diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 8f02501..fefec36 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-20.04]
         python-version: ['3.8']
-        toxenv: [quality, django32, django40]
+        toxenv: [quality, django32, django40, check_keywords]
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
     - name: setup python
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index afcf3bc..ef95aa3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.PHONY: clean coverage help quality requirements test test-all upgrade validate selfcheck
+.PHONY: clean coverage help quality requirements test test-all upgrade validate selfcheck check_keywords
 
 .DEFAULT_GOAL := help
 
@@ -66,3 +66,6 @@ validate: quality test ## run tests and quality checks
 
 selfcheck: ## check that the Makefile is well-formed
 	@echo "The Makefile is well-formed."
+
+check_keywords: ## Scan the Django models in all installed apps in this project for restricted field names
+	python manage.py check_reserved_keywords --override_file db_keyword_overrides.yml
diff --git a/db_keyword_overrides.yml b/db_keyword_overrides.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dcc39cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db_keyword_overrides.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# This file is used by the 'check_reserved_keywords' management command to allow specific field names to be overridden
+# when checking for conflicts with lists of restricted keywords used in various database/data warehouse tools.
+# For more information, see: https://github.com/edx/edx-django-release-util/release_util/management/commands/check_reserved_keywords.py
+#
+# overrides should be added in the following format:
+#   - ModelName.field_name
+---
+MYSQL:
+SNOWFLAKE:
+STITCH:
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index f399f0c..a39ae01 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -42,3 +42,10 @@ commands =
     isort --check-only tests help_tokens manage.py setup.py test_settings.py
     make selfcheck
 
+[testenv:check_keywords]
+whitelist_externals =
+    make
+deps =
+    -r{toxinidir}/requirements/test.txt
+commands =
+    make check_keywords