diff --git a/simpeg_drivers/uijson.py b/simpeg_drivers/uijson.py
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+# '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+#  Copyright (c) 2025 Mira Geoscience Ltd.                                          '
+#                                                                                   '
+#  This file is part of simpeg-drivers package.                                     '
+#                                                                                   '
+#  simpeg-drivers is distributed under the terms and conditions of the MIT License  '
+#  (see LICENSE file at the root of this source code package).                      '
+#                                                                                   '
+# '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+import json
+import logging
+
+from geoh5py.ui_json.ui_json import BaseUIJson
+from pydantic import field_validator
+
+import simpeg_drivers
+
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class CoreUIJson(BaseUIJson):
+    version: str = simpeg_drivers.__version__
+
+    @field_validator("version", mode="before")
+    @classmethod
+    def verify_and_update_version(cls, value: str) -> str:
+        version = simpeg_drivers.__version__
+        if value != version:
+            logger.warning(
+                "Provided ui.json file version %s does not match the the current"
+                "simpeg-drivers version %s.  This may lead to unpredictable"
+                "behavior.",
+                value,
+                version,
+            )
+        return value
+
+    @classmethod
+    def write_default(cls):
+        """Write the default UIJson file to disk with updated version."""
+
+        with open(cls.default_ui_json, encoding="utf-8") as file:
+            data = json.load(file)
+            data["version"] = simpeg_drivers.__version__
+
+        uijson = cls.model_construct(**data)
+        data = uijson.model_dump_json(indent=4)
+        with open(cls.default_ui_json, "w", encoding="utf-8") as file:
+            file.write(data)
diff --git a/tests/uijson_test.py b/tests/uijson_test.py
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+# '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+#  Copyright (c) 2025 Mira Geoscience Ltd.                                          '
+#                                                                                   '
+#  This file is part of simpeg-drivers package.                                     '
+#                                                                                   '
+#  simpeg-drivers is distributed under the terms and conditions of the MIT License  '
+#  (see LICENSE file at the root of this source code package).                      '
+#                                                                                   '
+# '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+import json
+import logging
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import ClassVar
+
+from geoh5py import Workspace
+
+import simpeg_drivers
+from simpeg_drivers.uijson import CoreUIJson
+
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+def test_version_warning(tmp_path, caplog):
+    workspace = Workspace(tmp_path / "test.geoh5")
+
+    with caplog.at_level(logging.WARNING):
+        _ = CoreUIJson(
+            version="0.2.0",
+            title="My app",
+            geoh5=str(workspace.h5file),
+            run_command="myapp.driver",
+            monitoring_directory="",
+            conda_environment="my-app",
+            workspace_geoh5="",
+        )
+
+
+def test_write_default(tmp_path):
+    default_path = tmp_path / "default.ui.json"
+    data = {
+        "version": "0.1.0",
+        "title": "My app",
+        "geoh5": "",
+        "run_command": "myapp.driver",
+        "monitoring_directory": "",
+        "conda_environment": "my-app",
+        "workspace_geoh5": "",
+    }
+    with open(default_path, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+        json.dump(data, f, ensure_ascii=False, indent=4)
+
+    class MyUIJson(CoreUIJson):
+        default_ui_json: ClassVar[Path] = default_path
+        version: str = "0.2.0"
+
+    MyUIJson.write_default()
+
+    with open(default_path, encoding="utf-8") as f:
+        data = json.load(f)
+
+    assert data["version"] == simpeg_drivers.__version__