diff --git a/spec/ameba/cli/cmd_spec.cr b/spec/ameba/cli/cmd_spec.cr
index c02068482..2be16982d 100644
--- a/spec/ameba/cli/cmd_spec.cr
+++ b/spec/ameba/cli/cmd_spec.cr
@@ -32,6 +32,13 @@ module Ameba::Cli
         end
       end
 
+      %w[-u --up-to-version].each do |flag|
+        it "accepts #{flag} flag" do
+          c = Cli.parse_args [flag, "1.5.0"]
+          c.version.should eq "1.5.0"
+        end
+      end
+
       it "accepts --only flag" do
         c = Cli.parse_args ["--only", "RULE1,RULE2"]
         c.only.should eq %w[RULE1 RULE2]
diff --git a/spec/ameba/config_spec.cr b/spec/ameba/config_spec.cr
index 678da23ba..e25469c55 100644
--- a/spec/ameba/config_spec.cr
+++ b/spec/ameba/config_spec.cr
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ module Ameba
       it "loads custom config" do
         config = Config.load config_sample
         config.should_not be_nil
+        config.version.should_not be_nil
         config.globs.should_not be_nil
         config.formatter.should_not be_nil
       end
@@ -93,6 +94,7 @@ module Ameba
       it "loads default config" do
         config = Config.load
         config.should_not be_nil
+        config.version.should be_nil
         config.globs.should_not be_nil
         config.formatter.should_not be_nil
       end
@@ -169,6 +171,31 @@ module Ameba
       end
     end
 
+    describe "#version, version=" do
+      config = Config.load config_sample
+      version = SemanticVersion.parse("1.5.0")
+
+      it "contains default version" do
+        config.version.should_not be_nil
+      end
+
+      it "allows to set version" do
+        config.version = version
+        config.version.should eq version
+      end
+
+      it "allows to set version using a string" do
+        config.version = version.to_s
+        config.version.should eq version
+      end
+
+      it "raises an error if version is not valid" do
+        expect_raises(Exception) do
+          config.version = "foo"
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
     describe "#update_rule" do
       config = Config.load config_sample
 
diff --git a/spec/ameba/runner_spec.cr b/spec/ameba/runner_spec.cr
index f1fc904cf..17aa97c8c 100644
--- a/spec/ameba/runner_spec.cr
+++ b/spec/ameba/runner_spec.cr
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ module Ameba
     config.formatter = formatter
     config.globs = files
 
+    config.update_rule VersionedRule.rule_name, enabled: false
     config.update_rule ErrorRule.rule_name, enabled: false
     config.update_rule PerfRule.rule_name, enabled: false
     config.update_rule AtoAA.rule_name, enabled: false
@@ -48,6 +49,20 @@ module Ameba
         formatter.finished_source.should_not be_nil
       end
 
+      it "checks accordingly to the rule #since_version" do
+        rules = [VersionedRule.new] of Rule::Base
+        source = Source.new "", "source.cr"
+
+        v1_0_0 = SemanticVersion.parse("1.0.0")
+        Runner.new(rules, [source], formatter, default_severity, false, v1_0_0).run.success?.should be_true
+
+        v1_5_0 = SemanticVersion.parse("1.5.0")
+        Runner.new(rules, [source], formatter, default_severity, false, v1_5_0).run.success?.should be_false
+
+        v1_10_0 = SemanticVersion.parse("1.10.0")
+        Runner.new(rules, [source], formatter, default_severity, false, v1_10_0).run.success?.should be_false
+      end
+
       it "skips rule check if source is excluded" do
         path = "source.cr"
         source = Source.new "", path
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/config.yml b/spec/fixtures/config.yml
index c5394b90f..07efce09a 100644
--- a/spec/fixtures/config.yml
+++ b/spec/fixtures/config.yml
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
+version: "1.5.0"
+
 Lint/ComparisonToBoolean:
   Enabled: true
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.cr b/spec/spec_helper.cr
index 04dfa74cf..b246e23f6 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.cr
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.cr
@@ -24,6 +24,17 @@ module Ameba
     end
   end
 
+  class VersionedRule < Rule::Base
+    properties do
+      since_version "1.5.0"
+      description "Rule with a custom version."
+    end
+
+    def test(source)
+      issue_for({1, 1}, "This rule always adds an error")
+    end
+  end
+
   # Rule extended description
   class ErrorRule < Rule::Base
     properties do