diff --git a/bin/app/user/ApplicationSettings_template.xml b/bin/app/user/ApplicationSettings_template.xml
index 6655d633..18bab967 100644
--- a/bin/app/user/ApplicationSettings_template.xml
+++ b/bin/app/user/ApplicationSettings_template.xml
@@ -86,7 +86,8 @@
 			<automatic><!-- BOOL: whether to check automatically for new software updates --></automatic>
 			<time_stamp><!-- TIME: time of the last update check --></time_stamp>
 			<skip_version><!-- VERSION: version to skip for update --></skip_version>
-			<url><!-- STRING: url to new version download --></url>
+			<update_url><!-- STRING: url to new version download --></update_url>
+			<update_version><!-- VERSION: version of last check --></update_version>
 		</update_check>
 	</user>
 
diff --git a/src/lib/settings/ApplicationSettings.cpp b/src/lib/settings/ApplicationSettings.cpp
index a433db53..79e8801e 100644
--- a/src/lib/settings/ApplicationSettings.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/settings/ApplicationSettings.cpp
@@ -429,12 +429,18 @@ void ApplicationSettings::setAutomaticUpdateCheck(bool automaticUpdates)
 
 TimeStamp ApplicationSettings::getLastUpdateCheck() const
 {
-	return TimeStamp(getValue<std::string>("user/update_check/last", ""));
+	std::string val = getValue<std::string>("user/update_check/time_stamp", "");
+	if (!val.size())
+	{
+		val = getValue<std::string>("user/update_check/last", ""); // deprecated key
+	}
+
+	return TimeStamp(val);
 }
 
 void ApplicationSettings::setLastUpdateCheck(const TimeStamp& time)
 {
-	setValue<std::string>("user/update_check/last", time.toString());
+	setValue<std::string>("user/update_check/time_stamp", time.toString());
 }
 
 Version ApplicationSettings::getSkipUpdateForVersion() const
@@ -452,12 +458,25 @@ void ApplicationSettings::setSkipUpdateForVersion(const Version& version)
 
 std::string ApplicationSettings::getUpdateDownloadUrl() const
 {
-	return getValue<std::string>("user/update_check/url", "");
+	return getValue<std::string>("user/update_check/update_url", "");
 }
 
 void ApplicationSettings::setUpdateDownloadUrl(const std::string& url)
 {
-	setValue<std::string>("user/update_check/url", url);
+	setValue<std::string>("user/update_check/update_url", url);
+}
+
+Version ApplicationSettings::getUpdateVersion() const
+{
+	return Version::fromString(getValue<std::string>("user/update_check/update_version", "2017.1.0"));
+}
+
+void ApplicationSettings::setUpdateVersion(const Version& version)
+{
+	if (version.isValid())
+	{
+		setValue<std::string>("user/update_check/update_version", version.toDisplayString());
+	}
 }
 
 int ApplicationSettings::getPluginPort() const
diff --git a/src/lib/settings/ApplicationSettings.h b/src/lib/settings/ApplicationSettings.h
index 979e01b0..ca2ab4ad 100644
--- a/src/lib/settings/ApplicationSettings.h
+++ b/src/lib/settings/ApplicationSettings.h
@@ -135,6 +135,9 @@ public:
 	std::string getUpdateDownloadUrl() const;
 	void setUpdateDownloadUrl(const std::string& url);
 
+	Version getUpdateVersion() const;
+	void setUpdateVersion(const Version& version);
+
 	// network
 	int getPluginPort() const;
 	void setPluginPort(const int pluginPort);
diff --git a/src/lib_gui/qt/element/QtUpdateCheckerWidget.cpp b/src/lib_gui/qt/element/QtUpdateCheckerWidget.cpp
index b637d65d..156a389a 100644
--- a/src/lib_gui/qt/element/QtUpdateCheckerWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/lib_gui/qt/element/QtUpdateCheckerWidget.cpp
@@ -31,8 +31,9 @@ QtUpdateCheckerWidget::QtUpdateCheckerWidget(QWidget* parent)
 		}
 		else
 		{
+			Version version = appSettings->getUpdateVersion();
 			QString url = QString::fromStdString(appSettings->getUpdateDownloadUrl());
-			if (!url.isEmpty())
+			if (version > Version::getApplicationVersion() && !url.isEmpty())
 			{
 				setDownloadUrl(url);
 			}
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ QtUpdateCheckerWidget::QtUpdateCheckerWidget(QWidget* parent)
 void QtUpdateCheckerWidget::checkUpdate(bool force)
 {
 	ApplicationSettings* appSettings = ApplicationSettings::getInstance().get();
+	appSettings->setUpdateVersion(Version::getApplicationVersion());
 	appSettings->setUpdateDownloadUrl("");
 	appSettings->save();
 
@@ -73,6 +75,7 @@ void QtUpdateCheckerWidget::checkUpdate(bool force)
 			{
 				setDownloadUrl(result.url);
 
+				appSettings->setUpdateVersion(result.version);
 				appSettings->setUpdateDownloadUrl(result.url.toStdString());
 				appSettings->save();
 			}
diff --git a/src/lib_gui/qt/network/QtUpdateChecker.cpp b/src/lib_gui/qt/network/QtUpdateChecker.cpp
index e88a1277..3d8f5c51 100644
--- a/src/lib_gui/qt/network/QtUpdateChecker.cpp
+++ b/src/lib_gui/qt/network/QtUpdateChecker.cpp
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ void QtUpdateChecker::check(bool force, std::function<void(Result)> callback)
 	urlString += ("&platform=" + platformString + "bit").c_str();
 
 	// version
-	// Version::setApplicationVersion(Version::fromString("2017.3.10")); // for debugging
+	// Version::setApplicationVersion(Version::fromString("2017.3.48")); // for debugging
 	urlString += ("&version=" + Version::getApplicationVersion().toDisplayString()).c_str();
 
 	// license
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ void QtUpdateChecker::check(bool force, std::function<void(Result)> callback)
 
 				if (updateVersion > Version::getApplicationVersion())
 				{
+					result.version = updateVersion;
 					result.url = url;
 
 					ApplicationSettings* appSettings = ApplicationSettings::getInstance().get();
diff --git a/src/lib_gui/qt/network/QtUpdateChecker.h b/src/lib_gui/qt/network/QtUpdateChecker.h
index c613419a..88185d25 100644
--- a/src/lib_gui/qt/network/QtUpdateChecker.h
+++ b/src/lib_gui/qt/network/QtUpdateChecker.h
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 #include "qt/utility/QtThreadedFunctor.h"
 #include "UpdateChecker.h"
+#include "utility/Version.h"
 
 class QtUpdateChecker
 	: public UpdateChecker
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ public:
 	struct Result
 	{
 		bool success = false;
+		Version version;
 		QString url;
 	};