diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
index ad34dad..3e6b924 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
@@ -52,3 +52,16 @@ jobs:
     - name: Run unit tests
       run: |
         go test ./...
+
+  ready-to-merge:
+      runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+      steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+      - name: Verify that merging is OK
+        run: |
+          if grep -rE 'DO[ ]NOT[ ]MERGE|[ ]FIXME' .; then
+              exit 1
+          fi