diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 66d648a4..a5eae8e5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
           ~/.cache/coursier
         key: ${{ runner.os }}-sbt-cache-v2-${{ hashFiles('**/*.sbt') }}-${{ hashFiles('project/build.properties') }}
 
-    - name: Set up JDK 1.8
+    - name: Set up JDK
       uses: actions/setup-java@v1
       with:
         java-version: ${{ matrix.java }}
@@ -39,3 +39,33 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Run tests
       run: sbt +compile +test
+
+  versionpolicycheck:
+    name: Version policy check
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        os: [ ubuntu-latest ]
+        java:
+          - 11
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    steps:
+
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+      - name: Cache sbt
+        uses: actions/cache@v2
+        with:
+          path: |
+            ~/.sbt
+            ~/.ivy2/cache
+            ~/.cache/coursier
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-sbt-cache-v2-${{ hashFiles('**/*.sbt') }}-${{ hashFiles('project/build.properties') }}
+
+      - name: Set up JDK
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v1
+        with:
+          java-version: ${{ matrix.java }}
+
+      - name: Version check
+        run: sbt "project cucumberScala" versionPolicyCheck
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 95c5c1e1..b49486e9 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -118,6 +118,11 @@ lazy val examples = (projectMatrix in file("examples"))
   .dependsOn(cucumberScala % Test)
   .jvmPlatform(scalaVersions = Seq(scala213, scala212))
 
+// Version policy check
+
+ThisBuild / versionScheme := Some("early-semver")
+ThisBuild / versionPolicyIntention := Compatibility.BinaryAndSourceCompatible
+
 // Release & Publish
 
 Global / publishMavenStyle := true
diff --git a/project/build.properties b/project/build.properties
index c06db1bb..0b2e09c5 100644
--- a/project/build.properties
+++ b/project/build.properties
@@ -1 +1 @@
-sbt.version=1.4.5
+sbt.version=1.4.7
diff --git a/project/plugins.sbt b/project/plugins.sbt
index e826a62d..355d74c6 100644
--- a/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ addSbtPlugin("com.eed3si9n" % "sbt-projectmatrix" % "0.7.0")
 // Scalafmt (formatter)
 addSbtPlugin("org.scalameta" % "sbt-scalafmt" % "2.4.2")
 
+// Version policy check
+addSbtPlugin("ch.epfl.scala" % "sbt-version-policy" % "1.0.0-RC5")
+
 // Release
 addSbtPlugin("com.github.gseitz" % "sbt-release" % "1.0.13")