diff --git a/.mergify.yml b/.mergify.yml
index 1ae057dd6..2815bf2c9 100644
--- a/.mergify.yml
+++ b/.mergify.yml
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ pull_request_rules:
           # only require docs checks if docs files changed
           - -files~=^docs/
           - status-success=build & deploy docs
+        - or:
+          - -files~=(\.rs|Cargo\.toml|Cargo\.lock)$
+          - check-success=clippy (macos-latest)
     actions:
       merge:
         method: squash