diff --git a/.github/workflows/check.yml b/.github/workflows/check.yml
index 277e0808..937e57cc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check.yml
@@ -55,6 +55,11 @@ jobs:
           default: true
           components: rustfmt, clippy
 
+      - name: cargo generate-lockfile
+        # enable this ci template to run regardless of whether the lockfile is checked in or not
+        if: hashFiles('Cargo.lock') == ''
+        run: cargo generate-lockfile
+
       - name: cargo +${{ matrix.msrv }} check
         uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
         with:
@@ -97,5 +102,10 @@ jobs:
           toolchain: nightly
           args: -Zminimal-versions
 
+      - name: cargo generate-lockfile
+        # enable this ci template to run regardless of whether the lockfile is checked in or not
+        if: hashFiles('Cargo.lock') == ''
+        run: cargo generate-lockfile
+
       - name: Test the code
         run: python3 ./bin/test --rust-version stable --test all
diff --git a/.github/workflows/schedule.yml b/.github/workflows/schedule.yml
index ad27b6cb..45c6995d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/schedule.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/schedule.yml
@@ -50,5 +50,10 @@ jobs:
           default: true
           components: rustfmt, clippy
 
+      - name: cargo generate-lockfile
+        # enable this ci template to run regardless of whether the lockfile is checked in or not
+        if: hashFiles('Cargo.lock') == ''
+        run: cargo generate-lockfile
+
       - name: Test the code
         run: python3 ./bin/test --rust-version nightly --test all --extra-clippy-flags "-A clippy::arc_with_non_send_sync" # extra clippy args since lint is nightly only for now
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 163c5041..61f57fda 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@ jobs:
           override: true
           components: rustfmt, clippy
 
+      - name: cargo generate-lockfile
+        # enable this ci template to run regardless of whether the lockfile is checked in or not
+        if: hashFiles('Cargo.lock') == ''
+        run: cargo generate-lockfile
+
       - name: Test the code
         run: python3 ./bin/test --rust-version ${{matrix.rust}} --test all
 
@@ -80,6 +85,11 @@ jobs:
           override: true
           components: rustfmt, clippy
 
+      - name: cargo generate-lockfile
+        # enable this ci template to run regardless of whether the lockfile is checked in or not
+        if: hashFiles('Cargo.lock') == ''
+        run: cargo generate-lockfile
+
       - name: Test the code
         run: python3 ./bin/test --rust-version ${{matrix.rust}} --test all
 
@@ -104,6 +114,11 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           cargo install cross --locked
 
+      - name: cargo generate-lockfile
+        # enable this ci template to run regardless of whether the lockfile is checked in or not
+        if: hashFiles('Cargo.lock') == ''
+        run: cargo generate-lockfile
+
       - name: Test the code
         uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
         with:
@@ -128,6 +143,11 @@ jobs:
           mingw64/mingw-w64-x86_64-pkg-config \
           mingw64/mingw-w64-x86_64-rust
 
+      - name: cargo generate-lockfile
+        # enable this ci template to run regardless of whether the lockfile is checked in or not
+        if: hashFiles('Cargo.lock') == ''
+        run: cargo generate-lockfile
+
       - name: Run the tests
         shell: msys2 {0}
         run: |