diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 2fb0cff53..4f6f8834e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -101,3 +101,18 @@ jobs:
         uses: codecov/codecov-action@v3
         env:
           CODECOV_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
+
+  # https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/26822
+  results:
+    if: ${{ always() }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    name: Final Results
+    needs: [build]
+    steps:
+      - run: exit 1
+        # see https://stackoverflow.com/a/67532120/4907315
+        if: >-
+          ${{
+               contains(needs.*.result, 'failure')
+            || contains(needs.*.result, 'cancelled')
+          }}