diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3056c3d940538..1dc028ca72b8d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
     "test:server-protocols": "yarn build:server-protocols && lerna run test --scope '@aws-sdk/*-server'",
     "pretest:e2e": "yarn build:crypto-dependencies && lerna run --scope '@aws-sdk/{client-cloudformation,karma-credential-loader}' --include-dependencies build",
     "test:e2e": "node ./tests/e2e/index.js",
+    "test:versions": "ts-node tests/versions/tslib.ts",
     "local-publish": "node ./scripts/verdaccio-publish/index.js"
   },
   "repository": {
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@
     "puppeteer": "^5.1.0",
     "ts-jest": "^26.4.1",
     "ts-loader": "^7.0.5",
+    "ts-node": "^10.1.0",
     "typedoc-plugin-lerna-packages": "^0.3.1",
     "typescript": "~4.3.2",
     "verdaccio": "^4.7.2",
@@ -120,4 +122,4 @@
     ],
     "**/*.{ts,js,md,json}": "prettier --write"
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/tests/typescript/validate-versions.ts b/tests/versions/tslib.ts
similarity index 87%
rename from tests/typescript/validate-versions.ts
rename to tests/versions/tslib.ts
index 38f9a4cddd1e0..b40072c6da508 100644
--- a/tests/typescript/validate-versions.ts
+++ b/tests/versions/tslib.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ type PackageInfo = {
   location: string;
 };
 
-console.log("Validate the tslib and tsc version is consistent and corresponds to each other.");
+console.log("Validating the tslib and tsc version is consistent within workspace.");
 const packagesInfo: PackageInfo[] = JSON.parse(execSync("./node_modules/.bin/lerna list -l --json").toString());
 for (const { name, location } of packagesInfo) {
   const manifest = readFileSync(`${location}/package.json`, "utf8");
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ for (const { name, location } of packagesInfo) {
     if (expectedName === name) {
       const actualVersion = dependencies[expectedName] || devDependencies[expectedName];
       if (actualVersion !== expectedVersion) {
-        throw new Error(`Expected version ${expectedVersion} for ${name}, but got ${actualVersion}`);
+        throw new Error(`Expected version ${expectedVersion} for ${name} in ${location}, but got ${actualVersion}`);
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/tests/typescript/versions.json b/tests/versions/versions.json
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/typescript/versions.json
rename to tests/versions/versions.json
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 3c19afa1035fb..5828b4b6cd8a9 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1630,6 +1630,26 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@tootallnate/once/-/once-1.1.2.tgz#ccb91445360179a04e7fe6aff78c00ffc1eeaf82"
   integrity sha512-RbzJvlNzmRq5c3O09UipeuXno4tA1FE6ikOjxZK0tuxVv3412l64l5t1W5pj4+rJq9vpkm/kwiR07aZXnsKPxw==
 
+"@tsconfig/node10@^1.0.7":
+  version "1.0.8"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@tsconfig/node10/-/node10-1.0.8.tgz#c1e4e80d6f964fbecb3359c43bd48b40f7cadad9"
+  integrity sha512-6XFfSQmMgq0CFLY1MslA/CPUfhIL919M1rMsa5lP2P097N2Wd1sSX0tx1u4olM16fLNhtHZpRhedZJphNJqmZg==
+
+"@tsconfig/node12@^1.0.7":
+  version "1.0.9"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@tsconfig/node12/-/node12-1.0.9.tgz#62c1f6dee2ebd9aead80dc3afa56810e58e1a04c"
+  integrity sha512-/yBMcem+fbvhSREH+s14YJi18sp7J9jpuhYByADT2rypfajMZZN4WQ6zBGgBKp53NKmqI36wFYDb3yaMPurITw==
+
+"@tsconfig/node14@^1.0.0":
+  version "1.0.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@tsconfig/node14/-/node14-1.0.1.tgz#95f2d167ffb9b8d2068b0b235302fafd4df711f2"
+  integrity sha512-509r2+yARFfHHE7T6Puu2jjkoycftovhXRqW328PDXTVGKihlb1P8Z9mMZH04ebyajfRY7dedfGynlrFHJUQCg==
+
+"@tsconfig/node16@^1.0.1":
+  version "1.0.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@tsconfig/node16/-/node16-1.0.1.tgz#a6ca6a9a0ff366af433f42f5f0e124794ff6b8f1"
+  integrity sha512-FTgBI767POY/lKNDNbIzgAX6miIDBs6NTCbdlDb8TrWovHsSvaVIZDlTqym29C6UqhzwcJx4CYr+AlrMywA0cA==
+
 "@types/babel__core@^7.0.0", "@types/babel__core@^7.1.7":
   version "7.1.14"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/babel__core/-/babel__core-7.1.14.tgz#faaeefc4185ec71c389f4501ee5ec84b170cc402"
@@ -2362,6 +2382,11 @@ are-we-there-yet@~1.1.2:
     delegates "^1.0.0"
     readable-stream "^2.0.6"
 
