diff --git a/etc/docs/README.md b/etc/docs/README.md
index 37e0a574bda..9ba9de7bfba 100644
--- a/etc/docs/README.md
+++ b/etc/docs/README.md
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ necessary to backport a feature).
 
 `build.ts` requires the following in addition to dependencies installed with `npm i`:
 
-* Hugo static web generator `v0.30.2`
-  * You can download the right version [here](https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo/releases/tag/v0.30.2)
+* Hugo static web generator `v0.150.0`
+  * You can download the right version [here](https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo/releases/tag/v0.150.0)
 * ts-node
 
 Note: `typedoc` is also a dependency but it is downloaded by the docs generation script automatically.
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ To generate API documentation for a new major or minor version:
 
 `npm run build:docs -- --tag <version>`
 
+`<version>` should be formatted MAJOR.MINOR (ex. `--tag=6.8`)
+
 You can optionally specify the following options:
 
 - `--yes` if set, this will silence any prompts in the script. useful for running in CI
diff --git a/etc/docs/build.ts b/etc/docs/build.ts
index 8989fef950f..cf2c61a4ed2 100755
--- a/etc/docs/build.ts
+++ b/etc/docs/build.ts
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ async function updateSiteTemplateForNewVersion(
 
   await writeFile(RELEASES_TOML_FILE, stringify(tomlData as any));
   await writeFile(RELEASES_JSON_FILE, JSON.stringify(jsonVersions, null, 4));
-
   // generate the site from the template
   await exec(`hugo -s template -d ../temp -b "/node-mongodb-native"`);
 }
@@ -80,6 +79,9 @@ async function main() {
     process.exit(1);
   }
 
+  const { stdout } = await exec('hugo version', { encoding: 'utf8' });
+  if (!stdout.includes('0.150.0')) throw new Error('`hugo` version must be 0.150.0.');
+
   chdir(__dirname);
 
   const { tag, status, skipPrompts } = getCommandLineArguments();