diff --git a/_locales/en/messages.json b/_locales/en/messages.json
index fb24ff4..1041f66 100644
--- a/_locales/en/messages.json
+++ b/_locales/en/messages.json
@@ -117,5 +117,7 @@
   "notificationNoUpdateTitle": { "message": "No updates available" },
   "notificationNoUpdateDetail": { "message": "There aren't any updates for Caret at this time." },
   "notificationUpdateOK": { "message": "Yes, update and restart" },
-  "notificationUpdateWait": { "message": "No thanks" }
+  "notificationUpdateWait": { "message": "No thanks" },
+  "notificationUpdated": { "message": "Caret has been updated" },
+  "notificationUpdatedDetail": { "message": "Now at version $1. Click to see the changelog in the Chrome store." }
 }
diff --git a/installer.js b/installer.js
index 5eae9ed..3a13b47 100644
--- a/installer.js
+++ b/installer.js
@@ -1,21 +1,39 @@
+var notification = "upgraded";
+
 chrome.runtime.onInstalled.addListener(function(e) {
   //this is where we'll track upgrades
   if (!e.previousVersion) return;
   
+  var manifest = chrome.runtime.getManifest();
+  
   var semver = e.previousVersion.split(".");
   var major = semver[0];
   var minor = semver[1];
   var build = semver[2];
   
-  console.log("Upgrading Caret from version " + e.previousVersion);
+  if (e.previousVersion != manifest.version) {
+    //let the user know
+    chrome.notifications.create(notification, {
+      type: "basic",
+      iconUrl: "icon-128.png",
+      title: chrome.i18n.getMessage("notificationUpdated"),
+      message: chrome.i18n.getMessage("notificationUpdatedDetail", [manifest.version]),
+      isClickable: true
+    }, function(id) { notification = id });
+  }
+  
+  // console.log("Upgrading Caret from version " + e.previousVersion);
 
   /*
   
-  As with Android database upgrades, we'll perform these as a series of if statements, ordered by increasing
-  version number. We should also provide a notification that the system is upgrading, and prevent opening new
-  windows until the process finishes. In theory, this script shares a document with background.js, so they can
-  just use a common flag to halt the openWindow process during upgrades.
+  As with Android database upgrades, we'll perform these as a series of if statements, ordered by increasing version number. We should also provide a notification that the system is upgrading, and prevent opening new windows until the process finishes. In theory, this script shares a document with background.js, so they can just use a common flag to halt the openWindow process during upgrades.
   
   */
 
+});
+
+
+chrome.notifications.onClicked.addListener(function(id) {
+  if (id != notification) return;
+  window.open("https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/caret/fljalecfjciodhpcledpamjachpmelml", "target=_blank");
 });
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