diff --git a/data/core/init.lua b/data/core/init.lua
index d1118a45..59944c9a 100644
--- a/data/core/init.lua
+++ b/data/core/init.lua
@@ -552,6 +552,35 @@ function core.restart()
 end
 
 
+local function version_components(version)
+  local a, b, c = version:match('(%d+)%.(%d+)%.(%d+)')
+  if a then
+    return tonumber(a), tonumber(b), tonumber(c)
+  end
+  a, b = version:match('(%d+)%.(%d+)')
+  if a then
+    return tonumber(a), tonumber(b)
+  end
+end
+
+
+local function check_plugin_version(filename)
+  local f = io.open(filename, "r")
+  if not f then return false end
+  local version_match = false
+  for line in f:lines() do
+    local version = line:match('%-%-%s*lite%-xl%s*(%d+%.%d+)%s*$')
+    if not version then break end
+    local ver_major, ver_minor = version_components(version)
+    local ref_major, ref_minor = version_components(VERSION)
+    version_match = (ver_major == ref_major and ver_minor == ref_minor)
+    break
+  end
+  f:close()
+  return version_match
+end
+
+
 function core.load_plugins()
   local no_errors = true
   for _, root_dir in ipairs {USERDIR, DATADIR} do
@@ -559,7 +588,12 @@ function core.load_plugins()
     local files = system.list_dir(plugin_dir)
     for _, filename in ipairs(files or {}) do
       local basename = filename:match("(.-)%.lua$") or filename
-      if config[basename] ~= false then
+      local version_match = check_plugin_version(plugin_dir .. '/' .. filename)
+      if not version_match then
+        core.log_quiet("Version mismatch for plugin %q from %s", basename, plugin_dir)
+        no_errors = false
+      end
+      if version_match and config[basename] ~= false then
         local modname = "plugins." .. basename
         local ok = core.try(require, modname)
         if ok then core.log_quiet("Loaded plugin %q from %s", basename, plugin_dir) end
diff --git a/data/plugins/autocomplete.lua b/data/plugins/autocomplete.lua
index ee318a1c..c0a3d36a 100644
--- a/data/plugins/autocomplete.lua
+++ b/data/plugins/autocomplete.lua
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+-- lite-xl 1.16
 local core = require "core"
 local common = require "core.common"
 local config = require "core.config"
diff --git a/data/plugins/autoreload.lua b/data/plugins/autoreload.lua
index a077b6d6..cbef8a21 100644
--- a/data/plugins/autoreload.lua
+++ b/data/plugins/autoreload.lua
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+-- lite-xl 1.16
 local core = require "core"
 local config = require "core.config"
 local Doc = require "core.doc"
diff --git a/data/plugins/detectindent.lua b/data/plugins/detectindent.lua
index 2a97e291..9ee171e9 100644
--- a/data/plugins/detectindent.lua
+++ b/data/plugins/detectindent.lua
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+-- lite-xl 1.16
 local core = require "core"
 local command = require "core.command"
 local common = require "core.common"
diff --git a/data/plugins/language_c.lua b/data/plugins/language_c.lua
index 8e8ee985..9bb074bf 100644
--- a/data/plugins/language_c.lua
+++ b/data/plugins/language_c.lua
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+-- lite-xl 1.16
 local syntax = require "core.syntax"
 
 syntax.add {
diff --git a/data/plugins/language_css.lua b/data/plugins/language_css.lua
index 021c5d33..2f934551 100644
--- a/data/plugins/language_css.lua
+++ b/data/plugins/language_css.lua
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+-- lite-xl 1.16
 local syntax = require "core.syntax"
 
 syntax.add {
diff --git a/data/plugins/language_js.lua b/data/plugins/language_js.lua
index af650655..9f877ef0 100644
--- a/data/plugins/language_js.lua
+++ b/data/plugins/language_js.lua
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+-- lite-xl 1.16
 local syntax = require "core.syntax"
 
 syntax.add {
diff --git a/data/plugins/language_lua.lua b/data/plugins/language_lua.lua
index 915d2732..64b7847f 100644
--- a/data/plugins/language_lua.lua
+++ b/data/plugins/language_lua.lua
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+-- lite-xl 1.16
 local syntax = require "core.syntax"
 
