diff --git a/internal_packages/notification-mailto/lib/main.coffee b/internal_packages/notification-mailto/lib/main.coffee
index fde5dc91a..1b78b5073 100644
--- a/internal_packages/notification-mailto/lib/main.coffee
+++ b/internal_packages/notification-mailto/lib/main.coffee
@@ -26,9 +26,12 @@ module.exports =
           icon: 'fa-inbox',
           actions: [{
             label: 'Yes'
+            dismisses: true
+            default: true
             id: NOTIF_ACTION_YES
           },{
             label: 'Not Now'
+            dismisses: true
             id: NOTIF_ACTION_NO
           }]
 
diff --git a/internal_packages/notification-update-available/lib/main.cjsx b/internal_packages/notification-update-available/lib/main.cjsx
index ba482e786..058012a5e 100644
--- a/internal_packages/notification-update-available/lib/main.cjsx
+++ b/internal_packages/notification-update-available/lib/main.cjsx
@@ -9,23 +9,52 @@ module.exports =
     updater = remote.getGlobal('application').autoUpdateManager
     @_unlisten = Actions.notificationActionTaken.listen(@_onNotificationActionTaken, @)
 
+    configVersion = atom.config.get("lastVersion")
+    currentVersion = atom.getVersion()
+    if configVersion and configVersion isnt currentVersion
+      atom.config.set("lastVersion", currentVersion)
+      @displayThanksNotification()
+
     if updater.getState() is 'update-available'
       @displayNotification(updater.releaseVersion)
 
     atom.onUpdateAvailable ({releaseVersion, releaseNotes} = {}) =>
       @displayNotification(releaseVersion)
 
+  displayThanksNotification: ->
+    Actions.postNotification
+      type: 'info'
+      tag: 'app-update'
+      sticky: true
+      message: "You're running the latest version of N1 - view the changelog to see what's new.",
+      icon: 'fa-magic'
+      actions: [{
+        dismisses: true
+        label: 'Thanks'
+        id: 'release-bar:no-op'
+      },{
+        default: true
+        dismisses: true
+        label: 'See What\'s New'
+        id: 'release-bar:view-changelog'
+      }]
+
   displayNotification: (version) ->
     version = if version then "(#{version})" else ''
     Actions.postNotification
       type: 'info'
       tag: 'app-update'
       sticky: true
-      message: "An update to N1 is available #{version} - Restart now to update!",
+      message: "An update to N1 is available #{version} - click to update now!",
       icon: 'fa-flag'
       actions: [{
-        label: 'Install'
+        label: 'Install Now'
+        dismisses: true
+        default: true
         id: 'release-bar:install-update'
+      },{
+        label: 'See What\'s New'
+        id: 'release-bar:view-changelog'
       }]
 
   deactivate: ->
@@ -35,3 +64,6 @@ module.exports =
     if action.id is 'release-bar:install-update'
       ipc.send 'command', 'application:install-update'
       true
+    if action.id is 'release-bar:view-changelog'
+      require('shell').openExternal('https://github.com/nylas/N1/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md')
+      false
diff --git a/internal_packages/notifications/lib/notifications-sticky-bar.cjsx b/internal_packages/notifications/lib/notifications-sticky-bar.cjsx
index 91d200d85..8d53c3f8b 100644
--- a/internal_packages/notifications/lib/notifications-sticky-bar.cjsx
+++ b/internal_packages/notifications/lib/notifications-sticky-bar.cjsx
@@ -8,15 +8,32 @@ class NotificationStickyItem extends React.Component
   render: =>
     notif = @props.notification
     iconClass = if notif.icon then "fa #{notif.icon}" else ""
+    actionDefault = null
     actionComponents = notif.actions?.map (action) =>
-      <a className="action" key={action.label} onClick={=> @_fireItemAction(notif, action)}>{action.label}</a>
+      classname = "action "
+      if action.default
+        actionDefault = action
+        classname += "default"
 
-    <div className={"notifications-sticky-item notification-#{notif.type}"}>
-      <i className={iconClass}></i><span>{notif.message}</span>{actionComponents}
-    </div>
+      <a className={classname}
+         key={action.label}
+         onClick={=> @_fireItemAction(notif, action)}>
+         {action.label}
+      </a>
+
+    if actionDefault
+      <div className={"notifications-sticky-item notification-#{notif.type} has-default-action"}
+           onClick={=> @_fireItemAction(notif, actionDefault)}>
+        <i className={iconClass}></i><span>{notif.message}</span>{actionComponents}
+      </div>
+    else
+      <div className={"notifications-sticky-item notification-#{notif.type}"}>
+        <i className={iconClass}></i><span>{notif.message}</span>{actionComponents}
+      </div>
 
