diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f4932165a4..338a9ee280 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ clean:
 	go clean -cache
 	rm -fr build/_workspace/pkg/ $(GOBIN)/*
 
+# Check system compatibility for reproducible builds
+compat: 
+	@./compat.sh
+
 # The devtools target installs tools required for 'go generate'.
 # You need to put $GOBIN (or $GOPATH/bin) in your PATH to use 'go generate'.
 
diff --git a/compat.sh b/compat.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..2fe070b518
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compat.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -e
+
+readonly MIN_BASH_VERSION=5
+readonly MIN_DOCKER_VERSION=26.0.0
+readonly MIN_BUILDX_VERSION=0.13
+
+### Exit with error message
+die() {
+	echo "$@" >&2
+	exit 1
+}
+
+### Bail and instruct user on missing package to install for their platform
+die_pkg() {
+	local -r package=${1?}
+	local -r version=${2?}
+	local install_cmd
+	case "$OSTYPE" in
+		linux*)
+			if command -v "apt" >/dev/null; then
+				install_cmd="apt install ${package}"
+			elif command -v "yum" >/dev/null; then
+				install_cmd="yum install ${package}"
+			elif command -v "pacman" >/dev/null; then
+				install_cmd="pacman -Ss ${package}"
+			elif command -v "emerge" >/dev/null; then
+				install_cmd="emerge ${package}"
+			elif command -v "nix-env" >/dev/null; then
+				install_cmd="nix-env -i ${package}"
+			fi
+		;;
+		bsd*)     install_cmd="pkg install ${package}" ;;
+		darwin*)  install_cmd="port install ${package}" ;;
+		*) die "Error: Your operating system is not supported" ;;
+	esac
+	echo "Error: ${package} ${version}+ does not appear to be installed." >&2
+	[ -n "$install_cmd" ] && echo "Try: \`${install_cmd}\`"  >&2
+	exit 1
+}
+
+### Check if actual binary version is >= minimum version
+check_version(){
+	local pkg="${1?}"
+	local have="${2?}"
+	local need="${3?}"
+	local i ver1 ver2 IFS='.'
+	[[ "$have" == "$need" ]] && return 0
+	read -r -a ver1 <<< "$have"
+	read -r -a ver2 <<< "$need"
+	for ((i=${#ver1[@]}; i<${#ver2[@]}; i++));
+		do ver1[i]=0;
+	done
+	for ((i=0; i<${#ver1[@]}; i++)); do
+		[[ -z ${ver2[i]} ]] && ver2[i]=0
+		((10#${ver1[i]} > 10#${ver2[i]})) && return 0
+		((10#${ver1[i]} < 10#${ver2[i]})) && die_pkg "${pkg}" "${need}"
+	done
+}
+
+### Check if required binaries are installed at appropriate versions
+check_tools(){
+	if [ -z "${BASH_VERSINFO[0]}" ] \
+	|| [ "${BASH_VERSINFO[0]}" -lt "${MIN_BASH_VERSION}" ]; then
+		die_pkg "bash" "${MIN_BASH_VERSION}"
+	fi
+	for cmd in "$@"; do
+		command -v "$1" >/dev/null || die "Error: $cmd not found"
+		case $cmd in
+			docker)
+				version=$(docker version -f '{{ .Server.Version }}')
+				check_version "docker" "${version}" "${MIN_DOCKER_VERSION}"
+			;;
+			buildx)
+				version=$(docker system info -f '{{ range .ClientInfo.Plugins }}{{ if eq .Name "buildx" }}{{join (split .Version "v") "" }}{{ end }}{{ end }}')
+				check_version "buildx" "${version}" "${MIN_BUILDX_VERSION}"
+			;;
+		esac
+	done
+}
+
+check_tools docker buildx;
+
+docker info -f '{{ .DriverStatus }}' \
+    | grep "io.containerd.snapshotter.v1" >/dev/null \
+|| die "Error: Docker Engine is not using containerd for image storage"
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