 syntax.add {
diff --git a/data/plugins/language_md.lua b/data/plugins/language_md.lua
index 9f0f14e6..0998c11e 100644
--- a/data/plugins/language_md.lua
+++ b/data/plugins/language_md.lua
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+-- lite-xl 1.16
 local syntax = require "core.syntax"
 
 syntax.add {
diff --git a/data/plugins/language_python.lua b/data/plugins/language_python.lua
index e6315c4b..b9c07e4e 100644
--- a/data/plugins/language_python.lua
+++ b/data/plugins/language_python.lua
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+-- lite-xl 1.16
 local syntax = require "core.syntax"
 
 syntax.add {
diff --git a/data/plugins/language_xml.lua b/data/plugins/language_xml.lua
index 5240bdc4..8687ab6a 100644
--- a/data/plugins/language_xml.lua
+++ b/data/plugins/language_xml.lua
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+-- lite-xl 1.16
 local syntax = require "core.syntax"
 
 syntax.add {
diff --git a/data/plugins/macro.lua b/data/plugins/macro.lua
index 3458977a..c8873102 100644
--- a/data/plugins/macro.lua
+++ b/data/plugins/macro.lua
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+-- lite-xl 1.16
 local core = require "core"
 local command = require "core.command"
 local keymap = require "core.keymap"
diff --git a/data/plugins/projectsearch.lua b/data/plugins/projectsearch.lua
index 22c16ef8..c4499339 100644
--- a/data/plugins/projectsearch.lua
+++ b/data/plugins/projectsearch.lua
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+-- lite-xl 1.16
 local core = require "core"
 local common = require "core.common"
 local keymap = require "core.keymap"
diff --git a/data/plugins/quote.lua b/data/plugins/quote.lua
index b17407d3..bca0797b 100644
--- a/data/plugins/quote.lua
+++ b/data/plugins/quote.lua
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+-- lite-xl 1.16
 local core = require "core"
 local command = require "core.command"
 local keymap = require "core.keymap"
diff --git a/data/plugins/reflow.lua b/data/plugins/reflow.lua
index 95090a64..9556e37e 100644
--- a/data/plugins/reflow.lua
+++ b/data/plugins/reflow.lua
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+-- lite-xl 1.16
 local core = require "core"
 local config = require "core.config"
 local command = require "core.command"
diff --git a/data/plugins/tabularize.lua b/data/plugins/tabularize.lua
index f4dda1f9..31821525 100644
--- a/data/plugins/tabularize.lua
+++ b/data/plugins/tabularize.lua
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+-- lite-xl 1.16
 local core = require "core"
 local command = require "core.command"
 local translate = require "core.doc.translate"
diff --git a/data/plugins/toolbarview.lua b/data/plugins/toolbarview.lua
index 65e782ae..2edfa8bc 100644
--- a/data/plugins/toolbarview.lua
+++ b/data/plugins/toolbarview.lua
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+-- lite-xl 1.16
 local core = require "core"
 local common = require "core.common"
 local command = require "core.command"
diff --git a/data/plugins/treeview.lua b/data/plugins/treeview.lua
index 5e16ce55..44422b77 100644
--- a/data/plugins/treeview.lua
+++ b/data/plugins/treeview.lua
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+-- lite-xl 1.16
 local core = require "core"
 local common = require "core.common"
 local command = require "core.command"
diff --git a/data/plugins/trimwhitespace.lua b/data/plugins/trimwhitespace.lua
index d4d25c8f..5a43653b 100644
--- a/data/plugins/trimwhitespace.lua
+++ b/data/plugins/trimwhitespace.lua
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+-- lite-xl 1.16
 local core = require "core"
 local command = require "core.command"
 local Doc = require "core.doc"
diff --git a/data/plugins/workspace.lua b/data/plugins/workspace.lua
index 81d2207d..c24358c2 100644
--- a/data/plugins/workspace.lua
+++ b/data/plugins/workspace.lua
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+-- lite-xl 1.16
 local core = require "core"
 local common = require "core.common"
 local DocView = require "core.docview"