diff --git a/integrations/client/test_delphi_epidata.py b/integrations/client/test_delphi_epidata.py
index 3b69eb4cf..d788cada2 100644
--- a/integrations/client/test_delphi_epidata.py
+++ b/integrations/client/test_delphi_epidata.py
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 
 # standard library
 import time
+import json
 from json import JSONDecodeError
-from requests.models import Response
 from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
 
 # first party
@@ -306,6 +306,30 @@ def test_sandbox(self, get, post):
       Epidata.debug = False
       Epidata.sandbox = False
 
+  @patch('requests.get')
+  def test_version_check(self, get):
+    """Test that the _version_check() function correctly logs a version discrepancy."""
+    class MockJson:
+      def __init__(self, content, status_code):
+          self.content = content
+          self.status_code = status_code
+      def raise_for_status(self): pass
+      def json(self): return json.loads(self.content)
+    get.reset_mock()
+    get.return_value = MockJson(b'{"info": {"version": "0.0.1"}}', 200)
+    Epidata._version_check()
+    captured = self.capsys.readouterr()
+    output = captured.err.splitlines()
+    self.assertEqual(len(output), 1)
+    self.assertIn("Client version not up to date", output[0])
+    self.assertIn("\'latest_version\': \'0.0.1\'", output[0])
+
+  @patch('delphi.epidata.client.delphi_epidata.Epidata._version_check')
+  def test_version_check_once(self, version_check):
+    """Test that the _version_check() function is only called once on initial module import."""
+    from delphi.epidata.client.delphi_epidata import Epidata
+    version_check.assert_not_called()
+
   def test_geo_value(self):
     """test different variants of geo types: single, *, multi."""
 
diff --git a/src/client/delphi_epidata.py b/src/client/delphi_epidata.py
index 9c55e0b73..22fd9c1c8 100644
--- a/src/client/delphi_epidata.py
+++ b/src/client/delphi_epidata.py
@@ -43,8 +43,6 @@ class Epidata:
     BASE_URL = "https://api.delphi.cmu.edu/epidata"
     auth = None
 
-    client_version = __version__
-
     debug = False # if True, prints extra logging statements
     sandbox = False # if True, will not execute any queries
 
@@ -54,6 +52,24 @@ def log(evt, **kwargs):
         kwargs['timestamp'] = time.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S %z")
         return sys.stderr.write(str(kwargs) + "\n")
 
+    # Check that this client's version matches the most recent available, runs just once per program execution (on initial module load).
+    @staticmethod
+    def _version_check():
+        try:
+            latest_version = requests.get('https://pypi.org/pypi/delphi-epidata/json').json()['info']['version']
+            if latest_version != __version__:
+                Epidata.log(
+                    "Client version not up to date",
+                    client_version=__version__,
+                    latest_version=latest_version
+                )
+        except Exception as e:
+            Epidata.log("Error getting latest client version", exception=str(e))
+
+    # Run this once on module load. Use dunder method for Python <= 3.9 compatibility 
+    # https://stackoverflow.com/a/12718272
+    _version_check.__func__()
+
     # Helper function to cast values and/or ranges to strings
     @staticmethod
     def _listitem(value):
diff --git a/src/client/packaging/pypi/CHANGELOG.md b/src/client/packaging/pypi/CHANGELOG.md
index e053619c8..3c465e3e3 100644
--- a/src/client/packaging/pypi/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/src/client/packaging/pypi/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,14 @@
 All notable future changes to the `delphi_epidata` python client will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/).
 
+## [4.1.25] - 2024-07-18
+
+### Includes
+- https://github.com/cmu-delphi/delphi-epidata/pull/1456
+
+### Changed
+- Added a one-time check which logs a warning when the newest client version does not match the client version in use.
+
 ## [4.1.24] - 2024-07-09
 
 ### Includes