diff --git a/examples/min_version.toml b/examples/min_version.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..aab0c411
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/min_version.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+
+[config]
+min_version = "0.20.1"
diff --git a/src/lib/cli.rs b/src/lib/cli.rs
index 389c6cb5..16ab43fd 100644
--- a/src/lib/cli.rs
+++ b/src/lib/cli.rs
@@ -92,6 +92,20 @@ fn run(cli_args: CliArgs, global_config: &GlobalConfig) {
     let experimental = cli_args.experimental;
     let config = descriptor::load(&build_file, force_makefile, env, experimental);
 
+    match config.config.min_version {
+        Some(ref min_version) => {
+            if version::is_newer_found(&min_version) {
+                error!(
+                    "{} version: {} does not meet minimum required version: {}",
+                    &cli_args.command, &VERSION, &min_version
+                );
+            }
+
+            ()
+        }
+        None => (),
+    };
+
     match config.config.additional_profiles {
         Some(ref profiles) => profile::set_additional(profiles),
         None => profile::set_additional(&vec![]),
diff --git a/src/lib/types.rs b/src/lib/types.rs
index 73cd989a..47d9391c 100755
--- a/src/lib/types.rs
+++ b/src/lib/types.rs
@@ -1353,6 +1353,8 @@ pub struct ConfigSection {
     pub on_error_task: Option<String>,
     /// Additional profile names to load
     pub additional_profiles: Option<Vec<String>>,
+    /// Minimum cargo-make/makers version
+    pub min_version: Option<String>,
     /// Invoked while loading the descriptor file but before loading any extended descriptor
     pub load_script: Option<Vec<String>>,
     /// acts like load_script if runtime OS is Linux (takes precedence over load_script)
@@ -1373,6 +1375,7 @@ impl ConfigSection {
             end_task: None,
             on_error_task: None,
             additional_profiles: None,
+            min_version: None,
             load_script: None,
             linux_load_script: None,
             windows_load_script: None,
@@ -1439,6 +1442,10 @@ impl ConfigSection {
             self.additional_profiles = extended.additional_profiles.clone();
         }
 
+        if extended.min_version.is_some() {
+            self.min_version = extended.min_version.clone();
+        }
+
         if extended.load_script.is_some() {
             self.load_script = extended.load_script.clone();
         }
diff --git a/src/lib/types_test.rs b/src/lib/types_test.rs
index e4b20c82..f4aa4729 100755
--- a/src/lib/types_test.rs
+++ b/src/lib/types_test.rs
@@ -1971,6 +1971,7 @@ fn config_section_new() {
     assert!(config.end_task.is_none());
     assert!(config.on_error_task.is_none());
     assert!(config.additional_profiles.is_none());
+    assert!(config.min_version.is_none());
     assert!(config.load_script.is_none());
     assert!(config.linux_load_script.is_none());
     assert!(config.windows_load_script.is_none());
diff --git a/src/lib/version.rs b/src/lib/version.rs
index e357a3a6..35937f53 100755
--- a/src/lib/version.rs
+++ b/src/lib/version.rs
@@ -93,10 +93,10 @@ pub(crate) fn is_newer(old_string: &str, new_string: &str, default_result: bool)
     }
 }
 
-fn is_newer_found(latest_string: &str) -> bool {
-    debug!("Checking Version: {}", &latest_string);
+pub(crate) fn is_newer_found(version_string: &str) -> bool {
+    debug!("Checking Version: {}", &version_string);
 
-    is_newer(&VERSION, &latest_string, false)
+    is_newer(&VERSION, &version_string, false)
 }
 
 fn print_notification(latest_string: &str) {