diff --git a/api/tests/unit_tests/core/workflow/nodes/base/test_base_node.py b/api/tests/unit_tests/core/workflow/nodes/base/test_base_node.py
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+from core.workflow.nodes.base.node import BaseNode
+from core.workflow.nodes.enums import NodeType
+
+# Ensures that all node classes are imported.
+from core.workflow.nodes.node_mapping import NODE_TYPE_CLASSES_MAPPING
+
+_ = NODE_TYPE_CLASSES_MAPPING
+
+
+def _get_all_subclasses(root: type[BaseNode]) -> list[type[BaseNode]]:
+    subclasses = []
+    queue = [root]
+    while queue:
+        cls = queue.pop()
+
+        subclasses.extend(cls.__subclasses__())
+        queue.extend(cls.__subclasses__())
+
+    return subclasses
+
+
+def test_ensure_subclasses_of_base_node_has_node_type_and_version_method_defined():
+    classes = _get_all_subclasses(BaseNode)  # type: ignore
+    type_version_set: set[tuple[NodeType, str]] = set()
+
+    for cls in classes:
+        # Validate that 'version' is directly defined in the class (not inherited) by checking the class's __dict__
+        assert "version" in cls.__dict__, f"class {cls} should have version method defined (NOT INHERITED.)"
+        node_type = cls._node_type
+        node_version = cls.version()
+
+        assert isinstance(cls._node_type, NodeType)
+        assert isinstance(node_version, str)
+        node_type_and_version = (node_type, node_version)
+        assert node_type_and_version not in type_version_set
+        type_version_set.add(node_type_and_version)