diff --git a/rslib/Makefile b/rslib/Makefile
index 3886df07c..7a18b53e9 100644
--- a/rslib/Makefile
+++ b/rslib/Makefile
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ $(shell mkdir -p .build)
 
 all: check
 
-check: .build/check
+check: .build/vernum .build/check
 
 fix:
 	cargo fmt