diff --git a/GNUmakefile b/GNUmakefile
index 65c2aaf..43efddc 100644
--- a/GNUmakefile
+++ b/GNUmakefile
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 default: fmt lint install generate
 
+clean:
+	go clean -cache -modcache -testcache
+
 build:
 	go build -v ./...
 
@@ -7,6 +10,7 @@ install: build
 	go install -v ./...
 
 lint:
+	go mod tidy
 	golangci-lint run
 
 generate:
@@ -15,6 +19,14 @@ generate:
 fmt:
 	gofmt -s -w -e .
 
+fmtcheck:
+	@if [ -n "$$(gofmt -s -l .)" ]; then \
+		echo "The following files are not formatted:"; \
+		gofmt -s -l .; \
+		echo "Run 'make fmt' to fix formatting issues."; \
+		exit 1; \
+	fi
+
 test:
 	go test -v -cover -timeout=120s -parallel=10 ./...
 
@@ -33,13 +45,17 @@ e2e:
 	echo "✓ E2E test completed successfully"
 
 ci:
-	@echo "1/4 Running linter..."
-	$(MAKE) lint
-	@echo "2/4 Building provider..."
+	@echo "Running CI pipeline..."
+	@echo "1/5 Checking code formatting..."
+	$(MAKE) fmtcheck
+	@echo "2/5 Building provider..."
 	$(MAKE) build
-	@echo "3/4 Running acceptance tests..."
+	@echo "3/5 Running linter..."
+	$(MAKE) lint
+	@echo "4/5 Running acceptance tests..."
 	$(MAKE) testacc
-	@echo "4/4 Running end-to-end tests..."
+	@echo "5/5 Running end-to-end tests..."
 	$(MAKE) e2e
+	@echo "✓ CI pipeline completed successfully!"
 
-.PHONY: fmt lint test testacc build install generate e2e ci
+.PHONY: fmt fmtcheck lint test testacc build install generate e2e ci clean