diff --git a/src/main/java/org/utplsql/api/DBHelper.java b/src/main/java/org/utplsql/api/DBHelper.java
index bfe6c94..8b8339b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/utplsql/api/DBHelper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/utplsql/api/DBHelper.java
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
  */
 public final class DBHelper {
 
+    public static final String UTPLSQL_COMPATIBILITY_VERSION = "3.0.3";
+
     private DBHelper() {}
 
     /**
@@ -52,4 +54,70 @@ public static String getCurrentSchema(Connection conn) throws SQLException {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Check the utPLSQL version compatibility.
+     * @param conn the connection
+     * @return true if the requested utPLSQL version is compatible with the one installed on database
+     * @throws SQLException any database error
+     */
+    public static boolean versionCompatibilityCheck(Connection conn, String requested, String current)
+            throws SQLException {
+        CallableStatement callableStatement = null;
+        try {
+            callableStatement = conn.prepareCall("BEGIN ? := ut_runner.version_compatibility_check(?, ?); END;");
+            callableStatement.registerOutParameter(1, Types.SMALLINT);
+            callableStatement.setString(2, requested);
+
+            if (current == null)
+                callableStatement.setNull(3, Types.VARCHAR);
+            else
+                callableStatement.setString(3, current);
+
+            callableStatement.executeUpdate();
+            return callableStatement.getInt(1) == 1;
+        } catch (SQLException e) {
+            if (e.getErrorCode() == 6550)
+                return false;
+            else
+                throw e;
+        } finally {
+            if (callableStatement != null)
+                callableStatement.close();
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static boolean versionCompatibilityCheck(Connection conn, String requested)
+            throws SQLException {
+        return versionCompatibilityCheck(conn, requested, null);
+    }
+
+    public static boolean versionCompatibilityCheck(Connection conn)
+            throws SQLException {
+        return versionCompatibilityCheck(conn, UTPLSQL_COMPATIBILITY_VERSION);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Enable the dbms_output buffer with unlimited size.
+     * @param conn the connection
+     */
+    public static void enableDBMSOutput(Connection conn) {
+        try (CallableStatement call = conn.prepareCall("BEGIN dbms_output.enable(NULL); END;")) {
+            call.execute();
+        } catch (SQLException e) {
+            System.out.println("Failed to enable dbms_output.");
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Disable the dbms_output buffer.
+     * @param conn the connection
+     */
+    public static void disableDBMSOutput(Connection conn) {
+        try (CallableStatement call = conn.prepareCall("BEGIN dbms_output.disable(); END;")) {
+            call.execute();
+        } catch (SQLException e) {
+            System.out.println("Failed to disable dbms_output.");
+        }
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/utplsql/api/TestRunner.java b/src/main/java/org/utplsql/api/TestRunner.java
index 532921c..549caa4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/utplsql/api/TestRunner.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/utplsql/api/TestRunner.java
@@ -103,6 +103,8 @@ public void run(Connection conn) throws SomeTestsFailedException, SQLException {
         OracleConnection oraConn = conn.unwrap(OracleConnection.class);
         CallableStatement callableStatement = null;
         try {
+            DBHelper.enableDBMSOutput(conn);
+
             callableStatement = conn.prepareCall(
                     "BEGIN " +
                         "ut_runner.run(" +
@@ -172,8 +174,11 @@ public void run(Connection conn) throws SomeTestsFailedException, SQLException {
                 throw e;
             }
         } finally {
-            if (callableStatement != null)
+            if (callableStatement != null) {
                 callableStatement.close();
+            }
+
+            DBHelper.disableDBMSOutput(conn);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/utplsql/api/DBHelperTest.java b/src/test/java/org/utplsql/api/DBHelperTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3761650
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/org/utplsql/api/DBHelperTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+package org.utplsql.api;
+
+import org.junit.Assert;
+import org.junit.Rule;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.utplsql.api.rules.DatabaseRule;
+
+import java.sql.SQLException;
+
+public class DBHelperTest {
+
+    @Rule
+    public final DatabaseRule db = new DatabaseRule();
+
+    @Test
+    public void compatibleVersion() {
+        try {
+            boolean isCompatible = DBHelper.versionCompatibilityCheck(db.newConnection(), "3.0.0", "3.0.0");
+            Assert.assertTrue(isCompatible);
+        } catch (SQLException e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+            Assert.fail();
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void incompatibleVersion() {
+        try {
+            boolean isCompatible = DBHelper.versionCompatibilityCheck(db.newConnection(), "3.1.0", "3.0.0");
+            Assert.assertFalse(isCompatible);
+        } catch (SQLException e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+            Assert.fail();
+        }
+    }
+
+}