diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6360af2f..b346a542 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
     "raf": "^3.4.0",
     "raven-js": "^3.25.2",
     "replace": "^1.0.0",
+    "semver": "^5.6.0",
     "standard-version": "^4.4.0",
     "typeface-roboto": "^0.0.54",
     "vue": "^2.5.16",
diff --git a/src/Map.vue b/src/Map.vue
index 9b97cb14..6353d44b 100644
--- a/src/Map.vue
+++ b/src/Map.vue
@@ -635,6 +635,7 @@ import {
   VToolbar,
 } from "vuetify";
 import Raven from "raven-js";
+import semver from "semver";
 
 import githubIcon from "./assets/svg/github.svg";
 
@@ -716,6 +717,7 @@ export default {
       selectedMap: this.fromStorage("selectedMap", undefined), // selected map in top selector
       delayCalcUpdate: this.fromStorage("delayCalcUpdate", "true") === "true",
       hideLoadingBar: this.fromStorage("hideLoadingBar", "true") === "true",
+      storedVersion: this.fromStorage("version", "v0.0.0"),
       mouseKeypad: "LOL", // keypad shown in bottom left corner
       showKeypadTimeout: undefined, // value of timeout, set when mouse is moved, set undefined after 1 sec
       calcTimeout: undefined, // value of timeout for delayed calculations set, see calcMortar()
@@ -857,6 +859,16 @@ export default {
       this.map.invalidateSize();
       if (executions === 0) { clearInterval(interval); }
     }, 250);
+
+    if (semver.gt(pkgVersion, this.storedVersion)) {
+      // if first view of new version
+
+      // open changelog
+      this.changelogDialog = true;
+
+      // put new version into localstorage
+      this.toStorage("version", pkgVersion);
+    }
   },
   methods: {
     /**
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 044a55e5..258f9fd8 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -6505,6 +6505,10 @@ selfsigned@^1.9.1:
   version "5.5.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/semver/-/semver-5.5.1.tgz#7dfdd8814bdb7cabc7be0fb1d734cfb66c940477"
 
+semver@^5.6.0:
+  version "5.6.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/semver/-/semver-5.6.0.tgz#7e74256fbaa49c75aa7c7a205cc22799cac80004"
+
 send@0.16.2:
   version "0.16.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/send/-/send-0.16.2.tgz#6ecca1e0f8c156d141597559848df64730a6bbc1"