diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust.yml b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
index 28ec7e2..78ad523 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
+    - name: Check version consistency
+      run: bash scripts/version-check.sh
+
+    - name: Check tag name matches
+      run: if [ "${{github.ref_name}}" = "$(scripts/version-check.sh)" ]; then exit 0; else exit 1; fi
+
     - name: Dependencies
       run: sudo dnf install -y libadwaita-devel gtk4-devel make cargo gettext-devel zip
 
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 94f7ecd..73dd721 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -29,3 +29,5 @@ clean-flatpak:
 	rm -rf build-dir/*
 	rm -rf .flatpak-builder/*
 
+version-check:
+	bash scripts/version-check.sh
diff --git a/scripts/version-check.sh b/scripts/version-check.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..de75392
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/version-check.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+APPDATA_VER=$(grep '<release version="' io.github.dvlv.boxbuddyrs.metainfo.xml -m 1 | sed -n '/<release version="/s/<release version="//p' | sed 's/".*//' | sed 's/^[[:space:]]*//');
+RUST_VER=$(grep "set_version" src/main.rs | sed -n '/d.set_version("/s/d.set_version("//p' | sed 's/.\{3\}$//' | sed 's/^[[:space:]]*//');
+DIFF=$(if [ "$RUST_VER" = "$APPDATA_VER" ]; then echo 0; else echo 1; fi)
+
+echo $APPDATA_VER;
+
+exit $DIFF;
\ No newline at end of file