diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index fc6df0d1bd..91954364db 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -522,12 +522,16 @@ verify-gendocs: ${KOPS}
 	     exit 1; \
 	fi
 	@echo "cli docs up-to-date"
+
+.PHONY: verify-bazel
+verify-bazel:
+	hack/verify-bazel.sh
 #
 # verify-gendocs will call kops target
 # verify-package has to be after verify-gendoc, because with .gitignore for federation bindata
 # it bombs in travis. verify-gendoc generates the bindata file.
 .PHONY: ci
-ci: govet verify-gofmt verify-boilerplate nodeup examples test | verify-gendocs verify-packages
+ci: govet verify-gofmt verify-boilerplate verify-bazel nodeup examples test | verify-gendocs verify-packages
 	echo "Done!"
 
 # --------------------------------------------------