diff --git a/.github/fetch_icons/index.js b/.github/fetch_icons/index.js
index 961b8630..61164312 100644
--- a/.github/fetch_icons/index.js
+++ b/.github/fetch_icons/index.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import core from "@actions/core";
 import { readFileSync, writeFileSync } from "fs";
 import fetchIcons from "../../dist/scripts/fetch-icons/fetchIcons.js";
+import { checkForFileChanges, stageAllFiles } from '../../dist/scripts/utils/checkGit.js';
 import { ZDS_ASSETS_FILE_ID, ZDS_ASSETS_ICON_PAGE_NAME } from "../../figmaConfig.js";
 
 const FIGMA_ACCESS_TOKEN = core.getInput("figma-access-token") || process.env.FIGMA_ACCESS_TOKEN;
@@ -24,15 +25,21 @@ try {
     "outputs",
     false,
   );
+  let filesChanged = false;
 
   if (newHash) {
     writeFileSync(hashPath, newHash);
-    const packageJson = JSON.parse(readFileSync("./package.json").toString());
-    packageJson.lastUpdated = DATE;
-    writeFileSync("./package.json", JSON.stringify(packageJson, null, 2));
+    filesChanged = checkForFileChanges();
+    if (filesChanged) {
+      const packageJson = JSON.parse(readFileSync("./package.json").toString());
+      packageJson.lastUpdated = DATE;
+      writeFileSync("./package.json", JSON.stringify(packageJson, null, 2));
+      stageAllFiles();
+    }
   }
-  console.log("Files changed", newHash);
-  core.setOutput("files_changed", newHash != undefined);
+
+  console.log("Files changed", filesChanged);
+  core.setOutput("files_changed", filesChanged);
 } catch (error) {
   core.setFailed(error.message);
 }
diff --git a/.github/workflows/on-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/on-pr.yml
index d67002f4..0e3bfcc1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/on-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/on-pr.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ jobs:
         run: npm ci
       - name: Run tests
         run: npm run test
+      - name: Run tsc
+        run: tsc
 
   release-comment:
     name: Release Comment
diff --git a/scripts/utils/checkGit.ts b/scripts/utils/checkGit.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3545354e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/utils/checkGit.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import { execSync } from "child_process";
+
+/**
+ * Gets all files that have changed in the current branch
+ * @returns string[] - List of files that have changed
+ */
+const getAllChangedFiles = (): string[] => {
+  const diffOutput = execSync(`git diff HEAD --name-only`).toString();
+  if (diffOutput != "") {
+    console.log("Files changed:", diffOutput);
+  }
+  return diffOutput.toString().split("\n").filter(Boolean);
+};
+
+/**
+ * Stages all files in the current branch
+ */
+export const stageAllFiles = (): void => {
+  execSync(`git add .`);
+};
+
+/**
+ * Checks if any files have changed in the current branch, but removes package.json from the list of changed files
+ * @returns boolean - Whether files have changed and the action should create a PR
+ */
+export const checkForFileChanges = (): boolean => {
+  stageAllFiles();
+  return getAllChangedFiles().length > 0;
+};