diff --git a/.github/workflows/static_checks_etc.yml b/.github/workflows/static_checks_etc.yml
index 9bb04296446..7737e178111 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/static_checks_etc.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/static_checks_etc.yml
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ jobs:
             release_notes:
               - 'changelog/**'
               - './go/tools/releases/**'
+              - '.github/workflows/static_checks_etc.yml'
 
       - name: Set up Go
         if: steps.skip-workflow.outputs.skip-workflow == 'false' && (steps.changes.outputs.go_files == 'true' || steps.changes.outputs.parser_changes == 'true' || steps.changes.outputs.proto_changes == 'true')
@@ -208,4 +209,5 @@ jobs:
           echo 'We wish to maintain a consistent changelog directory, please run `go run ./go/tools/releases/releases.go`, commit and push again.'
           echo 'Running `go run ./go/tools/releases/releases.go` on CI yields the following changes:'
           echo "$output"
-          echo ""
\ No newline at end of file
+          echo ""
+          exit 1