diff --git a/tooling/scripts/src/requirements.mjs b/tooling/scripts/src/requirements.mjs
index 23292568b..861989b13 100644
--- a/tooling/scripts/src/requirements.mjs
+++ b/tooling/scripts/src/requirements.mjs
@@ -1,9 +1,53 @@
+import { execSync } from 'child_process';
+
 // check requirements to run Makerkit
 void checkRequirements();
 
 function checkRequirements() {
   checkNodeVersion();
   checkPathNotOneDrive();
+  checkPnpmVersion();
+}
+
+/**
+ * Checks if the current pnpm version is compatible with Makerkit.
+ * If the current pnpm version is not compatible, it exits the script with an error message.
+ */
+function checkPnpmVersion() {
+  const requiredPnpmVersion = '>=9.12.0';
+  const currentPnpmVersion = execSync('pnpm --version').toString().trim();
+  const [major, minor] = currentPnpmVersion.split('.').map(Number);
+
+  if (!currentPnpmVersion) {
+    console.error(
+      `\x1b[31m%s\x1b[0m`,
+      `You are running Makerkit from a directory that does not have pnpm installed. Please install pnpm and run "pnpm install" in your project directory.`,
+    );
+
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+
+  if (major < 9) {
+    console.error(
+      `\x1b[31m%s\x1b[0m`,
+      `You are running pnpm ${currentPnpmVersion}. Makerkit requires pnpm ${requiredPnpmVersion}.`,
+    );
+
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+
+  // warn if the minor version is less than 12
+  if (minor < 12) {
+    console.warn(
+      `\x1b[33m%s\x1b[0m`,
+      `You are running pnpm ${currentPnpmVersion}. Makerkit recommends using pnpm 9.12.0 or higher.`,
+    );
+  } else {
+    console.log(
+      `\x1b[32m%s\x1b[0m`,
+      `You are running pnpm ${currentPnpmVersion}.`,
+    );
+  }
 }
 
 /**