diff --git a/src/rustup-dist/src/dist.rs b/src/rustup-dist/src/dist.rs
index a833ef85eae..c9dd6cc0533 100644
--- a/src/rustup-dist/src/dist.rs
+++ b/src/rustup-dist/src/dist.rs
@@ -489,6 +489,7 @@ pub fn update_from_dist_<'a>(download: DownloadCfg<'a>,
     (download.notify_handler)(Notification::DownloadingManifest(&toolchain_str));
     match dl_v2_manifest(download, update_hash, toolchain) {
         Ok(Some((m, hash))) => {
+            (download.notify_handler)(Notification::DownloadedManifest(&m.date, m.get_rust_version().ok()));
             return match try!(manifestation.update(&m,
                                                    changes,
                                                    &download,
diff --git a/src/rustup-dist/src/manifest.rs b/src/rustup-dist/src/manifest.rs
index 9953ef32399..0ad8579925e 100644
--- a/src/rustup-dist/src/manifest.rs
+++ b/src/rustup-dist/src/manifest.rs
@@ -119,6 +119,10 @@ impl Manifest {
             || format!("package not found: '{}'", name).into())
     }
 
+    pub fn get_rust_version(&self) -> Result<&str> {
+        self.get_package("rust").map(|p| &*p.version)
+    }
+
     fn validate_targeted_package(&self, tpkg: &TargetedPackage) -> Result<()> {
         for c in tpkg.components.iter().chain(tpkg.extensions.iter()) {
             let cpkg = try!(self.get_package(&c.pkg).chain_err(|| ErrorKind::MissingPackageForComponent(c.clone())));
diff --git a/src/rustup-dist/src/notifications.rs b/src/rustup-dist/src/notifications.rs
index 5762007d5c5..4ad534dc29b 100644
--- a/src/rustup-dist/src/notifications.rs
+++ b/src/rustup-dist/src/notifications.rs
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ pub enum Notification<'a> {
     InstallingComponent(&'a str, &'a TargetTriple, Option<&'a TargetTriple>),
     RemovingComponent(&'a str, &'a TargetTriple, Option<&'a TargetTriple>),
     DownloadingManifest(&'a str),
+    DownloadedManifest(&'a str, Option<&'a str>),
     DownloadingLegacyManifest,
     ManifestChecksumFailedHack,
 }
@@ -59,7 +60,8 @@ impl<'a> Notification<'a> {
             RemovingComponent(_, _, _) |
             ComponentAlreadyInstalled(_)  |
             ManifestChecksumFailedHack |
-            RollingBack | DownloadingManifest(_) => NotificationLevel::Info,
+            RollingBack | DownloadingManifest(_) |
+            DownloadedManifest(_, _) => NotificationLevel::Info,
             CantReadUpdateHash(_) | ExtensionNotInstalled(_) |
             MissingInstalledComponent(_) | CachedFileChecksumFailed => NotificationLevel::Warn,
             NonFatalError(_) => NotificationLevel::Error,
@@ -115,6 +117,8 @@ impl<'a> Display for Notification<'a> {
                 }
             }
             DownloadingManifest(t) => write!(f, "syncing channel updates for '{}'", t),
+            DownloadedManifest(date, Some(version)) => write!(f, "latest update on {}, rust version {}", date, version),
+            DownloadedManifest(date, None) => write!(f, "latest update on {}, no rust version", date),
             DownloadingLegacyManifest => write!(f, "manifest not found. trying legacy manifest"),
             ManifestChecksumFailedHack => write!(f, "update not yet available, sorry! try again later"),
         }
diff --git a/tests/cli-exact.rs b/tests/cli-exact.rs
index 17a76f5dbf8..d9e550e39c5 100644
--- a/tests/cli-exact.rs
+++ b/tests/cli-exact.rs
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ for_host!(r"
 
 "),
 for_host!(r"info: syncing channel updates for 'nightly-{0}'
+info: latest update on 2015-01-02, rust version 1.3.0
 info: downloading component 'rust-std'
 info: downloading component 'rustc'
 info: downloading component 'cargo'
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ for_host!(r"
 
