diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c9375ba..b59d27f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ ci:
 	@set -eu; \
 	export RUSTFLAGS='-D warnings'; \
 	make fmt clippy; \
-	make ci-examples ci-crates; \
+	make cargo-test ci-examples ci-crates; \
 	echo "Success!"
 
 RUST_DEV_PROJS = examples/ci-tests
@@ -40,6 +40,15 @@ clippy:
 		cd - > /dev/null; \
 	done
 
+cargo-test:
+	@set -eu; \
+	for dir in ${RUST_PROJS}; do \
+		cd "$${dir}"; \
+		cargo test; \
+		cd - > /dev/null; \
+	done
+
+
 ci-msrv:
 	@set -eu; \
 	for dir in ${RUST_PROD_PROJS}; do \
diff --git a/tools/codegen/Cargo.toml b/tools/codegen/Cargo.toml
index 4c1202c..09803c9 100644
--- a/tools/codegen/Cargo.toml
+++ b/tools/codegen/Cargo.toml
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ serde = { version = "1.0.118", features = ["derive", "rc"], optional = true }
 serde_json = { version = "1.0.61", optional = true }
 serde_yaml = { version = "0.8.15", optional = true }
 
+[dev-dependencies]
+tempfile = "3.3.0"
+
 [features]
 default = []
 compiler-plugin = ["serde", "serde_json", "serde_yaml"]
diff --git a/tools/codegen/src/ast/raw/utils.rs b/tools/codegen/src/ast/raw/utils.rs
index dd5e020..d0f93a1 100644
--- a/tools/codegen/src/ast/raw/utils.rs
+++ b/tools/codegen/src/ast/raw/utils.rs
@@ -289,3 +289,72 @@ impl parser::Parser {
         Ok(())
     }
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::{parser, utils, SyntaxVersion};
+    use std::io::Write;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_default_syntax_version_should_be_1_0() {
+        use utils::ParserUtils;
+        // get path of  file
+        let mut schema_file = tempfile::NamedTempFile::new().unwrap();
+        let _ = schema_file.write(b"array uint32 [byte; 4];").unwrap();
+        schema_file.flush().unwrap();
+
+        let file = schema_file.into_temp_path();
+
+        let ast = parser::Parser::preprocess(&file).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(ast.syntax_version, Some(SyntaxVersion { version: 1 }));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_parse_syntax_version() {
+        use utils::ParserUtils;
+        // get path of  file
+        let mut schema_file = tempfile::NamedTempFile::new().unwrap();
+        let test_version = SyntaxVersion { version: 7 };
+        schema_file
+            .write_fmt(format_args!("syntax = {};", test_version.version))
+            .unwrap();
+        let _ = schema_file.write(b"array uint32 [byte; 4];").unwrap();
+        schema_file.flush().unwrap();
+
+        let file = schema_file.into_temp_path();
+
+        let ast = parser::Parser::preprocess(&file).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(ast.syntax_version, Some(test_version));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    #[should_panic]
+    // if A `syntax = 1` schema file imports a `syntax = 2` schema file, it should panic
+    fn test_different_syntax_version_should_panic() {
+        use utils::ParserUtils;
+
+        let mut child_schema_file = tempfile::NamedTempFile::new().unwrap();
+        child_schema_file
+            .write_fmt(format_args!("syntax = 2;"))
+            .unwrap();
+        let _ = child_schema_file.write(b"array uint64 [byte; 8];").unwrap();
+        child_schema_file.flush().unwrap();
+
+        let child_file = child_schema_file.into_temp_path();
+        let child_file_path = child_file.to_str().unwrap();
+
+        let mut root_schema_file = tempfile::NamedTempFile::new().unwrap();
+        root_schema_file
+            .write_fmt(format_args!("syntax = 1;",))
+            .unwrap();
+        root_schema_file
+            .write_fmt(format_args!("import {:?}", child_file_path))
+            .unwrap();
+        let _ = root_schema_file.write(b"array uint32 [byte; 4];").unwrap();
+        root_schema_file.flush().unwrap();
+
+        let file = root_schema_file.into_temp_path();
+
+        parser::Parser::preprocess(&file).unwrap();
+    }
+}