diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependencies/test_updater_repo_is_clean.py b/.github/workflows/dependencies/test_updater_repo_is_clean.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6bb3703cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependencies/test_updater_repo_is_clean.py
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+import importlib.util
+import os
+import pathlib
+import subprocess
+import tempfile
+import unittest
+
+
+UPDATER_PATH = pathlib.Path(__file__).with_name("updater.py")
+
+
+def load_updater_module():
+    spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location("omz_dependencies_updater", UPDATER_PATH)
+    module = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
+    assert spec.loader is not None
+    spec.loader.exec_module(module)
+    return module
+
+
+class RepoIsCleanTest(unittest.TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.updater = load_updater_module()
+
+    def test_should_return_true_if_repository_has_no_changes(self):
+        with temporary_git_repo() as repo_dir:
+            with chdir(repo_dir):
+                self.assertTrue(self.updater.Git.repo_is_clean())
+
+    def test_should_return_false_if_repository_has_untracked_files(self):
+        with temporary_git_repo() as repo_dir:
+            pathlib.Path(repo_dir, "new-file.txt").write_text("new\n")
+
+            with chdir(repo_dir):
+                self.assertFalse(self.updater.Git.repo_is_clean())
+
+
+class chdir:
+    def __init__(self, path):
+        self.path = path
+        self.previous = None
+
+    def __enter__(self):
+        self.previous = os.getcwd()
+        os.chdir(self.path)
+
+    def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_value, traceback):
+        os.chdir(self.previous)
+
+
+class temporary_git_repo:
+    def __enter__(self):
+        self.tempdir = tempfile.TemporaryDirectory()
+        self.path = pathlib.Path(self.tempdir.name)
+
+        subprocess.run(
+            ["git", "init", "-b", "master"],
+            cwd=self.path,
+            check=True,
+            capture_output=True,
+        )
+        subprocess.run(
+            ["git", "config", "user.name", "Test User"],
+            cwd=self.path,
+            check=True,
+            capture_output=True,
+        )
+        subprocess.run(
+            ["git", "config", "user.email", "test@example.com"],
+            cwd=self.path,
+            check=True,
+            capture_output=True,
+        )
+        self.path.joinpath("tracked.txt").write_text("tracked\n")
+        subprocess.run(
+            ["git", "add", "tracked.txt"],
+            cwd=self.path,
+            check=True,
+            capture_output=True,
+        )
+        subprocess.run(
+            ["git", "commit", "-m", "initial"],
+            cwd=self.path,
+            check=True,
+            capture_output=True,
+        )
+
+        return self.path
+
+    def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_value, traceback):
+        self.tempdir.cleanup()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependencies/updater.py b/.github/workflows/dependencies/updater.py
index b61e5858a..75e066297 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependencies/updater.py
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependencies/updater.py
@@ -391,13 +391,11 @@ class Git:
         Returns `True` if the repo is clean.
         Returns `False` if the repo is dirty.
         """
-        try:
-            CommandRunner.run_or_fail(
-                ["git", "diff", "--exit-code"], stage="CheckRepoClean"
-            )
-            return True
-        except CommandRunner.Exception:
-            return False
+        result = CommandRunner.run_or_fail(
+            ["git", "status", "--porcelain", "--untracked-files=normal"],
+            stage="CheckRepoClean",
+        )
+        return result.stdout.decode("utf-8").strip() == ""
 
     @staticmethod
     def add_and_commit(scope: str, version: str) -> bool: