diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 0417da82aff..a98d7e03274 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ jobs:
             - name: Checkout source code
               uses: actions/checkout@master
               with:
-                  fetch-depth: 10
+                  fetch-depth: 0  # needed for :commit: docs role
 
             - name: Build kitty
               run: python3 .github/workflows/ci.py build
@@ -131,5 +131,11 @@ jobs:
             - name: Test kitty
               run: python3 .github/workflows/ci.py test
 
+            - name: Install deps for docs
+              run: python3 -m pip install -r docs/requirements.txt
+
+            - name: Builds docs
+              run: make FAIL_WARN=1 docs
+
             - name: Build kitty package
               run: python3 .github/workflows/ci.py package