diff --git a/bin/index.js b/bin/index.js
index 57f1724..f69306c 100755
--- a/bin/index.js
+++ b/bin/index.js
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ const chalk = require('chalk');
 const inquirer = require('inquirer');
 const clipboardy = require('clipboardy');
 const nfh = require('@jswork/node-fetch-html');
+const updateNotifier = require('update-notifier');
+const pkg = require('../package.json');
+
+updateNotifier({ pkg }).notify();
 
 // next packages:
 require('@jswork/next');
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9151fca..15b8d55 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
     "gulp-rename": "^2.0.0",
     "inquirer": "^8.2.4",
     "require-dir": "^1.2.0",
+    "update-notifier": "^5.1.0",
     "yargs": "^13.2.4"
   },
   "devDependencies": {