diff --git a/stack_orchestrator/data/container-build/cerc-nextjs-base/Dockerfile b/stack_orchestrator/data/container-build/cerc-nextjs-base/Dockerfile
index c2416b67..d3ff3f1b 100644
--- a/stack_orchestrator/data/container-build/cerc-nextjs-base/Dockerfile
+++ b/stack_orchestrator/data/container-build/cerc-nextjs-base/Dockerfile
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ RUN \
     && su ${USERNAME} -c "npm config -g set prefix ${NPM_GLOBAL}" \
     # Install eslint
     && su ${USERNAME} -c "umask 0002 && npm install -g eslint" \
+    # Install semver
+    && su ${USERNAME} -c "umask 0002 && npm install -g semver" \
     && npm cache clean --force > /dev/null 2>&1
 
 # [Optional] Uncomment this section to install additional OS packages.
diff --git a/stack_orchestrator/data/container-build/cerc-nextjs-base/scripts/build-app.sh b/stack_orchestrator/data/container-build/cerc-nextjs-base/scripts/build-app.sh
index e62bc0d0..e8b76b5a 100755
--- a/stack_orchestrator/data/container-build/cerc-nextjs-base/scripts/build-app.sh
+++ b/stack_orchestrator/data/container-build/cerc-nextjs-base/scripts/build-app.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ if [ -n "$CERC_SCRIPT_DEBUG" ]; then
     set -x
 fi
 
+CERC_MIN_NEXTVER=13.4.2
+
 CERC_NEXT_VERSION="${CERC_NEXT_VERSION:-keep}"
 CERC_BUILD_TOOL="${CERC_BUILD_TOOL}"
 if [ -z "$CERC_BUILD_TOOL" ]; then
@@ -101,13 +103,22 @@ cat package.dist | jq '.scripts.cerc_compile = "next experimental-compile"' | jq
 CUR_NEXT_VERSION="`jq -r '.dependencies.next' package.json`"
 
 if [ "$CERC_NEXT_VERSION" != "keep" ] && [ "$CUR_NEXT_VERSION" != "$CERC_NEXT_VERSION" ]; then
-  echo "Changing 'next' version specifier from '$CUR_NEXT_VERSION' to '$CERC_NEXT_VERSION' (set with --build-arg CERC_NEXT_VERSION)"
+  echo "Changing 'next' version specifier from '$CUR_NEXT_VERSION' to '$CERC_NEXT_VERSION' (set with '--extra-build-args \"--build-arg CERC_NEXT_VERSION=$CERC_NEXT_VERSION\"')"
   cat package.json | jq ".dependencies.next = \"$CERC_NEXT_VERSION\"" | sponge package.json
-else
-  echo "'next' version specifier '$CUR_NEXT_VERSION' (override with --build-arg CERC_NEXT_VERSION)"
 fi
 
 $CERC_BUILD_TOOL install || exit 1
+
+CUR_NEXT_VERSION=`jq -r '.version' node_modules/next/package.json`
+
+semver -p -r ">=$CERC_MIN_NEXTVER" $CUR_NEXT_VERSION
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+  echo ""
+  echo "ERROR: 'next' $CUR_NEXT_VERSION < minimum version $CERC_MIN_NEXTVER.  Upgrade package or override with '--extra-build-args \"--build-arg CERC_NEXT_VERSION=^$CERC_MIN_NEXTVER\"'"
+  echo ""
+  exit 1
+fi
+
 $CERC_BUILD_TOOL run cerc_compile || exit 1
 
 exit 0