diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 50e5e14..0edadb2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -105,3 +105,19 @@ jobs:
         sudo ./script/build-libgit2.sh --static --system
     - name: Test
       run: go test --count=1 --tags "static,system_libgit2" ./...
+
+  check-generate:
+    name: Check generated files were not modified
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    steps:
+    - name: Set up Go
+      uses: actions/setup-go@v1
+      with:
+        go-version: '1.17'
+      id: go
+    - name: Check out code into the Go module directory
+      uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - name: Generate files
+      run: make generate
+    - name: Check nothing changed
+      run: git diff --quiet --exit-code || (echo "detected changes after generate" && exit 1)
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 84262f4..f887648 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -53,3 +53,17 @@ test-static: static-build/install/lib/libgit2.a
 
 install-static: static-build/install/lib/libgit2.a
 	go install --tags "static" ./...
+
+define _gen_file
+	rm -fr _obj
+	go tool cgo $(1)
+	find ./_obj -type f ! -name '*.go' -exec rm {} \;
+	mv ./_obj/_cgo_gotypes.go ./_obj/cgo_gotypes.go
+	cd ./_obj && go generate ./...
+	find ./_obj -type f -name '*_string.go' -exec mv -v {} . \;
+	rm -fr ./_obj
+endef
+
+generate:
+	$(call _gen_file,diff.go)
+	$(call _gen_file,git.go)
diff --git a/git.go b/git.go
index 383c492..b7c8b3c 100644
--- a/git.go
+++ b/git.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"unsafe"
 )
 
+//go:generate stringer -type ErrorClass -trimprefix ErrorClass -tags static
 type ErrorClass int
 
 const (
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ const (
 	ErrorClassPatch      ErrorClass = C.GIT_ERROR_PATCH
 )
 
+//go:generate stringer -type ErrorCode -trimprefix ErrorCode -tags static
 type ErrorCode int
 
 const (