diff --git a/app/src/electron.js b/app/src/electron.js
index 7387652b..23f1992c 100644
--- a/app/src/electron.js
+++ b/app/src/electron.js
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ function buildMenu() {
             require('electron').shell.openExternal('https://github.com/dbgate/dbgate/issues/new');
           },
         },
+        commandItem('tabs.changelog'),
         commandItem('about.show'),
       ],
     },
diff --git a/packages/api/src/controllers/config.js b/packages/api/src/controllers/config.js
index f813912b..b86f6746 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/controllers/config.js
+++ b/packages/api/src/controllers/config.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 const fs = require('fs-extra');
 const path = require('path');
+const axios = require('axios');
 const { datadir } = require('../utility/directories');
 const hasPermission = require('../utility/hasPermission');
 const socket = require('../utility/socket');
@@ -58,4 +59,10 @@ module.exports = {
       return false;
     }
   },
+
+  changelog_meta: 'get',
+  async changelog() {
+    const resp = await axios.default.get('https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dbgate/dbgate/master/CHANGELOG.md');
+    return resp.data;
+  },
 };
diff --git a/packages/web/src/commands/stdCommands.ts b/packages/web/src/commands/stdCommands.ts
index 963f5183..a55a2b2e 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/commands/stdCommands.ts
+++ b/packages/web/src/commands/stdCommands.ts
@@ -266,6 +266,20 @@ registerCommand({
   },
 });
 
+registerCommand({
+  id: 'tabs.changelog',
+  category: 'Tabs',
+  name: 'Changelog',
+  onClick: () => {
+    openNewTab({
+      title: 'ChangeLog',
+      icon: 'img markdown',
+      tabComponent: 'ChangelogTab',
+      props: {},
+    });
+  },
+});
+
 registerCommand({
   id: 'group.save',
   category: null,
diff --git a/packages/web/src/tabs/ChangelogTab.svelte b/packages/web/src/tabs/ChangelogTab.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..575cff2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/web/src/tabs/ChangelogTab.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+<script lang="ts" context="module">
+  export const matchingProps = [];
+</script>
+
+<script lang="ts">
+  import { onMount } from 'svelte';
+  import LoadingInfo from '../elements/LoadingInfo.svelte';
+  import Markdown from '../elements/Markdown.svelte';
+
+  import axiosInstance from '../utility/axiosInstance';
+
+  let isLoading = false;
+  let text = null;
+
+  const handleLoad = async () => {
+    isLoading = true;
+    const resp = await axiosInstance.get('config/changelog');
+    text = resp.data;
+    isLoading = false;
+  };
+
+  onMount(() => {
+    handleLoad();
+  });
+</script>
+
+{#if isLoading}
+  <LoadingInfo message="Loading changelog" />
+{:else}
+  <div>
+    <Markdown source={text || ''} />
+  </div>
+{/if}
+
+<style>
+  div {
+    padding: 10px;
+    overflow: auto;
+    flex: 1;
+  }
+</style>
diff --git a/packages/web/src/tabs/index.js b/packages/web/src/tabs/index.js
index 7bf572df..7e682483 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/tabs/index.js
+++ b/packages/web/src/tabs/index.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import * as CommandListTab from './CommandListTab.svelte';
 import * as YamlEditorTab from './YamlEditorTab.svelte';
 import * as CompareModelTab from './CompareModelTab.svelte';
 import * as JsonTab from './JsonTab.svelte';
+import * as ChangelogTab from './ChangelogTab.svelte';
 
 export default {
   TableDataTab,
@@ -38,4 +39,5 @@ export default {
   YamlEditorTab,
   CompareModelTab,
   JsonTab,
+  ChangelogTab,
 };
diff --git a/packages/web/src/utility/OpenTabsOnStartup.svelte b/packages/web/src/utility/OpenTabsOnStartup.svelte
index 580a31aa..ff762584 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/utility/OpenTabsOnStartup.svelte
+++ b/packages/web/src/utility/OpenTabsOnStartup.svelte
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 <script lang="ts">
   import { onMount } from 'svelte';
   import { openFavorite } from '../appobj/FavoriteFileAppObject.svelte';
+  import runCommand from '../commands/runCommand';
   import ErrorMessageModal from '../modals/ErrorMessageModal.svelte';
   import { showModal } from '../modals/modalTools';
   import { openedTabs } from '../stores';
 
-  import { useFavorites } from './metadataLoaders';
+  import { getConfig, useFavorites } from './metadataLoaders';
+  import { showSnackbarInfo } from './snackbar';
 
   $: favorites = useFavorites();
   let opened = false;
@@ -16,7 +18,7 @@
 
   $: openOnStartup($favorites);
 
-  function openOnStartup(list) {
+  async function openOnStartup(list) {
     if (!list) return;
     if (opened) return;
 
@@ -45,5 +47,13 @@
         openFavorite(favorite);
       }
     }
+
+    const config = await getConfig();
+    const appVersion = localStorage.getItem('appVersion');
+    if (appVersion && appVersion != config.version) {
+      runCommand('tabs.changelog');
+      showSnackbarInfo(`DbGate upgraded from version ${appVersion} to version ${config.version}`);
+    }
+    localStorage.setItem('appVersion', config.version);
   }
 </script>