diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index f5ff4eefb..cb689b7d4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -44,3 +44,23 @@ jobs:
       - name: URL Checker
         run: |
             bash kernel/.github/actions/url_verifier.sh kernel
+
+  git-secrets:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        with:
+          submodules: recursive
+      - name: Checkout awslabs/git-secrets
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        with:
+          repository: awslabs/git-secrets
+          ref: master
+          path: git-secrets
+      - name: Install git-secrets
+        run: cd git-secrets && sudo make install && cd ..
+      - name: Run git-secrets
+        run: |
+          git-secrets --register-aws
+          git-secrets --scan
+