diff --git a/cup.schema.json b/cup.schema.json
index aaed5be..237a2ec 100644
--- a/cup.schema.json
+++ b/cup.schema.json
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@
     "description": "A schema for Cup's config file",
     "type": "object",
     "properties": {
+        "version": {
+            "type": "integer",
+            "minimum": 3,
+            "maximum": 3
+        },
         "registries": {
             "type": "object",
             "description": "Configuration options for specific registries",
@@ -57,5 +62,6 @@
             "type": "string",
             "minLength": 1
         }
-    }
+    },
+    "required": ["version"]
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index 610fbd2..6e7df52 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -32,12 +32,13 @@ pub struct RegistryConfig {
 #[serde(default)]
 pub struct ImageConfig {
     pub extra: Vec<String>,
-    pub exclude: Vec<String>
+    pub exclude: Vec<String>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Deserialize)]
 #[serde(default)]
 pub struct Config {
+    version: u8,
     pub registries: FxHashMap<String, RegistryConfig>,
     pub images: ImageConfig,
     pub theme: Theme,
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ pub struct Config {
 impl Config {
     pub fn new() -> Self {
         Self {
+            version: 3,
             registries: FxHashMap::default(),
             images: ImageConfig::default(),
             theme: Theme::Default,
@@ -73,10 +75,14 @@ impl Config {
     }
     /// Parses and validates the config.
     pub fn parse(&self, raw_config: &str) -> Self {
-        match serde_json::from_str(raw_config) {
+        let config: Self = match serde_json::from_str(raw_config) {
             Ok(config) => config,
             Err(e) => error!("Unexpected error occured while parsing config: {}", e),
+        };
+        if config.version != 2 {
+            error!("You are trying to run Cup with an incompatible config file! Please migrate your config file to the version 3, or if you have already done so, add a `version` key with the value `3`.")
         }
+        config
     }
 }