diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_openocd.yml b/.github/workflows/test_openocd.yml
index 93b5f796c..a379d0c04 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_openocd.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_openocd.yml
@@ -14,8 +14,12 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: openocd-macos-x86
-      - name: Run OpenOCD
-        run: chmod +x bin/openocd && ./bin/openocd --version
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.10'
+      - name: Run and check OpenOCD
+        run: chmod +x bin/openocd && python tools/test_openocd.py bin/openocd
 
   run-macos-arm64-host:
     name: Test OpenOCD on MacOS-arm64
@@ -27,8 +31,12 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: openocd-macos-arm64
-      - name: Run OpenOCD
-        run: chmod +x bin/openocd && ./bin/openocd --version
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.10'
+      - name: Run and check OpenOCD
+        run: chmod +x bin/openocd && python tools/test_openocd.py bin/openocd
 
   run-linux-host:
     name: Test OpenOCD on Linux
@@ -40,8 +48,12 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: openocd-linux
-      - name: Run OpenOCD
-        run: chmod +x bin/openocd && ./bin/openocd --version
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.10'
+      - name: Run and check OpenOCD
+        run: chmod +x bin/openocd && python tools/test_openocd.py bin/openocd
 
   run-win-host:
     name: Test OpenOCD on Windows
@@ -53,5 +65,9 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: openocd-windows
-      - name: Run OpenOCD
-        run: .\bin\openocd --version
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.10'
+      - name: Run and check OpenOCD
+        run: python tools/test_openocd.py bin\openocd
diff --git a/tools/test_openocd.py b/tools/test_openocd.py
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..c04f694e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/test_openocd.py
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+
+import subprocess
+import sys
+
+def main(ocd_bin):
+    version = subprocess.check_output(f'{ocd_bin} --version', stderr=subprocess.STDOUT, shell=True)
+    print(version.decode('UTF-8'))
+    return not b'Open On-Chip Debugger v0.12.0' in version
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    sys.exit(main(sys.argv[1]))