diff --git a/NzbDrone.Core/Datastore/Migrations/Migration20121227.cs b/NzbDrone.Core/Datastore/Migrations/Migration20121227.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0265f49fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/NzbDrone.Core/Datastore/Migrations/Migration20121227.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+using System;
+using System.Data;
+using Migrator.Framework;
+using NzbDrone.Common;
+
+namespace NzbDrone.Core.Datastore.Migrations
+{
+    [Migration(20121227)]
+    public class Migration20121227 : NzbDroneMigration
+    {
+        protected override void MainDbUpgrade()
+        {
+            Database.ExecuteNonQuery("UPDATE Config SET [Value] = 'http://update.nzbdrone.com/v1/' WHERE [Key] = 'UpdateUrl'");
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/NzbDrone.Core/NzbDrone.Core.csproj b/NzbDrone.Core/NzbDrone.Core.csproj
index f6ec7f277..1204df089 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Core/NzbDrone.Core.csproj
+++ b/NzbDrone.Core/NzbDrone.Core.csproj
@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Datastore\MigrationLogger.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Datastore\MigrationsHelper.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Datastore\CustomeMapper.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Datastore\Migrations\Migration20121227.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Datastore\Migrations\Migration20121226.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Datastore\Migrations\Migration20121218.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Datastore\Migrations\Migration20121209.cs" />
diff --git a/NzbDrone.Core/Providers/UpdateProvider.cs b/NzbDrone.Core/Providers/UpdateProvider.cs
index a42fffa6c..9dbf5843e 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Core/Providers/UpdateProvider.cs
+++ b/NzbDrone.Core/Providers/UpdateProvider.cs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Providers
         private static readonly Logger logger = LogManager.GetCurrentClassLogger();
 
         private static readonly Regex parseRegex = new Regex(@"(?:\>)(?<filename>NzbDrone.+?(?<version>\d+\.\d+\.\d+\.\d+).+?)(?:\<\/A\>)", RegexOptions.IgnoreCase);
-        public const string DEFAULT_UPDATE_URL = @"http://update.nzbdrone.com/_release/";
+        public const string DEFAULT_UPDATE_URL = @"http://update.nzbdrone.com/v1/";
 
 
         public UpdateProvider(HttpProvider httpProvider, ConfigProvider configProvider,
diff --git a/NzbDrone.Web/Content/NzbDrone.css b/NzbDrone.Web/Content/NzbDrone.css
index dcf674f09..b2cb908a9 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Web/Content/NzbDrone.css
+++ b/NzbDrone.Web/Content/NzbDrone.css
@@ -321,4 +321,16 @@ i[class*="icon-"]:not(.gridAction):hover {
     #free-space-small {
         display: inline-block;
     }
+}
+
+#upgrade-now {
+    background-color: #FCF8E3;
+    text-align: center;
+    padding: 5px;
+    
+}
+
+#upgrade-now h3 {
+    color: #c09853;
+    font-weight: bold;
 }
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diff --git a/NzbDrone.Web/Views/Shared/_Layout.cshtml b/NzbDrone.Web/Views/Shared/_Layout.cshtml
index ecd94320d..b2c70029f 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Web/Views/Shared/_Layout.cshtml
+++ b/NzbDrone.Web/Views/Shared/_Layout.cshtml
@@ -39,6 +39,13 @@
             <li><input id="localSeriesLookup" type="text" /></li>
         </ul>
     </div>
+    
+    <div id="upgrade-now">
+        <h3>
+            You are running an old version of NzbDrone. Please upgrade to latest version and enjoy a brand new UI and tons of new features and enhancements
+            <a href="http://www.nzbdrone.com" target="_blank">www.nzbdrone.com</a>
+        </h3>
+    </div>
 
     <div id="logo">
         <span>@ViewBag.Title</span>