diff --git a/.github/scripts/run_ci.sh b/.github/scripts/run_ci.sh
index 55c8b6489..e1e09fd1f 100755
--- a/.github/scripts/run_ci.sh
+++ b/.github/scripts/run_ci.sh
@@ -107,6 +107,12 @@ if [ "$IS_PULL_REQUEST" == "1" ] || [ "$IS_DEV_BRANCH" = "1" ]; then
 	if [ $testResult -ne 0 ]; then
 		exit $testResult
 	fi
+
+	yarn run packageJsonLint
+	testResult=$?
+	if [ $testResult -ne 0 ]; then
+		exit $testResult
+	fi
 fi
 
 # =============================================================================
diff --git a/.npmpackagejsonlintignore b/.npmpackagejsonlintignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9950560bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.npmpackagejsonlintignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+packages/app-clipper/popup/
+packages/app-cli/tests/support/plugins/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.npmpackagejsonlintrc.json b/.npmpackagejsonlintrc.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..831d68fc4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.npmpackagejsonlintrc.json
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+{
+	"rules": {
+		"prefer-absolute-version-dependencies": ["error",
+			{
+				"exceptions": [
+					"@joplin/lib",
+					"@joplin/renderer",
+					"@joplin/pdf-viewer",
+					"@joplin/fork-htmlparser2",
+					"@joplin/fork-sax",
+					"@joplin/fork-uslug",
+					"@joplin/htmlpack",
+					"@joplin/turndown",
+					"@joplin/turndown-plugin-gfm",
+					"@joplin/tools",
+					"@joplin/react-native-saf-x"
+				]
+		  	}
+		]
+	}
+}
+  
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lint-staged.config.js b/lint-staged.config.js
index 471e987b9..477b0b8bf 100644
--- a/lint-staged.config.js
+++ b/lint-staged.config.js
@@ -13,7 +13,5 @@ module.exports = {
 	'*.{js,jsx,ts,tsx}': [
 		'yarn run linter-precommit',
 		'yarn run checkLibPaths',
-		// 'yarn run spellcheck',
-		// 'git add',
 	],
 };
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8dd1edad1..b32b26fea 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
     "linter-precommit": "eslint --resolve-plugins-relative-to . --fix --ext .js --ext .jsx --ext .ts --ext .tsx",
     "linter": "eslint --resolve-plugins-relative-to . --fix --quiet --ext .js --ext .jsx --ext .ts --ext .tsx",
     "linter-interactive": "eslint-interactive --resolve-plugins-relative-to . --fix --quiet --ext .js --ext .jsx --ext .ts --ext .tsx",
+    "packageJsonLint": "npmPkgJsonLint --configFile .npmpackagejsonlintrc.json --quiet .",
     "postinstall": "gulp build",
     "publishAll": "git pull && yarn run buildParallel && lerna version --yes --no-private --no-git-tag-version && gulp completePublishAll",
     "releaseAndroid": "PATH=\"/usr/local/opt/openjdk@11/bin:$PATH\" node packages/tools/release-android.js",
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@
   },
   "husky": {
     "hooks": {
-      "pre-commit": "lint-staged"
+      "pre-commit": "lint-staged && yarn run packageJsonLint"
     }
   },
   "devDependencies": {
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@
     "lerna": "3.22.1",
     "lint-staged": "13.1.0",
     "madge": "5.0.1",
+    "npm-package-json-lint": "6.4.0",
     "typedoc": "0.17.8",
