diff --git a/packages/telescope-update-prompt/lib/client/templates/update_banner.html b/packages/telescope-update-prompt/lib/client/templates/update_banner.html
index 44d745750..c368c07c5 100644
--- a/packages/telescope-update-prompt/lib/client/templates/update_banner.html
+++ b/packages/telescope-update-prompt/lib/client/templates/update_banner.html
@@ -4,7 +4,11 @@
       <h3 class="update-version">{{version}}</h3>
       <div class="update-content">
         <h4 class="update-prompt">A new version of Telescope is available.</h4>
-        <p class="update-message">You have: {{currentVersion}}. Note: this message is only displayed to admins. <a href="http://telesc.pe/docs/updating" target="_blank">Update instructions</a>.</p>
+        <p class="update-message">
+          You have: {{currentVersion}}. Note: this message is only displayed to admins. 
+          <a href="https://github.com/TelescopeJS/Telescope/blob/master/History.md" target="_blank">View changelog</a> | 
+          <a href="http://telesc.pe/docs/updating" target="_blank">View update instructions</a>
+          </p>
       </div>
     </div>
   {{/if}}
diff --git a/packages/telescope-update-prompt/lib/client/update.js b/packages/telescope-update-prompt/lib/client/update.js
index 0f9cddd07..c0c9e6557 100644
--- a/packages/telescope-update-prompt/lib/client/update.js
+++ b/packages/telescope-update-prompt/lib/client/update.js
@@ -11,17 +11,18 @@ compareVersions = function (v1, v2) { // return true if v2 is newer than v1
 
 Meteor.startup(function () {
   if(Meteor.user() && isAdmin(Meteor.user())){
-    var url = 'http://localhost:3000/';
+    var url = 'http://version.telescopeapp.org/';
     HTTP.get(url, {
-      data: {
+      params: {
         currentVersion: telescopeVersion,
         siteTitle: getSetting('title'),
         siteUrl: getSiteUrl()
       }
     }, function (error, result) {
       if(result){
+        // console.log(result);
         var currentVersion = telescopeVersion;
-        var newVersion = "0.9.5";
+        var newVersion = result.content;
         var message = "";
         if (compareVersions(currentVersion, newVersion)){
           Session.set('updateVersion', newVersion);