diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 3fef2b20b..3915052a1 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -73,6 +73,15 @@
         
       </div>
 
+      <div class="row" ng-if="updateVersion">
+        <div class="small-9 large-centered columns">
+          <div data-alert class="alert-box radius {{updateVersion}}">
+            A newer version of Copay is now available, please update your wallet to a latest version.
+            Please check <a href="http://www.copay.io">Copay.io</a>.
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
       <div class="row" ng-if='$root.$flashMessage.message' notification>
         <div class="small-8 large-centered columns">
           <div data-alert class="alert-box radius {{$root.$flashMessage.type}}">
diff --git a/js/controllers/header.js b/js/controllers/header.js
index 36c40e123..9c76edf88 100644
--- a/js/controllers/header.js
+++ b/js/controllers/header.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
 angular.module('copay.header').controller('HeaderController',
-  function($scope, $rootScope, $location, $notification, walletFactory, controllerUtils) {
+  function($scope, $rootScope, $location, $notification, $http, walletFactory, controllerUtils) {
     $scope.menu = [
     {
       'title': 'Addresses',
@@ -23,6 +23,18 @@ angular.module('copay.header').controller('HeaderController',
           
     var beep = new Audio('sound/transaction.mp3');
 
+    $http.get('https://api.github.com/repos/bitpay/copay/tags').success(function(data){
+      var toInt = function (s) { return parseInt(s); };
+      var latestVersion = data[0].name.replace('v', '').split('.').map(toInt);
+      var currentVersion = copay.version.split('.').map(toInt);
+
+      if (currentVersion[0] < latestVersion[0]){
+        $scope.updateVersion = 'error';
+      } else if (currentVersion[0] == latestVersion[0] && currentVersion[1] < latestVersion[1]) {
+        $scope.updateVersion = 'info';
+      }
+    });
+
     // Initialize alert notification (not show when init wallet)
     $rootScope.txAlertCount = 0;
     $rootScope.$watch('txAlertCount', function(txAlertCount) {