diff --git a/Jenkinsfile.public b/Jenkinsfile.public
index 4a11a85ad..1ec8026b7 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile.public
+++ b/Jenkinsfile.public
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ pipeline {
                         sh 'check-errs ./...'
                         sh 'staticcheck ./...'
                         sh 'golangci-lint --config /go/ci/.golangci.yml -j=2 run'
+                        sh 'check-downgrades'
                         sh 'make check-monitoring'
                         sh 'make test-wasm-size'
 
diff --git a/Jenkinsfile.verify b/Jenkinsfile.verify
index 6142cb331..0b176340d 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile.verify
+++ b/Jenkinsfile.verify
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ pipeline {
                 sh 'check-errs ./...'
                 sh 'staticcheck ./...'
                 sh 'golangci-lint --config /go/ci/.golangci.yml -j=2 run'
+                sh 'check-downgrades'
                 sh 'make check-monitoring'
                 sh 'make test-wasm-size'
 
diff --git a/scripts/lint.go b/scripts/lint.go
index 3875e6da8..3885787d1 100644
--- a/scripts/lint.go
+++ b/scripts/lint.go
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ type Checks struct {
 	Monitoring      bool
 	WASMSize        bool
 	Protolock       bool
+	CheckDowngrades bool
 	GolangCI        bool
 }
 
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ func main() {
 	flag.BoolVar(&checks.Monitoring, "monitoring", checks.Monitoring, "check monitoring")
 	flag.BoolVar(&checks.WASMSize, "wasm-size", checks.WASMSize, "check the wasm file size for optimal performance")
 	flag.BoolVar(&checks.Protolock, "protolock", checks.Protolock, "check the status of the protolock file")
+	flag.BoolVar(&checks.CheckDowngrades, "check-downgrades", checks.CheckDowngrades, "run the check-downgrades tool")
 	flag.BoolVar(&checks.GolangCI, "golangci", checks.GolangCI, "run the golangci-lint tool")
 
 	flag.Parse()
@@ -160,6 +162,10 @@ func main() {
 		commands[0] = append(commands[0], newCommand(ctx, workDir, "protolock", "status"))
 	}
 
+	if checks.CheckDowngrades {
+		commands[0] = append(commands[0], newCommand(ctx, workDir, "check-downgrades", target...))
+	}
+
 	if checks.GolangCI {
 		args := append([]string{"--config", "/go/ci/.golangci.yml", "--skip-dirs", "(^|/)node_modules($|/)", "-j=2", "run"}, target...)
 		commands[1] = append(commands[1], newCommand(ctx, workDir, "golangci-lint", args...))