diff --git a/pbj-core/pbj-compiler/src/main/java/com/hedera/pbj/compiler/impl/generators/ModelGenerator.java b/pbj-core/pbj-compiler/src/main/java/com/hedera/pbj/compiler/impl/generators/ModelGenerator.java
index 443f589f..a96d1b01 100644
--- a/pbj-core/pbj-compiler/src/main/java/com/hedera/pbj/compiler/impl/generators/ModelGenerator.java
+++ b/pbj-core/pbj-compiler/src/main/java/com/hedera/pbj/compiler/impl/generators/ModelGenerator.java
@@ -433,6 +433,9 @@ public boolean equals(Object that) {
                 return false;
             }
             $javaRecordName thatObj = ($javaRecordName)that;
+            if ($hashCode != -1 && thatObj.$hashCode != -1 && $hashCode != thatObj.$hashCode) {
+                return false;
+            }
         """.replace("$javaRecordName", javaRecordName).indent(DEFAULT_INDENT);
 
         bodyContent += equalsStatements.indent(DEFAULT_INDENT);
diff --git a/pbj-core/version.txt b/pbj-core/version.txt
index 67ff1ac7..9ba95d1f 100644
--- a/pbj-core/version.txt
+++ b/pbj-core/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.11.0-SNAPSHOT
+0.11.1-SNAPSHOT