to-date: `make generate-docs` (will be checked by CI)
 - [ ] Unit tests got implemented or updated
 - [x] Unit tests are passing: `make test` (will be checked by CI)
 - [x] No linter issues: `make lint` (will be checked by CI) 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 329ec530c..d069884e7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -12,11 +12,18 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      
       - name: Build
         uses: ./.github/actions/build
         with:
           go-version: ${{ env.GO_VERSION }}
+      
+      - name: "Ensure docs are up-to-date"
+        if: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
+        run: ./scripts/check-docs.sh
+      
       - name: Lint
         run: make lint
+      
       - name: Test
         run: make test
diff --git a/scripts/check-docs.sh b/scripts/check-docs.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..d81181db9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/check-docs.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# This script is used to ensure for PRs the docs are up-to-date via the CI pipeline
+# Usage: ./check-docs.sh
+set -eo pipefail
+
+ROOT_DIR=$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)
+
+before_hash=$(find docs -type f -exec sha256sum {} \; | sort | sha256sum | awk '{print $1}')
+
+# re-generate the docs
+go run $ROOT_DIR/scripts/generate.go
+
+after_hash=$(find docs -type f -exec sha256sum {} \; | sort | sha256sum | awk '{print $1}')
+
+if [[ "$before_hash" == "$after_hash" ]]; then
+	echo "Docs are up-to-date"
+else 
+	echo "Changes detected. Docs are *not* up-to-date."
+	exit 1
+fi