diff --git a/scripts/cmake/version.cmake b/scripts/cmake/version.cmake
index 0223d4982987..f806845eaded 100644
--- a/scripts/cmake/version.cmake
+++ b/scripts/cmake/version.cmake
@@ -59,6 +59,34 @@ if(NOT SOF_TAG)
 	set(SOF_TAG 0)
 endif()
 
+# Calculate source hash value, used to check ldc file and firmware compatibility
+if(EXISTS ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/.git/)
+	# list tracked files from src directory
+	execute_process(COMMAND git ls-files src
+			WORKING_DIRECTORY ${SOF_ROOT_SOURCE_DIRECTORY}
+			OUTPUT_FILE tracked_file_list
+		)
+	# calculate hash of each listed files (from file version saved in file system)
+	execute_process(COMMAND git hash-object --stdin-paths
+			WORKING_DIRECTORY ${SOF_ROOT_SOURCE_DIRECTORY}
+			INPUT_FILE tracked_file_list
+			OUTPUT_FILE tracked_file_hash_list
+		)
+	# then calculate single hash of previously calculated hash list
+	execute_process(COMMAND git hash-object --stdin
+			WORKING_DIRECTORY ${SOF_ROOT_SOURCE_DIRECTORY}
+			OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE
+			INPUT_FILE tracked_file_hash_list
+			OUTPUT_VARIABLE SOF_SRC_HASH_LONG
+		)
+	file(REMOVE tracked_file_list tracked_file_hash_list)
+	string(SUBSTRING ${SOF_SRC_HASH_LONG} 0 8 SOF_SRC_HASH)
+	message(STATUS "Source content hash: ${SOF_SRC_HASH}")
+else()
+	set(SOF_SRC_HASH ${GIT_LOG_HASH})
+	message(WARNING "Source content hash can't be calculated, use GIT_LOG_HASH")
+endif()
+
 # for SOF_BUILD
 include(${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/version-build-counter.cmake)
 
@@ -69,6 +97,8 @@ function(sof_check_version_h)
 		"#define SOF_MICRO ${SOF_MICRO}\n"
 		"#define SOF_TAG \"${SOF_TAG}\"\n"
 		"#define SOF_BUILD ${SOF_BUILD}\n"
+		"#define SOF_GIT_TAG \"${GIT_TAG}\"\n"
+		"#define SOF_SRC_HASH 0x${SOF_SRC_HASH}\n"
 	)
 
 	if(EXISTS "${VERSION_H_PATH}")
diff --git a/src/include/ipc/info.h b/src/include/ipc/info.h
index 52e5ee78bd27..3f628b174467 100644
--- a/src/include/ipc/info.h
+++ b/src/include/ipc/info.h
@@ -54,9 +54,11 @@ struct sof_ipc_fw_version {
 	uint8_t time[10];
 	uint8_t tag[6];
 	uint32_t abi_version;
+	/* used to check FW and ldc file compatibility, reproducible value */
+	uint32_t src_hash;
 
 	/* reserved for future use */
-	uint32_t reserved[4];
+	uint32_t reserved[3];
 } __attribute__((packed));
 
 /* FW ready Message - sent by firmware when boot has completed */
diff --git a/src/include/user/abi_dbg.h b/src/include/user/abi_dbg.h
index 8ea8ef37da2f..16bf77fa9c92 100644
--- a/src/include/user/abi_dbg.h
+++ b/src/include/user/abi_dbg.h
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #define __USER_ABI_DBG_H__
 
 #define SOF_ABI_DBG_MAJOR 5
-#define SOF_ABI_DBG_MINOR 0
+#define SOF_ABI_DBG_MINOR 1
 #define SOF_ABI_DBG_PATCH 0
 