   _fireItemAction: (notification, action) =>
     Actions.notificationActionTaken({notification, action})
+    event.stopPropagation()
 
 
 class NotificationStickyBar extends React.Component
diff --git a/internal_packages/notifications/lib/notifications-store.coffee b/internal_packages/notifications/lib/notifications-store.coffee
index ff0c2f004..74da856c4 100644
--- a/internal_packages/notifications/lib/notifications-store.coffee
+++ b/internal_packages/notifications/lib/notifications-store.coffee
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ NotificationStore = Reflux.createStore
     # your package should listen to notificationActionTaken and check the
     # notification and action objects.
     @listenTo Actions.notificationActionTaken, ({notification, action}) =>
-      @_removeNotification(notification)()
+      @_removeNotification(notification)() if action.dismisses
     @listenTo Actions.postNotification, (data) =>
       @_postNotification(new Notification(data))
     @listenTo Actions.multiWindowNotification, (data={}, context={}) =>
diff --git a/internal_packages/notifications/stylesheets/notifications.less b/internal_packages/notifications/stylesheets/notifications.less
index 74cc1a8d9..cbf5ed6bb 100644
--- a/internal_packages/notifications/stylesheets/notifications.less
+++ b/internal_packages/notifications/stylesheets/notifications.less
@@ -148,34 +148,35 @@
   .notifications-sticky-item {
     display:block;
     font-size: @font-size-base;
-    line-height: @line-height-base;
-    padding: @padding-base-vertical @padding-base-horizontal @padding-base-vertical @padding-base-horizontal;
     color:@text-color-inverse;
     border-top:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.25);
     border-bottom:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.25);
+    padding-left: @padding-base-horizontal;
+    line-height: @line-height-base * 1.5;
     a {
       float:right;
-      font-size:13px;
-      background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.2);
       color:@text-color-inverse;
-      border-radius: 4px;
-      padding:1px;
-      padding-left:6px;
-      padding-right:6px;
-      margin-left:10px;
-      border-top:1px solid transparent;
-      border-bottom:none;
+      padding: 0 @padding-base-horizontal;
     }
     a:hover {
-      background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.2);
-      border-top:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.35);
+      background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.15);
       text-decoration:none;
       color:@text-color-inverse;
     }
-
+    a.default {
+      background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.15);
+    }
+    a.default:hover {
+      background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.15);
+    }
     i {
       margin-right:@padding-base-horizontal;
     }
+
+    &.has-default-action:hover {
+      -webkit-filter: brightness(110%);
+      cursor:default;
+    }
   }
 }
 body.platform-win32 {
diff --git a/src/browser/auto-update-manager.coffee b/src/browser/auto-update-manager.coffee
index ed83485de..b35c36a69 100644
--- a/src/browser/auto-update-manager.coffee
+++ b/src/browser/auto-update-manager.coffee
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class AutoUpdateManager
         @setState(UnsupportedState)
 
   emitUpdateAvailableEvent: (windows...) ->
-    return unless @releaseVersion? and @releaseNotes
+    return unless @releaseVersion
     for atomWindow in windows
       atomWindow.sendMessage('update-available', {@releaseVersion, @releaseNotes})
 
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ class AutoUpdateManager
     @state
 
   check: ({hidePopups}={}) ->
-    console.log "Checking for updates..."
     unless hidePopups
       autoUpdater.once 'update-not-available', @onUpdateNotAvailable
       autoUpdater.once 'error', @onUpdateError
diff --git a/src/browser/auto-updater-win32.coffee b/src/browser/auto-updater-win32.coffee
index 89430d9c1..3a69c314f 100644
--- a/src/browser/auto-updater-win32.coffee
+++ b/src/browser/auto-updater-win32.coffee
@@ -51,12 +51,11 @@ class AutoUpdater
         @emit 'update-not-available'
         return
 
+      @emit 'update-available'
       @installUpdate (error) =>
         if error?
           @emit 'update-not-available'
           return
-
-        @emit 'update-available'
-        @emit 'update-downloaded', {}, update.releaseNotes, update.version, new Date(), 'https://atom.io', => @quitAndInstall()
+        @emit 'update-downloaded', {}, update.releaseNotes, update.version
 
 module.exports = new AutoUpdater()
diff --git a/src/flux/actions.coffee b/src/flux/actions.coffee
index c4bc54027..157907bfc 100644
--- a/src/flux/actions.coffee
+++ b/src/flux/actions.coffee
@@ -357,10 +357,13 @@ class Actions
     icon: 'fa-inbox',
     actions: [{
       label: 'Yes'
+      default: true
+      dismisses: true
       id: NOTIF_ACTION_YES
     },{
-      label: 'Not Now'
-      id: NOTIF_ACTION_NO
+      label: 'More Info'
+      dismisses: false
+      id: NOTIF_ACTION_MORE_INFO
     }]
 
   ```
diff --git a/src/flux/nylas-api.coffee b/src/flux/nylas-api.coffee
index fa898b695..6fe8b1b96 100644
--- a/src/flux/nylas-api.coffee
+++ b/src/flux/nylas-api.coffee
@@ -231,6 +231,8 @@ class NylasAPI
                account and sign in again.",
       icon: 'fa-sign-out'
       actions: [{
+        default: true
+        dismisses: true
         label: 'Unlink'
         id: '401:unlink'
       }]
diff --git a/src/window-event-handler.coffee b/src/window-event-handler.coffee
index c2a682214..9c942ee80 100644
--- a/src/window-event-handler.coffee
+++ b/src/window-event-handler.coffee
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ class WindowEventHandler
         icon: 'fa-flask'
         type: 'developer'
         sticky: true
-        actions: [{label: 'Thanks', id: 'ok'}]
+        actions: [{label: 'Thanks', id: 'ok', dismisses: true, default: true}]
         message: "N1 is running with debug flags enabled (slower). Packages in
                   ~/.nylas/dev/packages will be loaded. Have fun!"
     else