diff --git a/.github/workflows/pythonapp.yml b/.github/workflows/pythonapp.yml
index be321a9c..ee7fa8c2 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/pythonapp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pythonapp.yml
@@ -37,3 +37,6 @@ jobs:
     - name: Test with pytest
       run: |
         python -m pytest -vvv tests
+    - name: Check getdcmtags version
+      run: |
+        cd getdcmtags && ./check_version.sh
diff --git a/getdcmtags/check_version.sh b/getdcmtags/check_version.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..1ca20ce7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/getdcmtags/check_version.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+binary_version=$(../bin/ubuntu22.04/getdcmtags --version | grep -oP 'Version \K.*' )
+source_version=$(grep -oP '#define VERSION "\K.*(?=")' ../getdcmtags/main.cpp)
+
+echo "Binary version: $binary_version"
+echo "Source version: $source_version"
+echo ""
+if [ "$binary_version" == "$source_version" ]; then
+    echo "Versions match."
+    exit 0
+else
+    echo "Versions do not match!"
+    exit 1
+fi
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