diff --git a/gulpfile.js b/gulpfile.js
index e63f722..6c6c620 100644
--- a/gulpfile.js
+++ b/gulpfile.js
@@ -1,23 +1,30 @@
 // 1. LIBRARIES
 try {
-var gulp = require('gulp'),
-    plugins = require('gulp-load-plugins')(),
-    del = require('del'),
-    runSequence = require('run-sequence'),
-    browsersync = require('browser-sync').create(),
-    clip = require('gulp-clip-empty-files'),
-    path = require('path'),
-    argv = require('yargs').argv,
-    merge = require('merge-stream'),
-    extend = require('node.extend'),
-    util = require('./lib/util'),
-    scssToLess = require('./lib/scssToLess'),
-    rtlcss = require('./lib/rtlcss'),
-    validate = require('jsonschema').validate,
-    schema = require('./lib/defaultSchema'),
-    fs = require("fs"),
-    mkdirp = require('mkdirp'),
-    chalk = require('chalk');
+    // required hack to make updateNotifier work as intended in a gulpfile
+    delete process.env.npm_config_username;
+    delete process.env.npm_package_name;
+    delete process.env.npm_config_heading;
+
+    var gulp = require('gulp'),
+        plugins = require('gulp-load-plugins')(),
+        del = require('del'),
+        runSequence = require('run-sequence'),
+        browsersync = require('browser-sync').create(),
+        clip = require('gulp-clip-empty-files'),
+        path = require('path'),
+        argv = require('yargs').argv,
+        merge = require('merge-stream'),
+        extend = require('node.extend'),
+        util = require('./lib/util'),
+        scssToLess = require('./lib/scssToLess'),
+        rtlcss = require('./lib/rtlcss'),
+        validate = require('jsonschema').validate,
+        schema = require('./lib/defaultSchema'),
+        fs = require("fs"),
+        mkdirp = require('mkdirp');
+
+    const chalk = require('chalk');
+    const updateNotifier = require('update-notifier');
 } catch (e) {
     console.error('Your installation is missing dependencies. Please execute "npm install" again.');
     process.exit();
@@ -339,5 +346,6 @@ gulp.task('default', function() {
         console.log(chalk.cyan.bold("Now open up your favorite code editor and modify any file within:"));
         console.log(dirs);
         console.log(chalk.cyan.bold("All files belonging in the directories above are made available to use in APEX"));
+        util.isUpToDate();
     });
 });
diff --git a/lib/util.js b/lib/util.js
index 4ddeacf..b19e286 100644
--- a/lib/util.js
+++ b/lib/util.js
@@ -12,5 +12,24 @@ module.exports = {
         } catch (e) {
             return false;
         }
+    },
+
+    // verifies if APEX Front-End Boost is up to date with the latest version
+    isUpToDate: function() {
+        const chalk = require('chalk');
+        const updateNotifier = require('update-notifier');
+        const pkg = require('../package.json');
+
+        // Checks for available update and returns an instance
+        const notifier = updateNotifier({pkg});
+
+        // Notify using the built-in convenience method
+        if (notifier.update) {
+            notifier.notify({
+                defer: false,
+                message: chalk.bold('APEX Front-End Boost') + ' update available ' + chalk.dim(notifier.update.current) + chalk.reset(' → ') +
+        		chalk.green(notifier.update.latest) + ' \nRun:\n' + chalk.cyan.bold('git fetch origin') + '\n' + chalk.cyan.bold('git reset--hard origin/master') + '\n' + chalk.cyan.bold('npm install')
+            });
+        }
     }
 };
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5fd2eea..d2142ad 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "name": "apex-frontend-boost",
-    "author": "OraOpenSource",
     "version": "2.1.3",
+    "author": "OraOpenSource",
     "description": "Enhance your productivity with a complete Front-End Stack for Oracle APEX development",
     "license": "MIT",
     "keywords": [
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
         "rtlcss": "2.0.x",
         "run-sequence": "1.2.x",
         "through2": "2.0.x",
-        "yargs": "4.8.x"
+        "update-notifier": "1.0.x",
+        "yargs": "5.0.x"
     }
 }