diff --git a/.github/workflows/pipeline.yml b/.github/workflows/pipeline.yml
index ec1c8a3b..c6a94ab2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pipeline.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pipeline.yml
@@ -42,3 +42,17 @@ jobs:
          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
       - run: poetry run trial ${{ matrix.test-dir }}
 
+  # a job which runs once all the other jobs are complete, thus allowing PRs to
+  # be merged.
+  tests-done:
+    if: ${{ always() }}
+    needs:
+      - check-newsfile
+      - checks
+      - packaging
+      - run-tests
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: matrix-org/done-action@v2
+        with:
+          needs: ${{ toJSON(needs) }}
diff --git a/changelog.d/510.misc b/changelog.d/510.misc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fba6a0d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/510.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add a 'tests-done' Github Actions job.