diff --git a/.github/workflows/cargo_machete.yml b/.github/workflows/cargo_machete.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..71b959a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/cargo_machete.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+name: Cargo Machete
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - "main"
+  pull_request:
+    types: [opened, synchronize]
+
+jobs:
+  cargo-machete:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Machete
+        uses: bnjbvr/cargo-machete@main
diff --git a/scripts/template_update.py b/scripts/template_update.py
index 201871e..47f6529 100755
--- a/scripts/template_update.py
+++ b/scripts/template_update.py
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
 
 # Files required by Rust, but not by _both_ C++ and Python
 RUST_FILES = {
+    ".github/workflows/cargo_machete.yml",
     ".github/workflows/rust.yml",
     "bacon.toml",
     "Cargo.lock",