diff --git a/go-fuzz-build/main.go b/go-fuzz-build/main.go
index fc6897078..12bf30f26 100644
--- a/go-fuzz-build/main.go
+++ b/go-fuzz-build/main.go
@@ -160,6 +160,16 @@ func main() {
 	zipFile("cover.exe", coverBin)
 	zipFile("sonar.exe", sonarBin)
 	zipFile("metadata", metaData)
+
+	// Add version file.
+	w, err := zipw.Create("version")
+	if err != nil {
+		c.failf("failed to create zip file: %v", err)
+	}
+	if _, err := w.Write([]byte(Version)); err != nil {
+		c.failf("failed to write version to zip file: %v", err)
+	}
+
 	if err := zipw.Close(); err != nil {
 		c.failf("failed to close zip file: %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/go-fuzz/worker.go b/go-fuzz/worker.go
index cbbc5c957..c649ea77f 100644
--- a/go-fuzz/worker.go
+++ b/go-fuzz/worker.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 
 	. "github.com/dvyukov/go-fuzz/go-fuzz-defs"
 	. "github.com/dvyukov/go-fuzz/internal/go-fuzz-types"
+	types "github.com/dvyukov/go-fuzz/internal/go-fuzz-types"
 )
 
 type execType byte
@@ -78,16 +79,34 @@ func workerMain() {
 	}
 	var coverBin, sonarBin string
 	var metadata MetaData
+	var foundVersion bool
 	for _, zipf := range zipr.File {
 		r, err := zipf.Open()
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Fatalf("failed to unzip file from input archive: %v", err)
 		}
-		if zipf.Name == "metadata" {
+		switch zipf.Name {
+		case "metadata":
 			if err := json.NewDecoder(r).Decode(&metadata); err != nil {
 				log.Fatalf("failed to decode metadata: %v", err)
 			}
-		} else {
+		case "version":
+			foundVersion = true
+			v, err := ioutil.ReadAll(r)
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Fatalf("failed to read version: %v", err)
+			}
+			if types.Version != string(v) {
+				log.Fatalf(`
+Version skew detected.
+
+The zip file %v was built with go-fuzz-build version %q.
+This go-fuzz uses version %q.
+Please ensure that go-fuzz and go-fuzz-build have the
+same version, and then re-build the zip file.
+`[1:], *flagBin, string(v), types.Version)
+			}
+		default:
 			f, err := ioutil.TempFile("", "go-fuzz")
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Fatalf("failed to create temp file: %v", err)
@@ -117,6 +136,14 @@ func workerMain() {
 	if coverBin == "" || sonarBin == "" || len(metadata.Blocks) == 0 || len(metadata.Funcs) == 0 {
 		log.Fatalf("bad input archive: missing file")
 	}
+	if !foundVersion {
+		log.Fatalf(`
+Version skew detected.
+
+The zip file %v was built with an old version of go-fuzz-build.
+Please ensure that go-fuzz and go-fuzz-build have the
+same version, and then re-build the zip file.`[1:], *flagBin)
+	}
 
 	cleanup := func() {
 		os.Remove(coverBin)
diff --git a/internal/go-fuzz-types/types.go b/internal/go-fuzz-types/types.go
index 360481ff2..6a228ee68 100644
--- a/internal/go-fuzz-types/types.go
+++ b/internal/go-fuzz-types/types.go
@@ -1,9 +1,17 @@
 // Copyright 2015 go-fuzz project authors. All rights reserved.
 // Use of this source code is governed by Apache 2 LICENSE that can be found in the LICENSE file.
 
-// Package types provides types shared between go-fuzz-build and go-fuzz.
+// Package types provides types and data shared between go-fuzz-build and go-fuzz.
 package types
 
+// Version is an opaque identifier describing the zip file
+// generated by go-fuzz-build and consumed by go-fuzz.
+// It should be altered to a never-before-used value
+// any time you make a change that could cause a zip file
+// generated by go-fuzz-build not to be fully interoperable
+// with a different version of go-fuzz.
+const Version = "1"
+
 type CoverBlock struct {
 	ID        int
 	File      string