diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8c66c8b..1b28d9c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ Options:
 
 * Fix examples not showing in `--help`
 * Move build and plugin dir from `/tmp/bkrun` to `~/.bkrun`
-* Check for new updated versions using [update-check](https://github.com/zeit/update-check)
 * Self-contained binaries to GitHub release using [pkg](https://www.npmjs.com/package/pkg)
 * Homebrew
 
diff --git a/bin/bksr.js b/bin/bksr.js
index 56ff5c7..0b6a6d3 100755
--- a/bin/bksr.js
+++ b/bin/bksr.js
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
 
+const pkg = require('../package')
 const cli = require('../lib/cli')
-const pkg = require('../package.json')
+const yargs = require('yargs')
+const updateCheck = require('../lib/update-check')
 
-const argv = require('yargs')
+const argv = yargs
   .usage('$0', pkg.description)
   .option('step', {
     describe: 'Label of the step to run',
@@ -50,7 +52,7 @@ const argv = require('yargs')
   .help()
   .argv
 
-cli(argv)
+updateCheck().then(() => cli(argv))
 
 process.on('unhandledRejection', (err) => {
   console.error(err)
diff --git a/lib/cli.js b/lib/cli.js
index 7598316..d05a755 100644
--- a/lib/cli.js
+++ b/lib/cli.js
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ const promptForStep = (pipeline) => (
 )
 
 const cli = ({ pipeline: pipelinePath, step: stepNameArg, all, branch, checkout }) => (
+
   readPipeline(pipelinePath)
     .then(pipeline => {
       if (all && !branch) {
diff --git a/lib/update-check.js b/lib/update-check.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..137feb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/update-check.js
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+const pkg = require('../package')
+const checkForUpdate = require('update-check')
+
+module.exports = async () => {
+  const update = await checkForUpdate(pkg)
+
+  if (update) {
+    console.log(`The latest version is ${update.latest}. Please update:\nnpm install -g bksr`)
+  }
+}
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 9e8e254..f370d22 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -480,6 +480,11 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/decamelize/-/decamelize-1.2.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha1-9lNNFRSCabIDUue+4m9QH5oZEpA="
     },
+    "deep-extend": {
+      "version": "0.5.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/deep-extend/-/deep-extend-0.5.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-N8vBdOa+DF7zkRrDCsaOXoCs/E2fJfx9B9MrKnnSiHNh4ws7eSys6YQE4KvT1cecKmOASYQBhbKjeuDD9lT81w=="
+    },
     "deep-is": {
       "version": "0.1.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/deep-is/-/deep-is-0.1.3.tgz",
@@ -1240,6 +1245,11 @@
       "integrity": "sha1-Yzwsg+PaQqUC9SRmAiSA9CCCYd4=",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "ini": {
+      "version": "1.3.5",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ini/-/ini-1.3.5.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-RZY5huIKCMRWDUqZlEi72f/lmXKMvuszcMBduliQ3nnWbx9X/ZBQO7DijMEYS9EhHBb2qacRUMtC7svLwe0lcw=="
+    },
     "inquirer": {
       "version": "5.2.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/inquirer/-/inquirer-5.2.0.tgz",
@@ -4614,6 +4624,24 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-N5ZAX4/LxJmF+7wN74pUD6qAh9/wnvdQcjq9TZjevvXzSUo7bfmw91saqMjzGS2xq91/odN2dW/WOl7qQHNDGA==",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "rc": {
+      "version": "1.2.7",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/rc/-/rc-1.2.7.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-LdLD8xD4zzLsAT5xyushXDNscEjB7+2ulnl8+r1pnESlYtlJtVSoCMBGr30eDRJ3+2Gq89jK9P9e4tCEH1+ywA==",
+      "requires": {
+        "deep-extend": "0.5.1",
+        "ini": "1.3.5",
+        "minimist": "1.2.0",
+        "strip-json-comments": "2.0.1"
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+        "minimist": {
+          "version": "1.2.0",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimist/-/minimist-1.2.0.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha1-o1AIsg9BOD7sH7kU9M1d95omQoQ="
+        }
+      }
+    },
     "read-pkg": {
       "version": "2.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/read-pkg/-/read-pkg-2.0.0.tgz",
@@ -4661,6 +4689,23 @@
         "util-deprecate": "1.0.2"
       }
     },
+    "registry-auth-token": {
+      "version": "3.3.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/registry-auth-token/-/registry-auth-token-3.3.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-JL39c60XlzCVgNrO+qq68FoNb56w/m7JYvGR2jT5iR1xBrUA3Mfx5Twk5rqTThPmQKMWydGmq8oFtDlxfrmxnQ==",
+      "requires": {
+        "rc": "1.2.7",
+        "safe-buffer": "5.1.2"
+      }
+    },
+    "registry-url": {
+      "version": "3.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/registry-url/-/registry-url-3.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-PU74cPc93h138M+aOBQyRE4XSUI=",
+      "requires": {
+        "rc": "1.2.7"
+      }
+    },
     "request": {
       "version": "2.85.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/request/-/request-2.85.0.tgz",
@@ -4784,8 +4829,7 @@
     "safe-buffer": {
       "version": "5.1.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/safe-buffer/-/safe-buffer-5.1.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-Gd2UZBJDkXlY7GbJxfsE8/nvKkUEU1G38c1siN6QP6a9PT9MmHB8GnpscSmMJSoF8LOIrt8ud/wPtojys4G6+g==",
-      "dev": true
+      "integrity": "sha512-Gd2UZBJDkXlY7GbJxfsE8/nvKkUEU1G38c1siN6QP6a9PT9MmHB8GnpscSmMJSoF8LOIrt8ud/wPtojys4G6+g=="
     },
     "safer-buffer": {
       "version": "2.1.2",
@@ -5003,8 +5047,7 @@
     "strip-json-comments": {
       "version": "2.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/strip-json-comments/-/strip-json-comments-2.0.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-PFMZQukIwml8DsNEhYwobHygpgo=",
-      "dev": true
+      "integrity": "sha1-PFMZQukIwml8DsNEhYwobHygpgo="
     },
     "supports-color": {
       "version": "5.4.0",
@@ -5236,6 +5279,15 @@
       "integrity": "sha1-sxxa6CVIRKOoKBVBzisEuGWnNP8=",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "update-check": {
+      "version": "1.4.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/update-check/-/update-check-1.4.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-KSPgYhsCqS78LnMmJIcsh1BIOaOvSRPDo8x7Qcz0LF5ZsaioDyiVon5o0wqZgzkrU4jgrm5yuu9Ec/B84N6TZg==",
+      "requires": {
+        "registry-auth-token": "3.3.2",
+        "registry-url": "3.1.0"
+      }
+    },
     "util-deprecate": {
       "version": "1.0.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/util-deprecate/-/util-deprecate-1.0.2.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 10581d3..39637c1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
     "get-stdin": "^6.0.0",
     "inquirer": "^5.2.0",
     "js-yaml": "^3.11.0",
+    "update-check": "^1.4.0",
     "yargs": "^11.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {