diff --git a/src/components/structures/MatrixChat.js b/src/components/structures/MatrixChat.js
index 677d69de6d..a46efc8025 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/MatrixChat.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/MatrixChat.js
@@ -804,9 +804,10 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         this.showScreen("settings");
     },
 
-    onNewVersion: function(current, latest) {
+    onVersion: function(current, latest) {
         this.setState({
-            hasNewVersion: true
+            version: current,
+            hasNewVersion: current !== latest
         });
     },
 
@@ -887,7 +888,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
                     right_panel = <RightPanel roomId={this.state.currentRoom} collapsed={this.state.collapse_rhs} />
                     break;
                 case this.PageTypes.UserSettings:
-                    page_element = <UserSettings onClose={this.onUserSettingsClose} />
+                    page_element = <UserSettings onClose={this.onUserSettingsClose} version={this.state.version} />
                     right_panel = <RightPanel collapsed={this.state.collapse_rhs}/>
                     break;
                 case this.PageTypes.CreateRoom:
diff --git a/src/components/structures/UserSettings.js b/src/components/structures/UserSettings.js
index 9bf0793fc3..8f7e138bc0 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/UserSettings.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/UserSettings.js
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
     displayName: 'UserSettings',
 
     propTypes: {
+        version: React.PropTypes.string,
         onClose: React.PropTypes.func
     },
 
@@ -377,6 +378,8 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
                     </div>
                     <div className="mx_UserSettings_advanced">
                         Version {this.state.clientVersion}
+                        <br />
+                        {this.props.version}
                     </div>
                 </div>