diff --git a/build_files/build_environment/CMakeLists.txt b/build_files/build_environment/CMakeLists.txt
index 43494bd171b..e2098186d34 100644
--- a/build_files/build_environment/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/build_files/build_environment/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ if(POLICY CMP0135)
   cmake_policy(SET CMP0135 NEW) # CMake 3.24+ Set the date/time for extracted files to time of extraction
 endif()
 include(ExternalProject)
+
+list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/../cmake/Modules")
+
 include(cmake/check_software.cmake)
 include(cmake/options.cmake)
 # `versions.cmake` needs to be included after `options.cmake`
@@ -40,6 +43,7 @@ include(cmake/versions.cmake)
 include(cmake/boost_build_options.cmake)
 include(cmake/download.cmake)
 include(cmake/macros.cmake)
+include(cmake/check_compilers.cmake)
 
 if(ENABLE_MSYS2)
   include(cmake/setup_msys2.cmake)
diff --git a/build_files/build_environment/cmake/check_compilers.cmake b/build_files/build_environment/cmake/check_compilers.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..23e84108867
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build_files/build_environment/cmake/check_compilers.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2019-2023 Blender Authors
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+
+# Check against installed versions.
+
+message(STATUS "Found C Compiler: ${CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID} ${CMAKE_C_COMPILER_VERSION}")
+if(UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
+  if(NOT CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCC OR NOT (CMAKE_C_COMPILER_VERSION MATCHES ${RELEASE_GCC_VERSION}))
+    message(STATUS "  NOTE: Official releases uses GCC ${RELEASE_GCC_VERSION}")
+  endif()
+endif()
+
+message(STATUS "Found C++ Compiler: ${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID} ${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION}")
+if(UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
+  if(NOT CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCC OR NOT (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION MATCHES ${RELEASE_GCC_VERSION}))
+    message(STATUS "  NOTE: Official releases uses GCC ${RELEASE_GCC_VERSION}")
+  endif()
+endif()
+
+if(NOT APPLE)
+  include(CheckLanguage)
+  check_language(CUDA)
+  if (NOT CMAKE_CUDA_COMPILER)
+    message(STATUS "Missing CUDA compiler")
+  else()
+    enable_language(CUDA)
+    message(STATUS "Found CUDA Compiler: ${CMAKE_CUDA_COMPILER_ID} ${CMAKE_CUDA_COMPILER_VERSION}")
+    if(NOT CMAKE_CUDA_COMPILER_VERSION MATCHES ${RELEASE_CUDA_VERSION})
+      message(STATUS "  NOTE: Official releases uses CUDA ${RELEASE_CUDA_VERSION}")
+    endif()
+  endif()
+
+
+  unset(HIP_VERSION)
+  find_package(HIP QUIET)
+  if (NOT HIP_FOUND)
+    message(STATUS "Missing HIP compiler")
+  else()
+    message(STATUS "Found HIP Compiler: ${HIP_HIPCC_EXECUTABLE} ${HIP_VERSION}")
+    if(NOT HIP_VERSION MATCHES ${RELEASE_HIP_VERSION})
+      message(STATUS "  NOTE: Official releases uses HIP ${RELEASE_HIP_VERSION}")
+    endif()
+  endif()
+endif()
diff --git a/build_files/build_environment/cmake/versions.cmake b/build_files/build_environment/cmake/versions.cmake
index d8a1678dab8..d9efc173c55 100644
--- a/build_files/build_environment/cmake/versions.cmake
+++ b/build_files/build_environment/cmake/versions.cmake
@@ -2,6 +2,18 @@
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 
+# Compilers
+#
+# Version used for precompiled library builds used for official releases.
+# For anyone making their own library build, matching these exactly is not
+# needed but it can be a useful reference.
+
+set(RELEASE_GCC_VERSION 11.2.*)
+set(RELEASE_CUDA_VERSION 12.3.*)
+set(RELEASE_HIP_VERSION 5.7.*)
+
+# Libraries
+#
 # CPE's are used to identify dependencies, for more information on what they
 # are please see https://nvd.nist.gov/products/cpe
 #