diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate-checksums.yml b/.github/workflows/validate-checksums.yml
index 29607800b8..3d5e3f7514 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate-checksums.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate-checksums.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ on:  # yamllint disable-line rule:truthy
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - "*"
+  # for merge queue
+  merge_group:
 
 jobs:
   manifest-checksums: