diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 27442f27..58d4c071 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ jobs:
           Move-Item -Path "D:\a\amazon-kinesis-video-streams-producer-sdk-cpp\amazon-kinesis-video-streams-producer-sdk-cpp\*" -Destination "C:\amazon-kinesis-video-streams-producer-sdk-cpp"
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
-          choco install nasm strawberryperl
+          choco install nasm strawberryperl pkgconfiglite
           choco install gstreamer --version=1.22.8
           choco install gstreamer-devel --version=1.22.8
       - name: Build repository
diff --git a/.github/workflows/version-check.yml b/.github/workflows/version-check.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ec0a7e9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/version-check.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+name: Check Version Mismatch between PR branch and master.
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - master
+
+jobs:
+  check-version:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout PR branch
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Get version from PR
+        id: pr_version
+        run: |
+          PR_VERSION=$(grep -Po 'KinesisVideoProducerCpp VERSION \K[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+' CMakeLists.txt)
+          echo "PR_VERSION=$PR_VERSION" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+          echo "PR Version: $PR_VERSION"
+
+      - name: Checkout master branch
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: master
+
+      - name: Get version from master
+        id: master_version
+        run: |
+          MASTER_VERSION=$(grep -Po 'KinesisVideoProducerCpp VERSION \K[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+' CMakeLists.txt)
+          echo "MASTER_VERSION=$MASTER_VERSION" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+          echo "Master version: $MASTER_VERSION"
+
+      - name: Compare versions
+        run: |
+          echo "Comparing PR Version: $PR_VERSION with Master Version: $MASTER_VERSION"
+          if [ "$MASTER_VERSION" == "$PR_VERSION" ]; then
+            echo "Please update the version in CMakeLists.txt file (project(KinesisVideoProducerCpp VERSION <ver-string> LANGUAGES C). Any PR getting merged to master requires a version update"
+            exit 1
+          else
+            echo "Version update detected."
+          fi
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