     "typescript": "4.9.4"
   },
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 8f60d909e..84da908a5 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -8149,6 +8149,15 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"ajv-errors@npm:^1.0.1":
+  version: 1.0.1
+  resolution: "ajv-errors@npm:1.0.1"
+  peerDependencies:
+    ajv: ">=5.0.0"
+  checksum: 2c9fc02cf58f9aae5bace61ebd1b162e1ea372ae9db5999243ba5e32a9a78c0d635d29ae085f652c61c941a43af0b2b1acdb255e29d44dc43a6e021085716d8c
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "ajv-keywords@npm:^3.4.1, ajv-keywords@npm:^3.5.2":
   version: 3.5.2
   resolution: "ajv-keywords@npm:3.5.2"
@@ -8158,7 +8167,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"ajv@npm:^6.10.0, ajv@npm:^6.12.0, ajv@npm:^6.12.3, ajv@npm:^6.12.4, ajv@npm:^6.12.5":
+"ajv@npm:^6.10.0, ajv@npm:^6.12.0, ajv@npm:^6.12.3, ajv@npm:^6.12.4, ajv@npm:^6.12.5, ajv@npm:^6.12.6":
   version: 6.12.6
   resolution: "ajv@npm:6.12.6"
   dependencies:
@@ -10324,7 +10333,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"builtins@npm:^5.0.1":
+"builtins@npm:^5.0.0, builtins@npm:^5.0.1":
   version: 5.0.1
   resolution: "builtins@npm:5.0.1"
   dependencies:
@@ -12031,6 +12040,18 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"cosmiconfig@npm:^8.0.0":
+  version: 8.0.0
+  resolution: "cosmiconfig@npm:8.0.0"
+  dependencies:
+    import-fresh: ^3.2.1
+    js-yaml: ^4.1.0
+    parse-json: ^5.0.0
+    path-type: ^4.0.0
+  checksum: ff4cdf89ac1ae52e7520816622c21a9e04380d04b82d653f5139ec581aa4f7f29e096d46770bc76c4a63c225367e88a1dfa233ea791669a35101f5f9b972c7d1
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "countable@npm:3.0.1":
   version: 3.0.1
   resolution: "countable@npm:3.0.1"
@@ -18629,6 +18650,13 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"irregular-plurals@npm:^3.2.0":
+  version: 3.3.0
+  resolution: "irregular-plurals@npm:3.3.0"
+  checksum: 1282d8adfb00a9718655ce21e5b096d4b31d2115c817a30e1e3254648ae4ac0f84d706cd0cad2a93c64f4bb5c5572ea8f63fcc9766f005a5362031c56d9e77b5
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "is-absolute@npm:^1.0.0":
   version: 1.0.0
   resolution: "is-absolute@npm:1.0.0"
@@ -19124,6 +19152,13 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"is-plain-obj@npm:^3.0.0":
+  version: 3.0.0
+  resolution: "is-plain-obj@npm:3.0.0"
+  checksum: a6ebdf8e12ab73f33530641972a72a4b8aed6df04f762070d823808303e4f76d87d5ea5bd76f96a7bbe83d93f04ac7764429c29413bd9049853a69cb630fb21c
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "is-plain-object@npm:^2.0.1, is-plain-object@npm:^2.0.3, is-plain-object@npm:^2.0.4":
   version: 2.0.4
   resolution: "is-plain-object@npm:2.0.4"
@@ -20687,6 +20722,13 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"jsonc-parser@npm:^3.2.0":
+  version: 3.2.0
+  resolution: "jsonc-parser@npm:3.2.0"
+  checksum: 946dd9a5f326b745aa326d48a7257e3f4a4b62c5e98ec8e49fa2bdd8d96cef7e6febf1399f5c7016114fd1f68a1c62c6138826d5d90bc650448e3cf0951c53c7
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "jsonfile@npm:^2.1.0":
   version: 2.4.0
   resolution: "jsonfile@npm:2.4.0"
@@ -22136,6 +22178,26 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"meow@npm:^9.0.0":
