diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 52f11528ae..c6078bcd10 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ jobs:
     if: always()
 
     needs:
+    - check-changed-folders
     - integration-test
     - test
     - collateral
@@ -228,6 +229,38 @@ jobs:
             VM-${{ matrix.platform }},
             Py-${{ steps.python-install.outputs.python-version }}
           token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
+            
+  check-changed-folders:
+    name: Fail the job if files changed under _disutils/_vendor folders
+    if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+      - name: Check if files changed in the _distutils folder
+        id: changed-files-specific-distutils
+        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v34
+        with:
+          files: |
+            setuptools/_distutils/**
+      - name: Check if files changed in the _vendor folder
+        id: changed-files-specific-vendor
+        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v34
+        with:
+          files: |
+            setuptools/_vendor/**
+      - name: Fail the job if any file(s) in the _distutils folder change
+        if: steps.changed-files-specific-distutils.outputs.any_changed == 'true'
+        run: |
+          echo "One or more files in the setuptools/_distutils folder has changed." | tee "${GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY}"
+          exit 1      
+      - name: Fail the job if any file(s) in the _vendor folder change
+        if: steps.changed-files-specific-vendor.outputs.any_changed == 'true'
+        run: |
+          echo "One or more files in the setuptools/_vendor folder has changed." | tee "${GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY}"
+          exit 1 
 
   integration-test:
     needs: test