Index: scripts/internal/detect_incorrect_manifest.bat
===================================================================
diff -u -N
--- scripts/internal/detect_incorrect_manifest.bat	(revision 0)
+++ scripts/internal/detect_incorrect_manifest.bat	(revision 251181849c91428d68b3e3565add9a2043b45fec)
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+@echo off
+
+setlocal ENABLEDELAYEDEXPANSION
+
+rem Validate input parameters
+if [%1] == [] (
+	echo Usage: detect_incorrect_manifest.bat path_to_exe_dll_file
+	goto end
+)
+
+rem initialize
+call config.bat
+if errorlevel 1 (
+	exit /b 1
+)
+
+call internal\prepare_env.bat
+if errorlevel 1 (
+	goto error
+)
+
+if not exist "%VS90COMNTOOLS%\vsvars32.bat" (
+	echo ERROR: Can't find the vsvars32.bat file.
+	goto error
+) else (
+	call "%VS90COMNTOOLS%\vsvars32.bat" >nul
+)
+
+rem process input path
+SET InputFile=%~1
+SET TmpManifestLocation=%TmpDir%\extracted.manifest
+
+rem dll or exe?
+if NOT "%InputFile%" == "!InputFile:.dll=dummy!" (
+	rem this is a dll
+	SET ResID=2
+) else if NOT "%InputFile%" == "!InputFile:.exe=dummy!" (
+	rem exe file
+	SET ResID=1
+) else (
+	echo ERROR: Unknown file type encountered.
+	goto error
+)
+
+mt.exe -nologo -inputresource:"%InputFile%";#%ResID% -out:"%TmpManifestLocation%"
+if errorlevel 1 (
+	echo ERROR: cannot extract manifest from file %InputFile%.
+	goto error
+)
+
+SET _command=type "%TmpManifestLocation%"
+
+rem Currently we expect to have only 9.0.30729.5570 referenced in the manifest; if there is any older version, then some library linked with the project uses outdated version (boost?)
+for %%v in ("9.0.21022.8" "9.0.30411" "9.0.30729.1" "9.0.30729.4148") do (
+	for /f %%a in ('%_command% ^| find %%v') do (
+		if NOT "%%a" == "0" (
+			echo       ERROR: %~Nx1 references an old version of MFC ^(%%v^)
+			goto error
+		)
+	)
+)
+
+goto end
+
+:error
+exit /b 1
+
+:end
+exit /b 0
Index: scripts/make_existing_release.bat
===================================================================
diff -u -N -r718a83fb4e17e7d6160fdbf11b154e2068278586 -r251181849c91428d68b3e3565add9a2043b45fec
--- scripts/make_existing_release.bat	(.../make_existing_release.bat)	(revision 718a83fb4e17e7d6160fdbf11b154e2068278586)
+++ scripts/make_existing_release.bat	(.../make_existing_release.bat)	(revision 251181849c91428d68b3e3565add9a2043b45fec)
@@ -62,6 +62,29 @@
 	goto error
 )
 
+echo --- Verifying build -------------------------------------------------
+cd %MainProjectDir%
+if not exist bin\release (
+	echo ERROR: The bin\release directory does not exist.
+	goto error
+)
+
+cd %MainProjectDir%\scripts
+
+SET FoundWrongManifest=0
+for %%v in (%MainProjectDir%\bin\release\*.dll %MainProjectDir%\bin\release\*.exe) do (
+	echo    * Verifying %%~nv%%~xv...
+ 	call internal\detect_incorrect_manifest.bat "%%v"
+	if errorlevel 1 (
+		SET FoundWrongManifest=1
+	)
+)
+
+if "!FoundWrongManifest!" == "1" (
+	echo ERROR: Incorrect manifest detected in one or more executables.
+	goto error
+)
+
 echo --- Preparing packages ----------------------------------------------
 echo    * Create source package for version %CHTextVersion%...
 
@@ -103,12 +126,6 @@
 	)
 )
 
-cd %MainProjectDir%
-if not exist bin\release (
-	echo ERROR: The bin\release directory does not exist.
-	goto error
-)
-
 cd %MainProjectDir%\bin\release
 
 7z a "%OutputDir%\ch_symbols-%CHTextVersion%.zip" -tzip "*.pdb"  >"%TmpDir%\command.log"