diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index d4a8da4d..f28807d6 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ profanity_SOURCES = src/command.c src/contact.c src/history.c src/jabber.h \
 	src/contact_list.c src/input_win.c src/log.h src/profanity.c \
 	src/prof_history.c src/ui.h src/common.h src/ contact_list.h src/jabber.c \
 	src/main.c src/profanity.h src/prof_history.h src/chat_log.c \
-	src/chat_log.h src/tinyurl.c src/tinyurl.h
+	src/chat_log.h src/tinyurl.c src/tinyurl.h src/release.c src/release.h
 
 TESTS = tests/testsuite
 check_PROGRAMS = tests/testsuite
diff --git a/src/windows.c b/src/windows.c
index 3183222f..46b924ee 100644
--- a/src/windows.c
+++ b/src/windows.c
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 #include "contact_list.h"
 #include "log.h"
 #include "preferences.h"
+#include "release.h"
 #include "ui.h"
 
 #define CONS_WIN_TITLE "_cons"
@@ -838,6 +839,13 @@ cons_about(void)
     wprintw(_cons_win, "Type '/help' to show complete help.\n");
     _win_show_time(_cons_win);
     wprintw(_cons_win, "\n");
+    
+    char *latest_release = release_get_latest();
+    _win_show_time(_cons_win);
+    wprintw(_cons_win, "RELEASE: %s", latest_release);
+    free(latest_release);
+    _win_show_time(_cons_win);
+    wprintw(_cons_win, "\n");
 
     prefresh(_cons_win, 0, 0, 1, 0, rows-3, cols-1);