 "),
 for_host!(r"info: syncing channel updates for 'nightly-{0}'
+info: latest update on 2015-01-02, rust version 1.3.0
 info: downloading component 'rust-std'
 info: downloading component 'rustc'
 info: downloading component 'cargo'
@@ -248,6 +250,7 @@ fn update_invalid_toolchain() {
         expect_err_ex(config, &["rustup", "update", "nightly-2016-03-1"],
 r"",
 r"info: syncing channel updates for 'nightly-2016-03-1'
+info: latest update on 2015-01-02, rust version 1.3.0
 error: target not found: '2016-03-1'
 ");
    });
@@ -259,6 +262,7 @@ fn default_invalid_toolchain() {
         expect_err_ex(config, &["rustup", "default", "nightly-2016-03-1"],
 r"",
 r"info: syncing channel updates for 'nightly-2016-03-1'
+info: latest update on 2015-01-02, rust version 1.3.0
 error: target not found: '2016-03-1'
 ");
    });
diff --git a/tests/cli-rustup.rs b/tests/cli-rustup.rs
index 0dab4a693e7..7d8f0f2dc16 100644
--- a/tests/cli-rustup.rs
+++ b/tests/cli-rustup.rs
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ for_host!(r"
 
 "),
 for_host!(r"info: syncing channel updates for 'stable-{0}'
+info: latest update on 2015-01-02, rust version 1.1.0
 info: downloading component 'rust-std'
 info: downloading component 'rustc'
 info: downloading component 'cargo'
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@ for_host!(r"
 
 "),
 for_host!(r"info: syncing channel updates for 'stable-{0}'
+info: latest update on 2015-01-02, rust version 1.1.0
 info: downloading component 'rust-std'
 info: downloading component 'rustc'
 info: downloading component 'cargo'
@@ -96,6 +98,7 @@ info: installing component 'rustc'
 info: installing component 'cargo'
 info: installing component 'rust-docs'
 info: syncing channel updates for 'beta-{0}'
+info: latest update on 2015-01-02, rust version 1.2.0
 info: downloading component 'rust-std'
 info: downloading component 'rustc'
 info: downloading component 'cargo'
@@ -109,6 +112,7 @@ info: installing component 'rustc'
 info: installing component 'cargo'
 info: installing component 'rust-docs'
 info: syncing channel updates for 'nightly-{0}'
+info: latest update on 2015-01-02, rust version 1.3.0
 info: downloading component 'rust-std'
 info: downloading component 'rustc'
 info: downloading component 'cargo'
@@ -142,6 +146,7 @@ for_host!(r"
 
 "),
 for_host!(r"info: syncing channel updates for 'stable-{0}'
+info: latest update on 2015-01-02, rust version 1.1.0
 info: downloading component 'rust-std'
 info: downloading component 'rustc'
 info: downloading component 'cargo'
@@ -156,6 +161,7 @@ info: installing component 'cargo'
 info: installing component 'rust-docs'
 info: syncing channel updates for 'beta-{0}'
 info: syncing channel updates for 'nightly-{0}'
+info: latest update on 2015-01-02, rust version 1.3.0
 info: downloading component 'rust-std'
 info: downloading component 'rustc'
 info: downloading component 'cargo'
@@ -193,6 +199,7 @@ for_host!(r"
 
 "),
 for_host!(r"info: syncing channel updates for 'nightly-{0}'
+info: latest update on 2015-01-02, rust version 1.3.0
 info: downloading component 'rust-std'
 info: downloading component 'rustc'
 info: downloading component 'cargo'
diff --git a/tests/cli-self-upd.rs b/tests/cli-self-upd.rs
index 3860c8672a3..854e2fdaa77 100644
--- a/tests/cli-self-upd.rs
+++ b/tests/cli-self-upd.rs
@@ -758,6 +758,7 @@ r"
 
 ",
 for_host!(r"info: syncing channel updates for 'stable-{0}'
+info: latest update on 2015-01-02, rust version 1.1.0
 info: downloading component 'rust-std'
 info: downloading component 'rustc'
 info: downloading component 'cargo'