+arg@^4.1.0:
+  version "4.1.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/arg/-/arg-4.1.3.tgz#269fc7ad5b8e42cb63c896d5666017261c144089"
+  integrity sha512-58S9QDqG0Xx27YwPSt9fJxivjYl432YCwfDMfZ+71RAqUrZef7LrKQZ3LHLOwCS4FLNBplP533Zx895SeOCHvA==
+
 argparse@^1.0.7:
   version "1.0.10"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/argparse/-/argparse-1.0.10.tgz#bcd6791ea5ae09725e17e5ad988134cd40b3d911"
@@ -3798,6 +3823,11 @@ create-hmac@^1.1.0, create-hmac@^1.1.4, create-hmac@^1.1.7:
     safe-buffer "^5.0.1"
     sha.js "^2.4.8"
 
+create-require@^1.1.0:
+  version "1.1.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/create-require/-/create-require-1.1.1.tgz#c1d7e8f1e5f6cfc9ff65f9cd352d37348756c333"
+  integrity sha512-dcKFX3jn0MpIaXjisoRvexIJVEKzaq7z2rZKxf+MSr9TkdmHmsU4m2lcLojrj/FHl8mk5VxMmYA+ftRkP/3oKQ==
+
 cross-spawn@^6.0.0, cross-spawn@^6.0.5:
   version "6.0.5"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/cross-spawn/-/cross-spawn-6.0.5.tgz#4a5ec7c64dfae22c3a14124dbacdee846d80cbc4"
@@ -7917,7 +7947,7 @@ make-dir@^3.0.0:
   dependencies:
     semver "^6.0.0"
 
-make-error@1.x:
+make-error@1.x, make-error@^1.1.1:
   version "1.3.6"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/make-error/-/make-error-1.3.6.tgz#2eb2e37ea9b67c4891f684a1394799af484cf7a2"
   integrity sha512-s8UhlNe7vPKomQhC1qFelMokr/Sc3AgNbso3n74mVPA5LTZwkB9NlXf4XPamLxJE8h0gh73rM94xvwRT2CVInw==
@@ -10482,7 +10512,7 @@ source-map-resolve@^0.5.0:
     source-map-url "^0.4.0"
     urix "^0.1.0"
 
-source-map-support@^0.5.6, source-map-support@~0.5.12:
+source-map-support@^0.5.17, source-map-support@^0.5.6, source-map-support@~0.5.12:
   version "0.5.19"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/source-map-support/-/source-map-support-0.5.19.tgz#a98b62f86dcaf4f67399648c085291ab9e8fed61"
   integrity sha512-Wonm7zOCIJzBGQdB+thsPar0kYuCIzYvxZwlBa87yi/Mdjv7Tip2cyVbLj5o0cFPN4EVkuTwb3GDDyUx2DGnGw==
@@ -11324,6 +11354,22 @@ ts-loader@^7.0.5:
     micromatch "^4.0.0"
     semver "^6.0.0"
 
+ts-node@^10.1.0:
+  version "10.1.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ts-node/-/ts-node-10.1.0.tgz#e656d8ad3b61106938a867f69c39a8ba6efc966e"
+  integrity sha512-6szn3+J9WyG2hE+5W8e0ruZrzyk1uFLYye6IGMBadnOzDh8aP7t8CbFpsfCiEx2+wMixAhjFt7lOZC4+l+WbEA==
+  dependencies:
+    "@tsconfig/node10" "^1.0.7"
+    "@tsconfig/node12" "^1.0.7"
+    "@tsconfig/node14" "^1.0.0"
+    "@tsconfig/node16" "^1.0.1"
+    arg "^4.1.0"
+    create-require "^1.1.0"
+    diff "^4.0.1"
+    make-error "^1.1.1"
+    source-map-support "^0.5.17"
+    yn "3.1.1"
+
 tslib@^1.11.1, tslib@^1.8.1, tslib@^1.9.0:
   version "1.14.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/tslib/-/tslib-1.14.1.tgz#cf2d38bdc34a134bcaf1091c41f6619e2f672d00"
@@ -12345,6 +12391,11 @@ yeast@0.1.2:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yeast/-/yeast-0.1.2.tgz#008e06d8094320c372dbc2f8ed76a0ca6c8ac419"
   integrity sha1-AI4G2AlDIMNy28L47XagymyKxBk=
 
+yn@3.1.1:
+  version "3.1.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yn/-/yn-3.1.1.tgz#1e87401a09d767c1d5eab26a6e4c185182d2eb50"
+  integrity sha512-Ux4ygGWsu2c7isFWe8Yu1YluJmqVhxqK2cLXNQA5AcC3QfbGNpM7fu0Y8b/z16pXLnFxZYvWhd3fhBY9DLmC6Q==
+
 yocto-queue@^0.1.0:
   version "0.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yocto-queue/-/yocto-queue-0.1.0.tgz#0294eb3dee05028d31ee1a5fa2c556a6aaf10a1b"