diff --git a/.changeset/smooth-years-work.md b/.changeset/smooth-years-work.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6a32288c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/smooth-years-work.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
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+'@xata.io/cli': patch
+---
+
+Add version checks for SDK and CLI to be in sync
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index 341ae3310..d1f8678f0 100644
--- a/cli/package-lock.json
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@@ -22426,6 +22658,26 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "csvtojson": {
+      "version": "2.0.10",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/csvtojson/-/csvtojson-2.0.10.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-lUWFxGKyhraKCW8Qghz6Z0f2l/PqB1W3AO0HKJzGIQ5JRSlR651ekJDiGJbBT4sRNNv5ddnSGVEnsxP9XRCVpQ==",
+      "requires": {
+        "bluebird": "^3.5.1",
+        "lodash": "^4.17.3",
+        "strip-bom": "^2.0.0"
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+        "strip-bom": {
+          "version": "2.0.0",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/strip-bom/-/strip-bom-2.0.0.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-kwrX1y7czp1E69n2ajbG65mIo9dqvJ+8aBQXOGVxqwvNbsXdFM6Lq37dLAY3mknUwru8CfcCbfOLL/gMo+fi3g==",
+          "requires": {
+            "is-utf8": "^0.2.0"
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
     "dargs": {
       "version": "7.0.0",
       "dev": true
@@ -23642,8 +23894,7 @@
       "version": "1.0.0-beta.2"
     },
     "get-caller-file": {
-      "version": "2.0.5",
-      "dev": true
+      "version": "2.0.5"
     },
     "get-package-type": {
       "version": "0.1.0"
@@ -24033,8 +24284,7 @@
       "dev": true
     },
     "is-utf8": {
-      "version": "0.2.1",
-      "dev": true
+      "version": "0.2.1"
     },
     "is-wsl": {
       "version": "2.2.0",
@@ -24475,8 +24725,7 @@
       }
     },
     "mkdirp": {
-      "version": "1.0.4",
-      "dev": true
+      "version": "1.0.4"
     },
     "mkdirp-classic": {
       "version": "0.5.3",
@@ -25244,6 +25493,11 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "path-browserify": {
+      "version": "1.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/path-browserify/-/path-browserify-1.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-b7uo2UCUOYZcnF/3ID0lulOJi/bafxa1xPe7ZPsammBSpjSWQkjNxlt635YGS2MiR9GjvuXCtz2emr3jbsz98g=="
+    },
     "path-exists": {
       "version": "4.0.0",
       "dev": true
@@ -25327,6 +25581,11 @@
       "version": "1.2.1",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "prettier": {
+      "version": "2.8.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/prettier/-/prettier-2.8.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-9Lmg8hTFZKG0Asr/kW9Bp8tJjRVluO8EJQVfY2T7FMw9T5jy4I/Uvx0Rca/XWf50QQ1/SS48+6IJWnrb+2yemA=="
+    },
     "pretty-bytes": {
       "version": "5.6.0"
     },
@@ -25772,8 +26031,7 @@
       "dev": true
     },
     "require-directory": {
-      "version": "2.1.1",
-      "dev": true
+      "version": "2.1.1"
     },
     "require-from-string": {
       "version": "2.0.2",
@@ -26298,6 +26556,14 @@
       "integrity": "sha1-gYT9NH2snNwYWZLzpmIuFLnZq2o=",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "transliteration": {
+      "version": "2.3.5",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/transliteration/-/transliteration-2.3.5.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-HAGI4Lq4Q9dZ3Utu2phaWgtm3vB6PkLUFqWAScg/UW+1eZ/Tg6Exo4oC0/3VUol/w4BlefLhUUSVBr/9/ZGQOw==",
+      "requires": {
+        "yargs": "^17.5.1"
+      }
+    },
     "tree-kill": {
       "version": "1.2.2",
       "dev": true
@@ -26306,6 +26572,15 @@
       "version": "1.0.4",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "ts-morph": {
+      "version": "16.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ts-morph/-/ts-morph-16.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-jGNF0GVpFj0orFw55LTsQxVYEUOCWBAbR5Ls7fTYE5pQsbW18ssTb/6UXx/GYAEjS+DQTp8VoTw0vqYMiaaQuw==",
+      "requires": {
+        "@ts-morph/common": "~0.17.0",
+        "code-block-writer": "^11.0.3"
+      }
+    },
     "ts-node": {
       "version": "10.9.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ts-node/-/ts-node-10.9.1.tgz",
@@ -26377,8 +26652,7 @@
     "typescript": {
       "version": "4.9.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/typescript/-/typescript-4.9.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-CIfGzTelbKNEnLpLdGFgdyKhG23CKdKgQPOBc+OUNrkJ2vr+KSzsSV5kq5iWhEQbok+quxgGzrAtGWCyU7tHnA==",
-      "dev": true
+      "integrity": "sha512-CIfGzTelbKNEnLpLdGFgdyKhG23CKdKgQPOBc+OUNrkJ2vr+KSzsSV5kq5iWhEQbok+quxgGzrAtGWCyU7tHnA=="
     },
     "undici": {
       "version": "5.9.1",
@@ -26625,8 +26899,7 @@
       "dev": true
     },
     "y18n": {
-      "version": "5.0.8",
-      "dev": true
+      "version": "5.0.8"
     },
     "yallist": {
       "version": "4.0.0"
@@ -26640,7 +26913,6 @@
       "version": "17.5.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/yargs/-/yargs-17.5.1.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-t6YAJcxDkNX7NFYiVtKvWUz8l+PaKTLiL63mJYWR2GnHq2gjEWISzsLp9wg3aY36dY1j+gfIEL3pIF+XlJJfbA==",
-      "dev": true,
       "requires": {
         "cliui": "^7.0.2",
         "escalade": "^3.1.1",
@@ -26654,8 +26926,7 @@
     "yargs-parser": {
       "version": "21.1.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/yargs-parser/-/yargs-parser-21.1.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-tVpsJW7DdjecAiFpbIB1e3qxIQsE6NoPc5/eTdrbbIC4h0LVsWhnoa3g+m2HclBIujHzsxZ4VJVA+GUuc2/LBw==",
-      "dev": true
+      "integrity": "sha512-tVpsJW7DdjecAiFpbIB1e3qxIQsE6NoPc5/eTdrbbIC4h0LVsWhnoa3g+m2HclBIujHzsxZ4VJVA+GUuc2/LBw=="
     },
     "yarn": {
       "version": "1.22.18"
diff --git a/cli/package.json b/cli/package.json
index d37c58d98..363b6160e 100644
--- a/cli/package.json
+++ b/cli/package.json
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
     "rollup-plugin-esbuild": "^5.0.0",
     "rollup-plugin-hypothetical": "^2.1.1",
     "rollup-plugin-virtual-fs": "^4.0.1-alpha.0",
+    "semver": "^7.3.8",
     "text-table": "^0.2.0",
     "tmp": "^0.2.1",
     "which": "^3.0.0",
diff --git a/cli/src/commands/codegen/index.ts b/cli/src/commands/codegen/index.ts
index e9fedda6b..1e9e67ed1 100644
--- a/cli/src/commands/codegen/index.ts
+++ b/cli/src/commands/codegen/index.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ import chalk from 'chalk';
 import { mkdir, writeFile } from 'fs/promises';
 import path, { dirname, extname, relative } from 'path';
 import { BaseCommand, ProjectConfig } from '../../base.js';
+import { readJSON } from '../../utils.js';
+import { VERSION as sdkVersion } from '@xata.io/client';
+import semver from 'semver';
 
