diff --git a/.github/workflows/version.yml b/.github/workflows/version.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c2323f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/version.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+name: Version
+
+# Keeps Http::VERSION in step with the release tags (scripts/check-version.php). On a pull request or a
+# push it must not be older than the latest release; on a published release it must equal the release's tag.
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [master]
+  pull_request:
+  release:
+    types: [published]
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  version:
+    name: Http::VERSION
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 5
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          # All tags, to find the latest release.
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - uses: shivammathur/setup-php@v2
+        with:
+          php-version: '8.4'
+          coverage: none
+
+      - name: Check against the latest release
+        if: github.event_name != 'release'
+        run: php scripts/check-version.php
+
+      - name: Check against this release
+        if: github.event_name == 'release'
+        run: php scripts/check-version.php "${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}"
diff --git a/scripts/check-version.php b/scripts/check-version.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f191f82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/check-version.php
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+/*
+ * This file is a part of the DiscordPHP-Http project.
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2021-present David Cole <david.cole1340@gmail.com>
+ *
+ * This file is subject to the MIT license that is bundled
+ * with this source code in the LICENSE file.
+ */
+
+// Checks that Http::VERSION, which bots log at startup and quote in bug reports, keeps up with the
+// release tags.
+//
+//   php scripts/check-version.php          VERSION must not be older than the newest v* tag.
+//   php scripts/check-version.php v10.9.9  VERSION must be exactly this tag (run when it is released).
+//
+// Exits 0 when it holds and 1 when it does not. It needs the repository's tags, so a CI checkout
+// fetches them (fetch-depth: 0).
+
+const FILE = __DIR__.'/../src/Discord/Http.php';
+
+if (1 !== preg_match("/public const VERSION = '(v[^']+)';/", (string) file_get_contents(FILE), $match)) {
+    fwrite(STDERR, 'Could not find VERSION in '.FILE.PHP_EOL);
+    exit(2);
+}
+$version = $match[1];
+
+if (isset($argv[1])) {
+    if ($version !== $argv[1]) {
+        echo "Http::VERSION is {$version}, but this release is {$argv[1]}. Set VERSION to {$argv[1]}.".PHP_EOL;
+        exit(1);
+    }
+    echo "Http::VERSION matches the release, {$version}.".PHP_EOL;
+    exit(0);
+}
+
+exec("git tag --list 'v*'", $tags, $status);
+if (0 !== $status) {
+    fwrite(STDERR, 'Could not list the git tags.'.PHP_EOL);
+    exit(2);
+}
+// Pre-release tags (v8.0.0-RC.1) never count as the newest release.
+$tags = array_filter($tags, fn (string $tag) => 1 === preg_match('/^v\d+\.\d+\.\d+$/', $tag));
+if ([] === $tags) {
+    echo "No release tags to compare Http::VERSION ({$version}) with.".PHP_EOL;
+    exit(0);
+}
+usort($tags, 'version_compare');
+$latest = end($tags);
+
+if (version_compare($version, $latest, '<')) {
+    echo "Http::VERSION is {$version}, older than the latest release, {$latest}. Set it to {$latest} or the version about to be released.".PHP_EOL;
+    exit(1);
+}
+echo "Http::VERSION, {$version}, is not older than the latest release, {$latest}.".PHP_EOL;
diff --git a/src/Discord/Http.php b/src/Discord/Http.php
index 2cff10e..af06f04 100644
--- a/src/Discord/Http.php
+++ b/src/Discord/Http.php
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class Http implements HttpInterface
      *
      * @var string
      */
-    public const VERSION = 'v10.9.4';
+    public const VERSION = 'v10.9.8';
 
     /**
      * Current Discord HTTP API version.