 #define SOF_ABI_DBG_VERSION SOF_ABI_VER(SOF_ABI_DBG_MAJOR, \
diff --git a/src/init/ext_manifest.c b/src/init/ext_manifest.c
index d209752977ab..985cbfbfad47 100644
--- a/src/init/ext_manifest.c
+++ b/src/init/ext_manifest.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ const struct ext_man_fw_version ext_man_fw_ver
 #endif
 		.tag = SOF_TAG,
 		.abi_version = SOF_ABI_VERSION,
+		.src_hash = SOF_SRC_HASH,
 	},
 	.flags = DEBUG_SET_FW_READY_FLAGS,
 };
diff --git a/src/platform/baytrail/platform.c b/src/platform/baytrail/platform.c
index 63c9e02fef44..3195f47bea75 100644
--- a/src/platform/baytrail/platform.c
+++ b/src/platform/baytrail/platform.c
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ static const struct sof_ipc_fw_ready ready
 #endif
 		.tag = SOF_TAG,
 		.abi_version = SOF_ABI_VERSION,
+		.src_hash = SOF_SRC_HASH,
 	},
 	.flags = DEBUG_SET_FW_READY_FLAGS
 };
diff --git a/src/platform/haswell/platform.c b/src/platform/haswell/platform.c
index dca7a66ca9ca..5762e4f9d10a 100644
--- a/src/platform/haswell/platform.c
+++ b/src/platform/haswell/platform.c
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ static const struct sof_ipc_fw_ready ready
 #endif
 		.tag = SOF_TAG,
 		.abi_version = SOF_ABI_VERSION,
+		.src_hash = SOF_SRC_HASH,
 	},
 	.flags = DEBUG_SET_FW_READY_FLAGS,
 };
diff --git a/src/platform/imx8/platform.c b/src/platform/imx8/platform.c
index 6710241af565..be6801a43a1a 100644
--- a/src/platform/imx8/platform.c
+++ b/src/platform/imx8/platform.c
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ static const struct sof_ipc_fw_ready ready
 #endif
 		.tag = SOF_TAG,
 		.abi_version = SOF_ABI_VERSION,
+		.src_hash = SOF_SRC_HASH,
 	},
 	.flags = DEBUG_SET_FW_READY_FLAGS,
 };
diff --git a/src/platform/imx8m/platform.c b/src/platform/imx8m/platform.c
index f415fdb16964..92383495698f 100644
--- a/src/platform/imx8m/platform.c
+++ b/src/platform/imx8m/platform.c
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ static const struct sof_ipc_fw_ready ready
 #endif
 		.tag = SOF_TAG,
 		.abi_version = SOF_ABI_VERSION,
+		.src_hash = SOF_SRC_HASH,
 	},
 	.flags = DEBUG_SET_FW_READY_FLAGS,
 };
diff --git a/src/platform/intel/cavs/platform.c b/src/platform/intel/cavs/platform.c
index 14afc8b3ff51..ba46cbad2eb6 100644
--- a/src/platform/intel/cavs/platform.c
+++ b/src/platform/intel/cavs/platform.c
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ static const struct sof_ipc_fw_ready ready
 #endif
 		.tag = SOF_TAG,
 		.abi_version = SOF_ABI_VERSION,
+		.src_hash = SOF_SRC_HASH,
 	},
 	.flags = DEBUG_SET_FW_READY_FLAGS,
 };
diff --git a/src/trace/dma-trace.c b/src/trace/dma-trace.c
index e3a9fbe07ba4..ec6e5cfd7268 100644
--- a/src/trace/dma-trace.c
+++ b/src/trace/dma-trace.c
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@
 #include <sof/trace/dma-trace.h>
 #include <ipc/topology.h>
 #include <ipc/trace.h>
+#include <kernel/abi.h>
+#include <user/abi_dbg.h>
+#include <version.h>
 
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <stddef.h>
@@ -335,6 +338,11 @@ int dma_trace_enable(struct dma_trace_data *d)
 	d->enabled = 1;
 	schedule_task(&d->dmat_work, DMA_TRACE_PERIOD, DMA_TRACE_PERIOD);
 
+	/* it should be the very first sent log for easily identification */
+	tr_info(&dt_tr, "FW ABI 0x%x DBG ABI 0x%x tag " SOF_GIT_TAG " src hash 0x%x (ldc hash " META_QUOTE(SOF_SRC_HASH) ")",
+		SOF_ABI_VERSION, SOF_ABI_DBG_VERSION, SOF_SRC_HASH);
+	trace_flush();
+
 out:
 	platform_shared_commit(d, sizeof(*d));
 
diff --git a/tools/logger/convert.c b/tools/logger/convert.c
index 1f26e44112df..2fe837a0da4e 100644
--- a/tools/logger/convert.c
+++ b/tools/logger/convert.c
@@ -660,7 +660,7 @@ static int verify_fw_ver(const struct convert_config *config,
 			 const struct snd_sof_logs_header *snd)
 {
 	struct sof_ipc_fw_version ver;
-	int count, ret = 0;
+	int count;
 
 	if (!config->version_fd)
 		return 0;
@@ -673,30 +673,11 @@ static int verify_fw_ver(const struct convert_config *config,
 		return -ferror(config->version_fd);
 	}
 
-	ret = memcmp(&ver, &snd->version, sizeof(struct sof_ipc_fw_version));
-	if (ret) {
-		log_err(config->out_fd,
-			"fw version in %s file does not coincide with fw version in %s file.\n",
-			config->ldc_file, config->version_file);
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
-	/* logger and version_file abi dbg verification */
-	if (SOF_ABI_VERSION_INCOMPATIBLE(SOF_ABI_DBG_VERSION,
-					 ver.abi_version)) {
-		log_err(config->out_fd,
-			"abi version in %s file does not coincide with abi version used by logger.\n",
-			config->version_file);
-		log_err(config->out_fd,
-			"logger ABI Version is %d:%d:%d\n",
-			SOF_ABI_VERSION_MAJOR(SOF_ABI_DBG_VERSION),
-			SOF_ABI_VERSION_MINOR(SOF_ABI_DBG_VERSION),
-			SOF_ABI_VERSION_PATCH(SOF_ABI_DBG_VERSION));
+	/* compare source hash value from version file and ldc file */
+	if (ver.src_hash != snd->version.src_hash) {
 		log_err(config->out_fd,
-			"version_file ABI Version is %d:%d:%d\n",
-			SOF_ABI_VERSION_MAJOR(ver.abi_version),
-			SOF_ABI_VERSION_MINOR(ver.abi_version),
-			SOF_ABI_VERSION_PATCH(ver.abi_version));
+			"src hash value from version file (0x%x) differ from src hash version saved in dictionary (0x%x).\n",
+			ver.src_hash, snd->version.src_hash);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 	return 0;