diff --git a/utils/ready_for_publish.rb b/utils/ready_for_publish.rb
index e9f9514c..91184ef8 100755
--- a/utils/ready_for_publish.rb
+++ b/utils/ready_for_publish.rb
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ require_relative 'diff_all'
 
 clean_all
 fmt_all
+system('rubocop -l utils')
 sanity_checks
 clippy_all