diff --git a/lldb/include/lldb/API/SBReproducer.h b/lldb/include/lldb/API/SBReproducer.h
--- a/lldb/include/lldb/API/SBReproducer.h
+++ b/lldb/include/lldb/API/SBReproducer.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 public:
   static const char *Capture();
   static const char *Capture(const char *path);
-  static const char *Replay(const char *path);
+  static const char *Replay(const char *path, bool skip_version_check = false);
   static const char *GetPath();
   static bool Generate();
 };
diff --git a/lldb/source/API/SBReproducer.cpp b/lldb/source/API/SBReproducer.cpp
--- a/lldb/source/API/SBReproducer.cpp
+++ b/lldb/source/API/SBReproducer.cpp
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
 #include "lldb/API/SBFileSpec.h"
 #include "lldb/API/SBHostOS.h"
 #include "lldb/API/SBReproducer.h"
-
 #include "lldb/Host/FileSystem.h"
+#include "lldb/lldb-private.h"
 
 using namespace lldb;
 using namespace lldb_private;
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
   return nullptr;
 }
 
-const char *SBReproducer::Replay(const char *path) {
+const char *SBReproducer::Replay(const char *path, bool skip_version_check) {
   static std::string error;
   if (auto e = Reproducer::Initialize(ReproducerMode::Replay, FileSpec(path))) {
     error = llvm::toString(std::move(e));
@@ -137,6 +137,22 @@
     return error.c_str();
   }
 
+  if (!skip_version_check) {
+    llvm::Expected<std::string> version = loader->LoadBuffer<VersionProvider>();
+    if (!version) {
+      error = llvm::toString(version.takeError());
+      return error.c_str();
+    }
+    if (lldb_private::GetVersion() != llvm::StringRef(*version).rtrim()) {
+      error = "reproducer capture and replay version don't match:\n";
+      error.append("reproducer captured with:\n");
+      error.append(*version);
+      error.append("reproducer replayed with:\n");
+      error.append(lldb_private::GetVersion());
+      return error.c_str();
+    }
+  }
+
   FileSpec file = loader->GetFile<SBProvider::Info>();
   if (!file) {
     error = "unable to get replay data from reproducer.";
diff --git a/lldb/test/Shell/Reproducer/TestVersionCheck.test b/lldb/test/Shell/Reproducer/TestVersionCheck.test
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lldb/test/Shell/Reproducer/TestVersionCheck.test
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+# REQUIRES: system-darwin
+
+# This tests the reproducer version check.
+
+# RUN: rm -rf %t.repro
+# RUN: %clang_host %S/Inputs/simple.c -g -o %t.out
+# RUN: %lldb -x -b -s %S/Inputs/FileCapture.in --capture --capture-path %t.repro %t.out | FileCheck %s --check-prefix CHECK --check-prefix CAPTURE
+
+# Make sure that replay works.
+# RUN: %lldb --replay %t.repro | FileCheck %s --check-prefix CHECK --check-prefix REPLAY
+
+# Change the reproducer version.
+# RUN: echo "bogus" >> %t.repro/version.txt
+
+# Make sure that replay works.
+# RUN: not %lldb --replay %t.repro 2>&1 | FileCheck %s --check-prefix ERROR
+
+# Make sure that we can circumvent the version check with -reproducer-skip-version-check.
+# RUN: %lldb --replay %t.repro -reproducer-skip-version-check | FileCheck %s --check-prefix CHECK --check-prefix REPLAY
+
+# CAPTURE: testing
+# REPLAY-NOT: testing
+
+# CHECK: Process {{.*}} exited
+
+# CAPTURE: Reproducer is in capture mode.
+# CAPTURE: Reproducer written
+
+# ERROR: error: reproducer replay failed: reproducer capture and replay version don't match
diff --git a/lldb/tools/driver/Driver.cpp b/lldb/tools/driver/Driver.cpp
--- a/lldb/tools/driver/Driver.cpp
+++ b/lldb/tools/driver/Driver.cpp
@@ -797,7 +797,9 @@
 
 llvm::Optional<int> InitializeReproducer(opt::InputArgList &input_args) {
   if (auto *replay_path = input_args.getLastArg(OPT_replay)) {
-    if (const char *error = SBReproducer::Replay(replay_path->getValue())) {
+    const bool skip_version_check = input_args.hasArg(OPT_skip_version_check);
+    if (const char *error =
+            SBReproducer::Replay(replay_path->getValue(), skip_version_check)) {
       WithColor::error() << "reproducer replay failed: " << error << '\n';
       return 1;
     }
diff --git a/lldb/tools/driver/Options.td b/lldb/tools/driver/Options.td
--- a/lldb/tools/driver/Options.td
+++ b/lldb/tools/driver/Options.td
@@ -232,5 +232,7 @@
 def replay: Separate<["--", "-"], "replay">,
   MetaVarName<"<filename>">,
   HelpText<"Tells the debugger to replay a reproducer from <filename>.">;
+def skip_version_check: F<"reproducer-skip-version-check">,
+  HelpText<"Skip the reproducer version check.">;
 
 def REM : R<["--"], "">;