diff --git a/src/DebugToolDrivers/Wch/Protocols/WchLink/WchLinkInterface.cpp b/src/DebugToolDrivers/Wch/Protocols/WchLink/WchLinkInterface.cpp
index de5cac75..f0fb4ab2 100644
--- a/src/DebugToolDrivers/Wch/Protocols/WchLink/WchLinkInterface.cpp
+++ b/src/DebugToolDrivers/Wch/Protocols/WchLink/WchLinkInterface.cpp
@@ -52,10 +52,8 @@ namespace DebugToolDrivers::Wch::Protocols::WchLink
         };
 
         return DeviceInfo{
-            WchFirmwareVersion{response.payload[0], response.payload[1]},
-            response.payload.size() >= 4
-                ? variantsById.valueAt(response.payload[2])
-                : std::nullopt
+            .firmwareVersion = WchFirmwareVersion{.major = response.payload[0], .minor = response.payload[1]},
+            .variant = response.payload.size() >= 4 ? variantsById.valueAt(response.payload[2]) : std::nullopt
         };
     }
 
diff --git a/src/DebugToolDrivers/Wch/WchFirmwareVersion.hpp b/src/DebugToolDrivers/Wch/WchFirmwareVersion.hpp
index c8e1935f..8d2221bb 100644
--- a/src/DebugToolDrivers/Wch/WchFirmwareVersion.hpp
+++ b/src/DebugToolDrivers/Wch/WchFirmwareVersion.hpp
@@ -11,13 +11,7 @@ namespace DebugToolDrivers::Wch
         std::uint8_t major = 0;
         std::uint8_t minor = 0;
 
-        WchFirmwareVersion() = default;
-        WchFirmwareVersion(std::uint8_t major, std::uint8_t minor)
-            : major{major}
-            , minor{minor}
-        {}
-
-        std::string toString() const {
+        [[nodiscard]] std::string toString() const {
             return std::to_string(this->major) + "." + std::to_string(this->minor);
         }
 
diff --git a/src/DebugToolDrivers/Wch/WchLinkBase.cpp b/src/DebugToolDrivers/Wch/WchLinkBase.cpp
index 306a6d37..350b16a9 100644
--- a/src/DebugToolDrivers/Wch/WchLinkBase.cpp
+++ b/src/DebugToolDrivers/Wch/WchLinkBase.cpp
@@ -82,7 +82,17 @@ namespace DebugToolDrivers::Wch
     }
 
     void WchLinkBase::postInit() {
-        Logger::info("WCH-Link firmware version: " + this->getDeviceInfo().firmwareVersion.toString());
+        const auto& deviceInfo = this->getDeviceInfo();
+
+        constexpr auto MIN_VERSION = WchFirmwareVersion{.major = 2, .minor = 9};
+        if (deviceInfo.firmwareVersion < MIN_VERSION) {
+            Logger::warning(
+                "WCH-Link firmware version (" + deviceInfo.firmwareVersion.toString() + ") may not be compatible with"
+                    " Bloom. A minimum version of " + MIN_VERSION.toString() + " is required."
+            );
+        }
+
+        Logger::info("WCH-Link firmware version: " + deviceInfo.firmwareVersion.toString());
     }
 
     bool WchLinkBase::isInitialised() const {