+  version: 9.0.0
+  resolution: "meow@npm:9.0.0"
+  dependencies:
+    "@types/minimist": ^1.2.0
+    camelcase-keys: ^6.2.2
+    decamelize: ^1.2.0
+    decamelize-keys: ^1.1.0
+    hard-rejection: ^2.1.0
+    minimist-options: 4.1.0
+    normalize-package-data: ^3.0.0
+    read-pkg-up: ^7.0.1
+    redent: ^3.0.0
+    trim-newlines: ^3.0.0
+    type-fest: ^0.18.0
+    yargs-parser: ^20.2.3
+  checksum: 99799c47247f4daeee178e3124f6ef6f84bde2ba3f37652865d5d8f8b8adcf9eedfc551dd043e2455cd8206545fd848e269c0c5ab6b594680a0ad4d3617c9639
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "merge-descriptors@npm:^1.0.1":
   version: 1.0.1
   resolution: "merge-descriptors@npm:1.0.1"
@@ -23873,6 +23935,33 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"npm-package-json-lint@npm:^6.4.0":
+  version: 6.4.0
+  resolution: "npm-package-json-lint@npm:6.4.0"
+  dependencies:
+    ajv: ^6.12.6
+    ajv-errors: ^1.0.1
+    chalk: ^4.1.2
+    cosmiconfig: ^8.0.0
+    debug: ^4.3.4
+    globby: ^11.1.0
+    ignore: ^5.2.0
+    is-plain-obj: ^3.0.0
+    jsonc-parser: ^3.2.0
+    log-symbols: ^4.1.0
+    meow: ^9.0.0
+    plur: ^4.0.0
+    semver: ^7.3.8
+    slash: ^3.0.0
+    strip-json-comments: ^3.1.1
+    type-fest: ^3.2.0
+    validate-npm-package-name: ^5.0.0
+  bin:
+    npmPkgJsonLint: dist/cli.js
+  checksum: 75cca8bfffd40cd848778f27cd2800515137a8747098d86c3cfc0f5c43073daeb4baf9be4771f06ef47659ec7b77ec5afab6024530329a9eafea2b0f3e102f55
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "npm-packlist@npm:^1.4.4":
   version: 1.4.8
   resolution: "npm-packlist@npm:1.4.8"
@@ -25419,6 +25508,15 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"plur@npm:^4.0.0":
+  version: 4.0.0
+  resolution: "plur@npm:4.0.0"
+  dependencies:
+    irregular-plurals: ^3.2.0
+  checksum: fea2e903efca67cc5c7a8952fca3db46ae8d9e9353373b406714977e601a5d3b628bcb043c3ad2126c6ff0e73d8020bf43af30a72dd087eff1ec240eb13b90e1
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "pluralize@npm:^8.0.0":
   version: 8.0.0
   resolution: "pluralize@npm:8.0.0"
@@ -28032,6 +28130,7 @@ __metadata:
     madge: 5.0.1
     node-gyp: 9.3.1
     nodemon: 2.0.20
+    npm-package-json-lint: ^6.4.0
     typedoc: 0.17.8
     typescript: 4.9.4
   languageName: unknown
@@ -31332,6 +31431,13 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"type-fest@npm:^3.2.0":
+  version: 3.5.0
+  resolution: "type-fest@npm:3.5.0"
+  checksum: 9b82958ded0aedeb38fe6b172645a319522d11904b58e422dbab9ba40f85d48e749ff8fb7047cd72f4a2923c63927b741e2efc97ce7b0662b7e042923510132f
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "type-is@npm:^1.6.16, type-is@npm:^1.6.18":
   version: 1.6.18
   resolution: "type-is@npm:1.6.18"
@@ -32199,6 +32305,15 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"validate-npm-package-name@npm:^5.0.0":
+  version: 5.0.0
+  resolution: "validate-npm-package-name@npm:5.0.0"
+  dependencies:
+    builtins: ^5.0.0
+  checksum: 5342a994986199b3c28e53a8452a14b2bb5085727691ea7aa0d284a6606b127c371e0925ae99b3f1ef7cc7d2c9de75f52eb61a3d1cc45e39bca1e3a9444cbb4e
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "value-or-function@npm:^3.0.0":
   version: 3.0.0
   resolution: "value-or-function@npm:3.0.0"