 export const languages: Record<string, 'javascript' | 'typescript'> = {
   '.js': 'javascript',
@@ -72,6 +75,24 @@ export default class Codegen extends BaseCommand {
       );
     }
 
+    const packageJSON = await readJSON('package.json');
+    if (!packageJSON) {
+      return this.error('Could not find package.json. Please run this command in the root of your project.');
+    }
+
+    const installedVersion: string | undefined = packageJSON.dependencies['@xata.io/client'];
+    if (!installedVersion) {
+      return this.error(
+        `Could not find @xata.io/client in your package.json. Please install it to use the codegen command.`
+      );
+    }
+
+    if (!semver.satisfies(installedVersion, `^${sdkVersion}`)) {
+      return this.error(
+        `The installed version of @xata.io/client (${installedVersion}) does not satisfy the required version (${sdkVersion}). Please update your package.json.`
+      );
+    }
+
     const ext = extname(output);
     const dir = dirname(output);
     const language = languages[ext];
diff --git a/cli/src/commands/init/index.ts b/cli/src/commands/init/index.ts
index 55974fe2b..a28432fb9 100644
--- a/cli/src/commands/init/index.ts
+++ b/cli/src/commands/init/index.ts
@@ -1,19 +1,22 @@
 import { Flags } from '@oclif/core';
+import { VERSION as sdkVersion } from '@xata.io/client';
 import { ModuleType } from '@xata.io/codegen';
 import chalk from 'chalk';
-import { access, readFile, writeFile } from 'fs/promises';
+import dotenv from 'dotenv';
+import { readFile, writeFile } from 'fs/promises';
 import path, { extname } from 'path';
+import semver from 'semver';
 import which from 'which';
 import { createAPIKeyThroughWebUI } from '../../auth-server.js';
 import { BaseCommand, ENV_FILES } from '../../base.js';
 import { isIgnored } from '../../git.js';
 import { xataDatabaseSchema } from '../../schema.js';
+import { existsFile, readJSON } from '../../utils.js';
 import Browse from '../browse/index.js';
 import Codegen, { languages, unsupportedExtensionError } from '../codegen/index.js';
 import RandomData from '../random-data/index.js';
 import EditSchema from '../schema/edit.js';
 import Shell from '../shell/index.js';
-import dotenv from 'dotenv';
 
