diff --git a/gen/run-ci b/gen/run-ci
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)/gen/regenerate-meson
+
+GIT_STATUS="$(git status --porcelain --untracked-files)"
+if [ -n "$GIT_STATUS" ]; then
+    echo "git status is not clean after running regenerate-meson!"
+    echo
+    echo "$GIT_STATUS"
+    exit 1
+fi