diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 0021e2d86..f44fd3dff 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -137,6 +137,16 @@ jobs:
     name: 🚀 Ready
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: [build, eslint, gitleaks, pr-title-check, unit-test]
+    # Run even when a dependency fails or is skipped, so this required
+    # gate reports a real pass/fail instead of being auto-satisfied by
+    # a "skipped" status when an upstream job fails.
+    if: always()
     steps:
+      - name: Verify all required jobs succeeded
+        if: contains(needs.*.result, 'failure') || contains(needs.*.result, 'cancelled')
+        run: |
+          echo "One or more required jobs failed or were cancelled:"
+          echo '${{ toJSON(needs) }}'
+          exit 1
       - name: Ready
         run: echo "All checks passed and the PR is ready to be merged!"