diff --git a/circup/__init__.py b/circup/__init__.py
index 355330a..7b2f6e8 100644
--- a/circup/__init__.py
+++ b/circup/__init__.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import findimports
 import pkg_resources
 import requests
 from semver import VersionInfo
+import update_checker
 
 
 # Useful constants.
@@ -811,6 +812,24 @@ def get_circuitpython_version(device_path):
     return (circuit_python, board_id)
 
 
+def get_circup_version():
+    """Return the version of circup that is running. If not available, return None.
+
+    :return: Current version of circup, or None.
+    """
+    try:
+        from importlib import metadata  # pylint: disable=import-outside-toplevel
+    except ImportError:
+        try:
+            import importlib_metadata as metadata  # pylint: disable=import-outside-toplevel
+        except ImportError:
+            return None
+    try:
+        return metadata.version("circup")
+    except metadata.PackageNotFoundError:
+        return None
+
+
 def get_dependencies(*requested_libraries, mod_names, to_install=()):
     """
     Return a list of other CircuitPython libraries
@@ -1128,6 +1147,13 @@ def main(ctx, verbose, path):  # pragma: no cover
         logger.addHandler(verbose_handler)
         click.echo("Logging to {}\n".format(LOGFILE))
     logger.info("### Started Circup ###")
+
+    # If a newer version of circup is available, print a message.
+    logger.info("Checking for a newer version of circup")
+    version = get_circup_version()
+    if version:
+        update_checker.update_check("circup", version)
+
     # stop early if the command is boardless
     if ctx.invoked_subcommand in BOARDLESS_COMMANDS:
         return
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index f1f060a..8fef472 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ sphinxcontrib-serializinghtml==1.1.3
 toml==0.10.0
 tqdm==4.35.0
 twine==1.13.0
+update-checker==0.18.0
 urllib3==1.26.5
 wcwidth==0.1.7
 webencodings==0.5.1
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 2e84e89..f002651 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ install_requires = [
     "appdirs>=1.4.3",
     "requests>=2.22.0",
     "findimports>=2.1.0",
+    # importlib_metadata is only available for 3.7, and is not needed for 3.8 and up.
+    "importlib_metadata; python_version == '3.7'",
 ]
 
 extras_require = {