diff --git a/exasol/toolbox/templates/github/workflows/checks.yml b/exasol/toolbox/templates/github/workflows/checks.yml
index 5f5bf526..3706b9c4 100644
--- a/exasol/toolbox/templates/github/workflows/checks.yml
+++ b/exasol/toolbox/templates/github/workflows/checks.yml
@@ -123,9 +123,30 @@ jobs:
           path: .security.json
           include-hidden-files: true
 
+  Format:
+    name: Format Check (Python-${{ matrix.python-version }})
+    needs: [ Version-Check ]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        python-version: [ "3.9" ]
+
+    steps:
+      - name: SCM Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Setup Python & Poetry Environment
+        uses: exasol/python-toolbox/.github/actions/python-environment@0.18.0
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+
+      - name: Run format check
+        run: poetry run nox -s project:format
+
   Tests:
     name: Unit-Tests (Python-${{ matrix.python-version }}, Exasol-${{ matrix.exasol-version}})
-    needs: [ Documentation, Lint, Type-Check, Security]
+    needs: [ Documentation, Lint, Type-Check, Security, Format ]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     env:
       GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.ALTERNATIVE_GITHUB_TOKEN ||  secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}