diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 5906bd38a..0883fe7bd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -32,6 +32,30 @@ jobs:
           paths_ignore: '["**.md", "**.png", "**.jpg"]'
           do_not_skip: '["workflow_dispatch", "schedule", "push"]'
 
+  report-breaking-changes:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    needs: detect-noop
+    if: needs.detect-noop.outputs.noop != 'true'
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        with:
+          submodules: true
+
+      - name: Get modified CRDs
+        id: modified-crds
+        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v34
+        with:
+          files: |
+            package/crds/**
+
+      - name: Report breaking CRD OpenAPI v3 schema changes
+        if: steps.modified-crds.outputs.any_changed == 'true'
+        env:
+          MODIFIED_CRD_LIST: ${{ steps.modified-crds.outputs.all_changed_files }}
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p .cache/tools/linux_x86_64
+          make crddiff
 
   lint:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 11667e04e..d4f32f3a6 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ GO111MODULE = on
 KIND_VERSION = v0.15.0
 UP_VERSION = v0.14.0
 UP_CHANNEL = stable
-UPTEST_VERSION = v0.3.0
+UPTEST_VERSION = v0.4.0
 -include build/makelib/k8s_tools.mk
 
 # ====================================================================================
@@ -179,7 +179,26 @@ local-deploy: build controlplane.up local.xpkg.deploy.provider.$(PROJECT_NAME)
 # - UPTEST_DATASOURCE_PATH, see https://github.com/upbound/uptest#injecting-dynamic-values-and-datasource
 e2e: local-deploy uptest
 
-.PHONY: uptest e2e
+# TODO: please move this to the common build submodule
+# once the use cases mature
+crddiff: $(UPTEST)
+	@$(INFO) Checking breaking CRD schema changes
+	@for crd in $${MODIFIED_CRD_LIST}; do \
+		if ! git cat-file -e "$${GITHUB_BASE_REF}:$${crd}" 2>/dev/null; then \
+			echo "CRD $${crd} does not exist in the $${GITHUB_BASE_REF} branch. Skipping..." ; \
+			continue ; \
+		fi ; \
+		echo "Checking $${crd} for breaking API changes..." ; \
+		changes_detected=$$($(UPTEST) crddiff revision <(git cat-file -p "$${GITHUB_BASE_REF}:$${crd}") "$${crd}" 2>&1) ; \
+		if [[ $$? != 0 ]] ; then \
+			printf "\033[31m"; echo "Breaking change detected!"; printf "\033[0m" ; \
+			echo "$${changes_detected}" ; \
+			echo ; \
+		fi ; \
+	done
+	@$(OK) Checking breaking CRD schema changes
+
+.PHONY: uptest e2e crddiff
 
 # ====================================================================================
 # Special Targets