diff --git a/.github/workflows/version-check.yml b/.github/workflows/version-check.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c1525a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/version-check.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+name: Version Check
+
+on:
+    pull_request:
+
+jobs:
+    version-check:
+       name: Ensure Version is as expected
+       runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        steps:
+            - name: Checkout
+              uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+            - name: Use Python 3.x
+              uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+              with:
+                  python-version: "3.x"
+
+            - name: Version Check
+              run: python ./.github/workflows/version_check.py
+              shell: bash
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/version_check.py b/.github/workflows/version_check.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..05d5bf1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/version_check.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import datetime
+import pathlib
+import sys
+
+pyproject = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent.parent.parent / "pyproject.toml"
+
+content = pyproject.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+
+for line in content.splitlines():
+    if line.startswith("version"):
+        version = line.split("=")[1].strip().strip('"')
+        year, minor, micro = version.split(".")
+        today = datetime.date.today()
+        if int(year) != today.year:
+            print(f"Version {version} year should be {today.year}")
+            sys.exit(1)
+
+print("Version check passed")
diff --git a/azure-pipelines/template/static_analysis.yml b/azure-pipelines/template/static_analysis.yml
index fc7acc7..e64e783 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines/template/static_analysis.yml
+++ b/azure-pipelines/template/static_analysis.yml
@@ -55,3 +55,18 @@ jobs:
 
           - task: securedevelopmentteam.vss-secure-development-tools.build-task-publishsecurityanalysislogs.PublishSecurityAnalysisLogs@2
             displayName: Publish Security Analysis Logs
+
+    - job: VersionChk
+      displayName: Version Check
+
+      pool:
+          vmImage: ubuntu-latest
+
+      steps:
+          - task: UsePythonVersion@0
+            displayName: "Use Python 3.11"
+            inputs:
+                versionSpec: 3.11
+
+          - script: python ./.github/workflows/version_check.py
+            displayName: Version Check
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index a8f562e..43579b4 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ build-backend = "flit_core.buildapi"
 [project]
 name = "lsprotocol"
 description = 'Python implementation of the Language Server Protocol.'
-version = "2022.0.0a10"
+version = "2023.0.0a11"
 authors = [{name = "Microsoft Corporation", email = "lsprotocol-help@microsoft.com"}]
 license = {file = "LICENSE"}
 readme = {"file" = "README.md", "content-type" = "text/markdown"}