diff --git a/zuul/layout.yaml b/zuul/layout.yaml
index 6060361eb0..00e2247b8a 100755
--- a/zuul/layout.yaml
+++ b/zuul/layout.yaml
@@ -12709,6 +12709,7 @@ projects:
   - name: openstack/os-api-ref
     template:
       - name: merge-check
+      - name: check-requirements
       - name: openstack-server-publish-jobs
       - name: python-jobs
       - name: publish-to-pypi