diff --git a/substrate/scripts/gitlab/check_runtime.sh b/substrate/scripts/gitlab/check_runtime.sh
index 15ef47c6b9..fea609f8f0 100755
--- a/substrate/scripts/gitlab/check_runtime.sh
+++ b/substrate/scripts/gitlab/check_runtime.sh
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ git log --graph --oneline --decorate=short -n 10
 
 
 RUNTIME="node/runtime/wasm/target/wasm32-unknown-unknown/release/node_runtime.compact.wasm"
+VERSIONS_FILE="node/runtime/src/lib.rs"
 
 
 
@@ -31,28 +32,33 @@ fi
 
 
 
-# check for spec_version updates
-add_spec_version="$(git diff origin/master...${CI_COMMIT_SHA} node/runtime/src/lib.rs \
-	| sed -n -r 's/^\+[[:space:]]+spec_version: +([0-9]+),$/\1/p')"
-sub_spec_version="$(git diff origin/master...${CI_COMMIT_SHA} node/runtime/src/lib.rs \
-	| sed -n -r 's/^\-[[:space:]]+spec_version: +([0-9]+),$/\1/p')"
-
-
-# see if the spec version and the binary blob changed
-if git diff --name-only origin/master...${CI_COMMIT_SHA} \
-	| grep -q "${RUNTIME}" && \
-	[ "${add_spec_version}" != "${sub_spec_version}" ]
-then
-	cat <<-EOT
+# check for version updates
+for version in spec_version impl_version
+do
+	add_version="$(git diff origin/master...${CI_COMMIT_SHA} ${VERSIONS_FILE} \
+		| sed -n -r "s/^\+[[:space:]]+${version}: +([0-9]+),$/\1/p")"
+	sub_version="$(git diff origin/master...${CI_COMMIT_SHA} ${VERSIONS_FILE} \
+		| sed -n -r "s/^\-[[:space:]]+${version}: +([0-9]+),$/\1/p")"
 	
-	changes to the runtime sources and changes in the spec version and wasm 
-	binary blob.
+	
+	# see if the version and the binary blob changed
+	if git diff --name-only origin/master...${CI_COMMIT_SHA} \
+		| grep -q "${RUNTIME}" && \
+		[ "${add_version}" != "${sub_version}" ]
+	then
+		cat <<-EOT
+		
+		changes to the runtime sources and changes in the spec version and wasm 
+		binary blob.
+	
+		${version}: ${sub_version} -> ${add_version}
+	
+		EOT
+		exit 0
+	fi
+done
 
-	spec_version: ${sub_spec_version} -> ${add_spec_version}
 
-	EOT
-	exit 0
-fi
 
 
 cat <<-EOT
@@ -60,6 +66,14 @@ cat <<-EOT
 wasm source files changed but not the spec version and the runtime
 binary blob. This may break the api.
 
+source file directories:
+ - node/src/runtime
+ - srml
+ - core/sr-*
+
+versions file: ${VERSIONS_FILE}
+
+
 EOT
 
 echo