diff --git a/.github/workflows/upstream-utils.yml b/.github/workflows/upstream-utils.yml
index 063df4e949..3527b25927 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/upstream-utils.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/upstream-utils.yml
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           cd upstream_utils
           ./update_fmt.py
+      - name: Run update_gcem.py
+        run: |
+          cd upstream_utils
+          ./update_gcem.py
       - name: Run update_libuv.py
         run: |
           cd upstream_utils
diff --git a/upstream_utils/update_gcem.py b/upstream_utils/update_gcem.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755