diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 164baa4..cead70a 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 name = "vented"
 description = "Event driven encrypted tcp communicaton"
-version = "0.1.2"
+version = "0.1.3"
 authors = ["trivernis <trivernis@protonmail.com>"]
 edition = "2018"
 readme = "README.md"
diff --git a/src/result.rs b/src/result.rs
index b3c940c..367804f 100644
--- a/src/result.rs
+++ b/src/result.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use crate::server::CRATE_VERSION;
 use std::error::Error;
 use std::{fmt, io};
 
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ pub enum VentedError {
     UnknownNode(String),
     Rejected,
     AuthFailed,
+    VersionMismatch(String),
 }
 
 impl fmt::Display for VentedError {
@@ -32,6 +34,11 @@ impl fmt::Display for VentedError {
             Self::NotAServer(n) => write!(f, "The given node {} is not a server", n),
             Self::Rejected => write!(f, "The connection was rejected"),
             Self::AuthFailed => write!(f, "Failed to authenticate the other party"),
+            Self::VersionMismatch(version) => write!(
+                f,
+                "Version mismatch: Expected {} got {}",
+                CRATE_VERSION, version
+            ),
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/server/mod.rs b/src/server/mod.rs
index 635cd48..7bdd2fc 100644
--- a/src/server/mod.rs
+++ b/src/server/mod.rs
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ use crate::result::VentedError::UnknownNode;
 use crate::result::{VentedError, VentedResult};
 use crate::server::data::{Node, ServerConnectionContext};
 use crate::server::server_events::{
-    AuthPayload, ChallengePayload, NodeInformationPayload, ACCEPT_EVENT, AUTH_EVENT,
-    CHALLENGE_EVENT, CONNECT_EVENT, READY_EVENT, REJECT_EVENT,
+    AuthPayload, ChallengePayload, NodeInformationPayload, VersionMismatchPayload, ACCEPT_EVENT,
+    AUTH_EVENT, CHALLENGE_EVENT, CONNECT_EVENT, MISMATCH_EVENT, READY_EVENT, REJECT_EVENT,
 };
 use crossbeam_utils::sync::WaitGroup;
 use parking_lot::Mutex;
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ use x25519_dalek::StaticSecret;
 pub mod data;
 pub mod server_events;
 
+pub(crate) const CRATE_VERSION: &str = env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION");
+
 /// The vented server that provides parallel handling of connections
 /// Usage:
 /// ```rust
@@ -296,6 +298,7 @@ impl VentedServer {
                 &NodeInformationPayload {
                     public_key: secret_key.public_key().to_bytes(),
                     node_id: own_node_id,
+                    vented_version: CRATE_VERSION.to_string(),
                 },
             )
             .as_bytes(),
@@ -308,8 +311,21 @@ impl VentedServer {
         let NodeInformationPayload {
             public_key,
             node_id,
+            vented_version,
         } = event.get_payload::<NodeInformationPayload>().unwrap();
 
+        if !Self::compare_version(&vented_version, CRATE_VERSION) {
+            stream.write(
+                &Event::with_payload(
+                    MISMATCH_EVENT,
+                    &VersionMismatchPayload::new(CRATE_VERSION, &vented_version),
+                )
+                .as_bytes(),
+            )?;
+            stream.flush()?;
+            return Err(VentedError::VersionMismatch(vented_version));
+        }
+
         let public_key = PublicKey::from(public_key);
         let secret_box = ChaChaBox::new(&public_key, &secret_key);
 
@@ -348,9 +364,22 @@ impl VentedServer {
         let NodeInformationPayload {
             public_key,
             node_id,
+            vented_version,
         } = event.get_payload::<NodeInformationPayload>().unwrap();
-        let public_key = PublicKey::from(public_key);
 
+        if !Self::compare_version(&vented_version, CRATE_VERSION) {
+            stream.write(
+                &Event::with_payload(
+                    MISMATCH_EVENT,
+                    &VersionMismatchPayload::new(CRATE_VERSION, &vented_version),
+                )
+                .as_bytes(),
+            )?;
+            stream.flush()?;
+            return Err(VentedError::VersionMismatch(vented_version));
+        }
+
+        let public_key = PublicKey::from(public_key);
         let node_data = if let Some(data) = known_nodes.lock().iter().find(|n| n.id == node_id) {
             data.clone()
         } else {
@@ -365,6 +394,7 @@ impl VentedServer {
                 &NodeInformationPayload {
                     public_key: secret_key.public_key().to_bytes(),
                     node_id: own_node_id,
+                    vented_version: CRATE_VERSION.to_string(),
                 },
             )
             .as_bytes(),
@@ -443,4 +473,12 @@ impl VentedServer {
             Ok(())
         }
     }
+
+    /// Compares two version for their major and minor value
+    fn compare_version(a: &str, b: &str) -> bool {
+        let parts_a = a.split('.').collect::<Vec<&str>>();
+        let parts_b = b.split('.').collect::<Vec<&str>>();
+
+        parts_a.get(0) == parts_b.get(0) && parts_a.get(1) == parts_b.get(1)
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/server/server_events.rs b/src/server/server_events.rs
index c65cb88..c8cd847 100644
--- a/src/server/server_events.rs
+++ b/src/server/server_events.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ pub(crate) const AUTH_EVENT: &str = "conn:authenticate";
 pub(crate) const CHALLENGE_EVENT: &str = "conn:challenge";
 pub(crate) const ACCEPT_EVENT: &str = "conn:accept";
 pub(crate) const REJECT_EVENT: &str = "conn:reject";
+pub(crate) const MISMATCH_EVENT: &str = "conn:reject_version_mismatch";
 
 pub const READY_EVENT: &str = "connection:ready";
 
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ pub const READY_EVENT: &str = "connection:ready";
 pub(crate) struct NodeInformationPayload {
     pub node_id: String,
     pub public_key: [u8; 32],
+    pub vented_version: String,
 }
 
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
@@ -23,3 +25,18 @@ pub(crate) struct ChallengePayload {
 pub(crate) struct AuthPayload {
     pub calculated_secret: [u8; 32],
 }
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
+pub(crate) struct VersionMismatchPayload {
+    pub expected: String,
+    pub got: String,
+}
+
+impl VersionMismatchPayload {
+    pub fn new(expected: &str, got: &str) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            expected: expected.to_string(),
+            got: got.to_string(),
+        }
+    }
+}