diff --git a/payu/experiment.py b/payu/experiment.py
index a2bc89ef..826d2009 100644
--- a/payu/experiment.py
+++ b/payu/experiment.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 # Extensions
 import yaml
+from packaging import version
 
 # Local
 from payu import envmod
@@ -387,7 +388,31 @@ def build_model(self):
         for model in self.models:
             model.build_model()
 
+    def check_payu_version(self):
+        """Check current payu version is greater than minimum required
+        payu version, if configured"""
+        # TODO: Move this function to a setup file if setup is moved to
+        # a separate file?
+        if "payu_minimum_version" not in self.config:
+            # Skip version check
+            return
+
+        minimum_version = str(self.config['payu_minimum_version'])
+
+        # Get the current version of the package
+        current_version = payu.__version__
+
+        # Compare versions
+        if version.parse(current_version) < version.parse(minimum_version):
+            raise RuntimeError(
+                f"Payu version {current_version} does not meet the configured "
+                f"minimum version. A version >= {minimum_version} is "
+                "required to run this configuration."
+            )
+
     def setup(self, force_archive=False):
+        # Check version
+        self.check_payu_version()
 
         # Confirm that no output path already exists
         if os.path.exists(self.output_path):
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index e1c7582c..ded28992 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ dependencies = [
     "tenacity >=8.0.0",
     "cftime",
     "GitPython >=3.1.40",
-    "ruamel.yaml >=0.18.5"
+    "ruamel.yaml >=0.18.5",
+    "packaging"
 ]
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]
diff --git a/test/test_setup.py b/test/test_setup.py
index 5f7a8b8c..afb98fdf 100644
--- a/test/test_setup.py
+++ b/test/test_setup.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import pdb
 import pytest
 import shutil
+from unittest.mock import patch
 import yaml
 
 import payu
@@ -136,3 +137,68 @@ def test_setup():
     for i in range(1, 4):
         assert((workdir/'input_00{i}.bin'.format(i=i)).stat().st_size
                == 1000**2 + i)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "current_version, min_version",
+    [
+        ("2.0.0", "1.0.0"),
+        ("v0.11.2", "v0.11.1"),
+        ("1.0.0", "1.0.0"),
+        ("1.0.0+4.gabc1234", "1.0.0"),
+        ("1.0.0+0.gxyz987.dirty", "1.0.0"),
+        ("1.1.5", 1.1)
+    ]
+)
+def test_check_payu_version_pass(current_version, min_version):
+    # Mock the payu version
+    with patch('payu.__version__', current_version):
+        # Avoid running Experiment init method
+        with patch.object(payu.experiment.Experiment, '__init__',
+                          lambda x: None):
+            expt = payu.experiment.Experiment()
+
+            # Mock config.yaml
+            expt.config = {
+                "payu_minimum_version": min_version
+            }
+            expt.check_payu_version()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "current_version, min_version",
+    [
+        ("1.0.0", "2.0.0"),
+        ("v0.11", "v0.11.1"),
+        ("1.0.0+4.gabc1234", "1.0.1"),
+        ("1.0.0+0.gxyz987.dirty", "v1.2"),
+    ]
+)
+def test_check_payu_version_fail(current_version, min_version):
+    with patch('payu.__version__', current_version):
+        with patch.object(payu.experiment.Experiment, '__init__',
+                          lambda x: None):
+            expt = payu.experiment.Experiment()
+
+            expt.config = {
+                "payu_minimum_version": min_version
+            }
+
+            with pytest.raises(RuntimeError):
+                expt.check_payu_version()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "current_version", ["1.0.0", "1.0.0+4.gabc1234"]
+)
+def test_check_payu_version_pass_with_no_minimum_version(current_version):
+    with patch('payu.__version__', current_version):
+        with patch.object(payu.experiment.Experiment, '__init__',
+                          lambda x: None):
+            expt = payu.experiment.Experiment()
+
+            # Leave version out of config.yaml
+            expt.config = {}
+
+            # Check runs without an error
+            expt.check_payu_version()