diff --git a/src/ef/Commands/MigrationsHasPendingModelChangesCommand.cs b/src/ef/Commands/MigrationsHasPendingModelChangesCommand.cs
index bdbd2db8b6a..f552a82ce37 100644
--- a/src/ef/Commands/MigrationsHasPendingModelChangesCommand.cs
+++ b/src/ef/Commands/MigrationsHasPendingModelChangesCommand.cs
@@ -1,12 +1,20 @@
 // Licensed to the .NET Foundation under one or more agreements.
 // The .NET Foundation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
 
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Internal;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Tools.Properties;
+
 namespace Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Tools.Commands;
 
 internal partial class MigrationsHasPendingModelChangesCommand
 {
     protected override int Execute(string[] args)
     {
+        if (new SemanticVersionComparer().Compare(EFCoreVersion, "8.0.0") < 0)
+        {
+            throw new CommandException(Resources.VersionRequired("8.0.0"));
+        }
+
         using var executor = CreateExecutor(args);
 
         executor.HasPendingModelChanges(Context!.Value());