diff --git a/gulpfile.js b/gulpfile.js
index 2945a79f9..98e34bc6f 100644
--- a/gulpfile.js
+++ b/gulpfile.js
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ const refactoredSrc = [
   "./src/js/elements/sign-out-button.js",
   "./src/js/elements/about-page.js",
   "./src/js/elements/psa.js",
+  "./src/js/elements/new-version-notification.js",
 
   "./src/js/popups/custom-text-popup.js",
   "./src/js/popups/quote-search-popup.js",
diff --git a/src/js/elements/new-version-notification.js b/src/js/elements/new-version-notification.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a24ee5ecd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/js/elements/new-version-notification.js
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import * as Notifications from "./notifications";
+import * as VersionPopup from "./version-popup";
+
+export async function show(version) {
+  const memory = await getMemory();
+  if (memory === "") {
+    setMemory(version);
+    return;
+  }
+  if (memory === version) return;
+  Notifications.add(
+    `Version ${version} has been released. Click to view the changelog.`,
+    1,
+    7,
+    "Announcement",
+    "code-branch",
+    () => {
+      VersionPopup.show();
+    }
+  );
+  setMemory(version);
+}
+
+function setMemory(v) {
+  window.localStorage.setItem("lastSeenVersion", v);
+}
+
+function getMemory() {
+  return window.localStorage.getItem("lastSeenVersion") ?? "";
+}
diff --git a/src/js/misc.js b/src/js/misc.js
index defee7eff..4859d92e5 100644
--- a/src/js/misc.js
+++ b/src/js/misc.js
@@ -384,8 +384,8 @@ export function median(arr) {
   }
 }
 
-export function getReleasesFromGitHub() {
-  $.getJSON(
+export async function getReleasesFromGitHub() {
+  return $.getJSON(
     "https://api.github.com/repos/Miodec/monkeytype/releases",
     (data) => {
       $("#bottom .version .text").text(data[0].name);
diff --git a/src/js/popups/version-popup.js b/src/js/popups/version-popup.js
index 9508d103d..62ab426d1 100644
--- a/src/js/popups/version-popup.js
+++ b/src/js/popups/version-popup.js
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
-$(document.body).on("click", ".version", () => {
+export function show() {
   $("#versionHistoryWrapper")
     .css("opacity", 0)
     .removeClass("hidden")
     .animate({ opacity: 1 }, 125);
+}
+
+$(document.body).on("click", ".version", () => {
+  show();
 });
 
 $(document.body).on("click", "#versionHistoryWrapper", () => {
diff --git a/src/js/ready.js b/src/js/ready.js
index 415a35a40..7ab06212b 100644
--- a/src/js/ready.js
+++ b/src/js/ready.js
@@ -7,11 +7,14 @@ import * as RouteController from "./route-controller";
 import * as UI from "./ui";
 import * as SignOutButton from "./sign-out-button";
 import * as MonkeyPower from "./monkey-power";
+import * as NewVersionNotification from "./new-version-notification";
 
 ManualRestart.set();
 Misc.migrateFromCookies();
 UpdateConfig.loadFromLocalStorage();
-Misc.getReleasesFromGitHub();
+Misc.getReleasesFromGitHub().then((v) => {
+  NewVersionNotification.show(v[0].name);
+});
 
 RouteController.handleInitialPageClasses(window.location.pathname);
 $(document).ready(() => {