diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 9c2fb861..3d70e5a5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@ jobs:
       - name: install pre-commit
         run: python3 -m pip install pre-commit
 
+      - name: install numpydoc
+        run: python -m pip install numpydoc
+
+      - name: Validate numpydoc
+        run: python -m numpydoc.validate skbase --errors-only
+
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with: