diff --git a/lib/CModHandler.cpp b/lib/CModHandler.cpp
index 1c30b1208..135d386a4 100644
--- a/lib/CModHandler.cpp
+++ b/lib/CModHandler.cpp
@@ -532,6 +532,47 @@ JsonNode addMeta(JsonNode config, std::string meta)
 	return config;
 }
 
+CModInfo::Version CModInfo::Version::GameVersion()
+{
+	return Version(GameConstants::VCMI_VERSION_MAJOR, GameConstants::VCMI_VERSION_MINOR, GameConstants::VCMI_VERSION_PATCH);
+}
+
+CModInfo::Version CModInfo::Version::fromString(std::string from)
+{
+	int major = 0, minor = 0, patch = 0;
+	try
+	{
+		auto pointPos = from.find('.');
+		major = std::stoi(from.substr(0, pointPos));
+		from = from.substr(pointPos);
+		pointPos = from.find('.');
+		minor = std::stoi(from.substr(0, pointPos));
+		patch = std::stoi(from.substr(pointPos));
+	}
+	catch(const std::invalid_argument & e)
+	{
+		return Version();
+	}
+	return Version(major, minor, patch);
+}
+
+std::string CModInfo::Version::toString() const
+{
+	return std::to_string(major) + '.' + std::to_string(minor) + '.' + std::to_string(patch);
+}
+
+bool CModInfo::Version::compatible(const Version & other, bool checkMinor, bool checkPatch) const
+{
+	return  (major == other.major &&
+			(!checkMinor || minor >= other.minor) &&
+			(!checkPatch || minor > other.minor || (minor == other.minor && patch >= other.patch)));
+}
+
+bool CModInfo::Version::isNull() const
+{
+	return major == 0 && minor == 0 && patch == 0;
+}
+
 CModInfo::CModInfo():
 	checksum(0),
 	enabled(false),
@@ -551,6 +592,12 @@ CModInfo::CModInfo(std::string identifier,const JsonNode & local, const JsonNode
 	validation(PENDING),
 	config(addMeta(config, identifier))
 {
+	version = Version::fromString(config["version"].String());
+	if(!config["compatibility"].isNull())
+	{
+		vcmiCompatibleMin = Version::fromString(config["compatibility"]["min"].String());
+		vcmiCompatibleMax = Version::fromString(config["compatibility"]["max"].String());
+	}
 	loadLocalData(local);
 }
 
@@ -601,6 +648,10 @@ void CModInfo::loadLocalData(const JsonNode & data)
 		validated = data["validated"].Bool();
 		checksum  = strtol(data["checksum"].String().c_str(), nullptr, 16);
 	}
+	
+	//check compatibility
+	enabled &= vcmiCompatibleMin.isNull() || Version::GameVersion().compatible(vcmiCompatibleMin);
+	enabled &= vcmiCompatibleMax.isNull() || vcmiCompatibleMax.compatible(Version::GameVersion());
 
 	if (enabled)
 		validation = validated ? PASSED : PENDING;
diff --git a/lib/CModHandler.h b/lib/CModHandler.h
index 5df3dfc38..ae225a7cb 100644
--- a/lib/CModHandler.h
+++ b/lib/CModHandler.h
@@ -177,6 +177,30 @@ public:
 		FAILED,
 		PASSED
 	};
+	
+	struct Version
+	{
+		int major = 0;
+		int minor = 0;
+		int patch = 0;
+		
+		Version() = default;
+		Version(int mj, int mi, int p): major(mj), minor(mi), patch(p) {}
+		
+		static Version GameVersion();
+		static Version fromString(std::string from);
+		std::string toString() const;
+		
+		bool compatible(const Version & other, bool checkMinor = false, bool checkPatch = false) const;
+		bool isNull() const;
+		
+		template <typename Handler> void serialize(Handler &h, const int version)
+		{
+			h & major;
+			h & minor;
+			h & patch;
+		}
+	};
 
 	/// identifier, identical to name of folder with mod
 	std::string identifier;
@@ -184,6 +208,12 @@ public:
 	/// human-readable strings
 	std::string name;
 	std::string description;
+	
+	/// version of the mod
+	Version version;
+	
+	///The  vcmi versions compatible with the mod
+	Version vcmiCompatibleMin, vcmiCompatibleMax;
 
 	/// list of mods that should be loaded before this one
 	std::set <TModID> dependencies;
@@ -210,7 +240,8 @@ public:
 	static std::string getModDir(std::string name);
 	static std::string getModFile(std::string name);
 
-	template <typename Handler> void serialize(Handler &h, const int version)
+	//TODO: remove as soon as backward compatilibity for versions earlier 806 is not preserved.
+	template <typename Handler> void serialize(Handler &h, const int ver)
 	{
 		h & identifier;
 		h & description;
@@ -256,6 +287,13 @@ class DLL_LINKAGE CModHandler
 	void loadMods(std::string path, std::string parent, const JsonNode & modSettings, bool enableMods);
 	void loadOneMod(std::string modName, std::string parent, const JsonNode & modSettings, bool enableMods);
 public:
+	
+	class Incompatibility: public std::logic_error
+	{
+	public:
+		Incompatibility(const std::string & w): std::logic_error(w)
+		{}
+	};
 
 	CIdentifierStorage identifiers;
 
@@ -336,8 +374,43 @@ public:
 
 	template <typename Handler> void serialize(Handler &h, const int version)
 	{
-		h & allMods;
-		h & activeMods;
+		if(version < 806)
+		{
+			h & allMods; //don't serialize mods
+			h & activeMods;
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			if(h.saving)
+			{
+				h & activeMods;
+				for(auto & m : activeMods)
+					h & allMods[m].version;
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				std::vector<TModID> newActiveMods;
+				h & newActiveMods;
+				for(auto & m : newActiveMods)
+				{
+					if(!allMods.count(m))
+						throw Incompatibility(m + " unkown mod");
+					
+					CModInfo::Version mver;
+					h & mver;
+					if(!allMods[m].version.isNull() && !mver.isNull() && !allMods[m].version.compatible(mver))
+					{
+						std::string err = allMods[m].name +
+						": version needed " + mver.toString() +
+						"but you have installed " + allMods[m].version.toString();
+						throw Incompatibility(err);
+					}
+					allMods[m].enabled = true;
+				}
+				std::swap(activeMods, newActiveMods);
+			}
+		}
+				
 		h & settings;
 		h & modules;
 		h & identifiers;
diff --git a/lib/serializer/CSerializer.h b/lib/serializer/CSerializer.h
index 00891b786..78f50a224 100644
--- a/lib/serializer/CSerializer.h
+++ b/lib/serializer/CSerializer.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #include "../ConstTransitivePtr.h"
 #include "../GameConstants.h"
 
-const ui32 SERIALIZATION_VERSION = 805;
+const ui32 SERIALIZATION_VERSION = 806;
 const ui32 MINIMAL_SERIALIZATION_VERSION = 805;
 const std::string SAVEGAME_MAGIC = "VCMISVG";