diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-changelog.yml b/.github/workflows/check-changelog.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..11cff3c3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-changelog.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# check the changelog for non ascii characters
+name: Check CHANGELOG.md
+
+on:
+  push:
+    paths:
+      - 'CHANGELOG.md'
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - 'CHANGELOG.md'
+
+jobs:
+  check:
+    name: Trigger site build
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          submodules: recursive
+      
+      - run: |
+          if grep -q -P -n "[\x80-\xFF]" CHANGELOG.md
+          then
+              exit 1;
+          fi
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 02469c79d..a9ff6c70d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Geode Changelog
 
-## v3.0.0-alpha.1
+## v3.0.0-alpha.1 mat
  * Deprecated the old web API, replacing it with a new one (b129808)
  * Replace `ghc::filesystem` with `std::filesystem` (#713)
  * Make `queueInMainThread` take a move only function