 const moduleTypeOptions = ['cjs', 'esm'];
 export default class Init extends BaseCommand {
@@ -180,7 +183,7 @@ export default class Init extends BaseCommand {
     }
 
     if (output || sdk) {
-      await this.installPackage('@xata.io/client');
+      await this.installSDK();
     }
   }
 
@@ -201,32 +204,38 @@ export default class Init extends BaseCommand {
   }
 
   async guessPackageManager() {
-    if (await this.access('package-lock.json')) {
+    if (await existsFile('package-lock.json')) {
       return { name: 'npm', args: ['install', '--save'] };
-    } else if (await this.access('yarn.lock')) {
+    } else if (await existsFile('yarn.lock')) {
       return { name: 'yarn', args: ['add'] };
-    } else if (await this.access('pnpm-lock.yaml')) {
+    } else if (await existsFile('pnpm-lock.yaml')) {
       return { name: 'pnpm', args: ['add'] };
     } else {
       return null;
     }
   }
 
-  async access(path: string) {
-    try {
-      await access(path);
-      return true;
-    } catch (err) {
-      return false;
-    }
-  }
+  async installSDK() {
+    const pkg = '@xata.io/client';
 
-  async installPackage(pkg: string) {
     const packageManager = await this.getPackageManager();
     if (!packageManager) return;
 
-    const { name, args } = packageManager;
-    await this.runCommand(name, [...args, pkg]);
+    const packageJSON = await readJSON('package.json');
+    if (!packageJSON) {
+      throw new Error('Could not find package.json. Please run this command in the root of your project.');
+    }
+
+    const installedVersion: string | undefined = packageJSON.dependencies[pkg];
+
+    if (installedVersion === undefined || semver.lt(installedVersion, sdkVersion)) {
+      const { name, args } = packageManager;
+      await this.runCommand(name, [...args, `${pkg}@${sdkVersion}`]);
+    } else if (semver.gt(installedVersion, sdkVersion)) {
+      this.warn(
+        `The CLI is not up to date. Please update it with ${chalk.bold('npm install -g @xata.io/cli')} to avoid errors.`
+      );
+    }
   }
 
   async writeConfig() {
@@ -240,7 +249,7 @@ export default class Init extends BaseCommand {
   async writeEnvFile(workspace: string, region: string, database: string) {
     let envFile = ENV_FILES[ENV_FILES.length - 1];
     for (const file of ENV_FILES) {
-      if (await this.access(file)) {
+      if (await existsFile(file)) {
         envFile = file;
         break;
       }
@@ -322,7 +331,7 @@ export default class Init extends BaseCommand {
     const ignored = await isIgnored(envFile);
     if (ignored) return;
 
-    const exists = await this.access('.gitignore');
+    const exists = await existsFile('.gitignore');
 
     const { confirm } = await this.prompt({
       type: 'confirm',
diff --git a/cli/src/utils.ts b/cli/src/utils.ts
index 5b9901628..dee217c3e 100644
--- a/cli/src/utils.ts
+++ b/cli/src/utils.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { access, readFile } from 'fs/promises';
+
 export function pluralize(word: string, count: number) {
   return `${word}${count === 1 ? '' : 's'}`;
 }
@@ -7,3 +9,21 @@ export function reportBugURL(title: string) {
     title
   )}`;
 }
+
+export async function existsFile(path: string) {
+  try {
+    await access(path);
+    return true;
+  } catch (err) {
+    return false;
+  }
+}
+
+export async function readJSON(path: string) {
+  try {
+    const content = await readFile(path);
+    return JSON.parse(content.toString());
+  } catch (err) {
+    return null;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/client/src/index.ts b/packages/client/src/index.ts
index 03ab00b62..dfff3e6d2 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/client/src/index.ts
@@ -16,3 +16,4 @@ export * from './serializer';
 export * from './util/config';
 export * from './util/apiKey';
 export * from './workers';
+export * from './version';