diff --git a/.github/workflows/run_linters.yml b/.github/workflows/run_linters.yml
index 01359cb1eb4..294286722cd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run_linters.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run_linters.yml
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Give Linters A Go
         id: linter-setup
         run: ":"
+      - name: Ensure genesis_call.dme is unchanged
+        if: steps.linter-setup.conclusion == 'success' && !cancelled()
+        run: bash tools/ci/check_genesis.sh
       - name: Run Grep Checks
         if: steps.linter-setup.conclusion == 'success' && !cancelled()
         run: bash tools/ci/check_grep.sh
diff --git a/tools/ci/check_genesis.sh b/tools/ci/check_genesis.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..08d064af17a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/ci/check_genesis.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+#ANSI Escape Codes for colors to increase contrast of errors
+RED="\033[0;31m"
+GREEN="\033[0;32m"
+BLUE="\033[0;34m"
+NC="\033[0m" # No Color
+
+if sha256sum -c tools/ci/genesis_call.dme.sha256sum ; then
+    echo -e "${GREEN}code/genesis_call.dme is unchanged.${NC}"
+else
+    echo -e "${RED}code/genesis_call.dme has been changed!${NC}"
+    echo -e "${BLUE}This is likely not intentional, please revert any changes made to it.${NC}"
+    echo -e "${BLUE}On the unlikely occurance that you ARE intentionally modifying that file, replace the contents of tools/ci/genesis_call.dme.sha256sum with the following:${NC}"
+
+    sha256sum tools/ci/genesis_call.dme.sha256sum
+
+    exit 1
+fi
diff --git a/tools/ci/genesis_call.dme.sha256sum b/tools/ci/genesis_call.dme.sha256sum
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7238dacd388
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/ci/genesis_call.dme.sha256sum
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+393cbb0404a017c61777b178fe5612e033a396550e8633a51fd902cc9912b8b6  code/genesis_call.dme