diff --git a/.github/workflows/minor-version-bump.yml b/.github/workflows/minor-version-bump.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ef10fe70d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/minor-version-bump.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+name: Minor version bump check
+on:
+  pull_request:
+
+jobs:
+  minor-version-bump-check:
+    permissions: {}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Minor version bump check
+        uses: awslabs/aws-kotlin-repo-tools/.github/actions/minor-version-bump@main
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 2a900f2cd..951d4fdeb 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
  */
 import aws.sdk.kotlin.gradle.dsl.configureJReleaser
 import aws.sdk.kotlin.gradle.dsl.configureLinting
+import aws.sdk.kotlin.gradle.dsl.configureMinorVersionStrategyRules
 import aws.sdk.kotlin.gradle.util.typedProp
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.tasks.KotlinCompile
 
@@ -109,6 +110,7 @@ val lintPaths = listOf(
 )
 
 configureLinting(lintPaths)
+configureMinorVersionStrategyRules(lintPaths)
 
 // Binary compatibility
 apiValidation {
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 40a133839..c3534b46f 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 kotlin-version = "2.2.0"
 dokka-version = "2.0.0"
 
-aws-kotlin-repo-tools-version = "0.4.50"
+aws-kotlin-repo-tools-version = "0.4.54"
 
 # libs
 coroutines-version = "1.10.2"