diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 525c375..52fb67d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ Key project files:
 
 ## Release process for maintainers
 
-When preparing a plugin release:
+When preparing a plugin release (the current repository version is `1.0.0`):
 
 1. Update `manifest.json` version using SemVer.
 2. Update `versions.json` so each plugin version maps to the correct minimum Obsidian version.
diff --git a/tmp-t03-consistency-check.cjs b/tmp-t03-consistency-check.cjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..58745d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tmp-t03-consistency-check.cjs
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+const fs = require('fs');
+
+const pkg = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync('package.json', 'utf8'));
+const manifest = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync('manifest.json', 'utf8'));
+const versions = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync('versions.json', 'utf8'));
+const readme = fs.readFileSync('README.md', 'utf8');
+
+const issues = [];
+
+if (pkg.version !== manifest.version) {
+  issues.push('package.json version != manifest.json version');
+}
+
+if (!versions[manifest.version]) {
+  issues.push('versions.json missing manifest version');
+}
+
+if (versions[manifest.version] !== manifest.minAppVersion) {
+  issues.push('versions.json minAppVersion mismatch');
+}
+
+if (pkg.name !== manifest.id) {
+  issues.push('package.json name != manifest id');
+}
+
+if (pkg.description !== manifest.description) {
+  issues.push('package.json description != manifest description');
+}
+
+if (!readme.includes(`<Vault>/.obsidian/plugins/${manifest.id}/`)) {
+  issues.push('README install path missing manifest id');
+}
+
+if (!readme.includes('`1.0.0`') && !readme.includes(`version ${manifest.version}`)) {
+  issues.push('README missing current version reference');
+}
+
+if (!readme.includes('Do **not** prefix the tag with `v`.')) {
+  issues.push('README missing release tag rule');
+}
+
+if (issues.length > 0) {
+  console.error(issues.join('\n'));
+  process.exit(1);
+}
+
+console.log(`submission-facing metadata/docs are internally consistent for version ${manifest.version}`);