diff --git a/.github/workflows/buid_release.yaml b/.github/workflows/buid_release.yaml
index 5c8cc7a80f..6ffb1f0da5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/buid_release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/buid_release.yaml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
                     rm -rf vendor/phpcsstandards/php_codesniffer/src/Standards/*/Docs/
 
                     # remove tests and useless files, to make downgraded, scoped and deployed codebase as small as possible
-                    rm -rf vendor/phpcsstandards/php_codesniffer/src/Reports vendor/phpcsstandards/php_codesniffer/src/Filters vendor/phpcsstandards/php_codesniffer/src/Generators vendor/friendsofphp/php-cs-fixer/src/Linter vendor/friendsofphp/php-cs-fixer/src/Runner vendor/friendsofphp/php-cs-fixer/src/Documentation vendor/friendsofphp/php-cs-fixer/src/Cache vendor/friendsofphp/php-cs-fixer/src/Console/Output vendor/friendsofphp/php-cs-fixer/src/Console/Report vendor/friendsofphp/php-cs-fixer/src/Console/SelfUpdate vendor/friendsofphp/php-cs-fixer/src/Console/Application.php vendor/friendsofphp/php-cs-fixer/src/Console/Command/DescribeCommand.php vendor/friendsofphp/php-cs-fixer/src/Console/Command/Documentation.php vendor/friendsofphp/php-cs-fixer/src/Console/Command/FixCommand.php vendor/friendsofphp/php-cs-fixer/src/Console/Command/HelpCommand.php vendor/friendsofphp/php-cs-fixer/src/Console/Command/ListSetsCommand.php vendor/friendsofphp/php-cs-fixer/src/Console/Command/SelfUpdateCommand.php vendor/friendsofphp/php-cs-fixer/src/Console/Command/ListFilesCommand.php vendor/friendsofphp/php-cs-fixer/src/Console/Command/DocumentationCommand.php vendor/friendsofphp/php-cs-fixer/src/Console/Command/WorkerCommand.php vendor/friendsofphp/php-cs-fixer/src/Runner/Runner.php
+                    rm -rf vendor/phpcsstandards/php_codesniffer/src/Reports vendor/phpcsstandards/php_codesniffer/src/Filters vendor/phpcsstandards/php_codesniffer/src/Generators vendor/friendsofphp/php-cs-fixer/src/Linter vendor/friendsofphp/php-cs-fixer/src/Runner vendor/friendsofphp/php-cs-fixer/src/Documentation vendor/friendsofphp/php-cs-fixer/src/Cache vendor/friendsofphp/php-cs-fixer/src/Console/Output vendor/friendsofphp/php-cs-fixer/src/Console/Report vendor/friendsofphp/php-cs-fixer/src/Console/SelfUpdate vendor/friendsofphp/php-cs-fixer/src/Console/Command/DescribeCommand.php vendor/friendsofphp/php-cs-fixer/src/Console/Command/Documentation.php vendor/friendsofphp/php-cs-fixer/src/Console/Command/FixCommand.php vendor/friendsofphp/php-cs-fixer/src/Console/Command/HelpCommand.php vendor/friendsofphp/php-cs-fixer/src/Console/Command/ListSetsCommand.php vendor/friendsofphp/php-cs-fixer/src/Console/Command/SelfUpdateCommand.php vendor/friendsofphp/php-cs-fixer/src/Console/Command/ListFilesCommand.php vendor/friendsofphp/php-cs-fixer/src/Console/Command/DocumentationCommand.php vendor/friendsofphp/php-cs-fixer/src/Console/Command/WorkerCommand.php vendor/friendsofphp/php-cs-fixer/src/Runner/Runner.php
 
             # 1. copy files to $NESTED_DIRECTORY directory Exclude the scoped/nested directories to prevent rsync from copying in a loop
             -   run: rsync --exclude ecs-build -av * ecs-build --quiet
diff --git a/.github/workflows/version_command.yaml b/.github/workflows/version_command.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..28b95f4e6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/version_command.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+name: Version Command
+
+# verifies https://github.com/easy-coding-standard/ecs-src/issues/8
+# the published, scoped + downgraded package must keep a working "ecs --version",
+# which prints the bundled PHP-CS-Fixer version
+
+on:
+    pull_request:
+    push:
+        branches:
+            - main
+        tags:
+            - '*'
+    schedule:
+        # weekly, to catch a broken published release even without a new tag
+        -   cron: '0 6 * * 1'
+
+jobs:
+    version_command:
+        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+        steps:
+            -
+                uses: shivammathur/setup-php@v2
+                with:
+                    php-version: 8.3
+                    coverage: none
+
+            -   run: mkdir nested-dir
+
+            -   run: composer require symplify/easy-coding-standard --ansi
+                working-directory: nested-dir
+
+            -
+                name: "ecs --version must print the PHP-CS-Fixer line"
+                working-directory: nested-dir
+                run: |
+                    OUTPUT="$(vendor/bin/ecs --version --ansi)"
+                    echo "$OUTPUT"
+                    echo "$OUTPUT" | grep -q 'PHP-CS-Fixer'