diff --git a/docs/DEVELOPER.md b/docs/DEVELOPER.md
index cca1715..f427f9b 100644
--- a/docs/DEVELOPER.md
+++ b/docs/DEVELOPER.md
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ git pull -r --autostash
 # update the version number for the TXT record for version.sslip.io
 sed -i '' "s/$OLD_VERSION/$VERSION/g" \
   bin/make_all \
-  bosh-release/packages/sslip.io-dns-server/packaging
+  bosh-release/packages/sslip.io-dns-server/packaging \
+  spec/check-dns_spec.rb
 # update the download instructions on the website
 sed -i '' "s~/$OLD_VERSION/~/$VERSION/~g" \
   k8s/document_root/index.html \
diff --git a/spec/check-dns_spec.rb b/spec/check-dns_spec.rb
index 7cfa274..e452ed5 100644
--- a/spec/check-dns_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/check-dns_spec.rb
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ def get_whois_nameservers(domain)
 end
 
 domain = ENV['DOMAIN'] || 'example.com'
+sslip_version = '2.2.2'
 whois_nameservers = get_whois_nameservers(domain)
 
 describe domain do
@@ -98,6 +99,10 @@ describe domain do
     it "resolves 2601-646-100-69f0--24.#{domain}' to eq 2601:646:100:69f0::24)}" do
       expect(`dig +short AAAA 2601-646-100-69f0--24.#{domain} @#{whois_nameserver}`.chomp).to eq("2601:646:100:69f0::24")
     end
+
+    it "gets the expected version number, #{sslip_version}" do
+      expect(`dig @#{whois_nameserver} TXT version.#{domain} +short`).to include(sslip_version)
+    end
   end
   # check the website
   it "is able to reach https://#{domain} and get a valid response (2xx)" do