diff --git a/scripts/brt-main.js b/scripts/brt-main.js
index ba52e7fd..b27ca772 100644
--- a/scripts/brt-main.js
+++ b/scripts/brt-main.js
@@ -2,10 +2,12 @@ import { BetterRT } from './better-table-view.js';
 import { BRTCONFIG } from './core/config.js';
 import { i18n } from './core/utils.js';
 import { BetterTables } from './better-tables.js';
+import VersionCheck from './versioning/version-check.mjs';
+import renderWelcomeScreen from "./versioning/welcome-screen.mjs";
 
 // CONFIG.debug.hooks = true;
 
-Hooks.on("init", function () {
+Hooks.on("init", () => {
   /** checks if the first argument is equal to any of the subsequent arguments */
   Handlebars.registerHelper('ifcontain', function () {
     let options = arguments[arguments.length - 1];
@@ -19,6 +21,12 @@ Hooks.on("init", function () {
   game.betterTables = new BetterTables();
 });
 
+Hooks.on("ready", () => {
+  if (VersionCheck.check(BRTCONFIG.NAMESPACE) && game.user.isGM) {
+    renderWelcomeScreen();
+  }
+});
+
 Hooks.on("renderRollTableConfig", BetterRT.enhanceRollTableView);
 Hooks.on("preUpdateRollTable", BetterRT.preUpdateRollTable);
 
diff --git a/scripts/versioning/version-check.mjs b/scripts/versioning/version-check.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c2d906d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/versioning/version-check.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/**
+ * Version check function from Forien Unedintified item module
+ */
+export default class VersionCheck {
+  static _r = false;
+
+  static _reg(mN) {
+    if (this._r) return;
+
+    game.settings.register(mN, 'version', {
+      name: `${mN} Version`,
+      default: "0.0.0",
+      type: String,
+      scope: 'client',
+    });
+
+    this._r = true;
+  }
+
+  static check(mN) {
+    if (!this._r) this._reg(mN);
+
+    let mV = this.get(mN);
+    let oV = game.settings.get(mN, "version");
+
+    return isNewerVersion(mV, oV);
+  };
+
+  static set(mN, v) {
+    if (!this._r) this._reg(mN);
+
+    game.settings.set(mN, "version", v);
+  }
+
+  static get(mN) {
+    return game.modules.get(mN).data.version;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/scripts/versioning/welcome-screen.mjs b/scripts/versioning/welcome-screen.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d67ea4bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/versioning/welcome-screen.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+import { BRTCONFIG } from '../core/config.js';
+import VersionCheck from "./version-check.mjs";
+
+/**
+ * Based on https://github.com/Moerill/mess
+ * modified by Forien
+ */
+class WelcomeScreen extends Application {
+  static get defaultOptions() {
+    let title = game.modules.get(BRTCONFIG.NAMESPACE).data.title;
+    return mergeObject(super.defaultOptions, {
+      template: `modules/${BRTCONFIG.NAMESPACE}/templates/welcome-screen.html`,
+      resizable: true,
+      width: 450,
+      height: 636,
+      classes: ["welcome-screen"],
+      title: `${title} - Welcome Screen`
+    });
+  }
+
+  getData(options = {}) {
+    options = super.getData(options);;
+    options.isChecked = !VersionCheck.check(BRTCONFIG.NAMESPACE);
+    return options;
+  }
+
+  activateListeners(html) {
+    super.activateListeners(html);
+
+    html.find('.show-again').on('change', event => {
+      let version = "0.0.0";
+      if (event.currentTarget.checked)
+        version = VersionCheck.get(BRTCONFIG.NAMESPACE);
+      VersionCheck.set(BRTCONFIG.NAMESPACE, version)
+    })
+  }
+}
+
+export default function renderWelcomeScreen() {
+  (new WelcomeScreen()).render(true);
+}
diff --git a/templates/welcome-screen.html b/templates/welcome-screen.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..36541cc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/welcome-screen.html
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+<!--
+/**
+ * Based on https://github.com/Moerill/mess
+ */
+-->
+<style>
+    .welcome-screen a[href] {
+        color: #4a52ca;
+    }
+    .welcome-screen .window-content > * {
+        flex: 0;
+    }
+</style>
+
+<h1>Welcome to Better RollTables!</h1>
+<p>Check the <a href="https://github.com/ultrakorne/better-rolltables/blob/master/README.md">README</a> or <a href="https://github.com/ultrakorne/better-rolltables/wiki">wiki</a> for more info on the module features</p>
+<h3><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRg4y0joOKA&feature=youtu.be"> Youtube Better Tables Overview! </a></h3>
+<h2>Bugs or Suggestions?</h2>
+<p>Add an <a href="https://github.com/ultrakorne/better-rolltables/issues">issue on Github</a> or drop me a line on Discord!</p>
+
+<p style="font-weight: bold; text-align: right;">Ultrakorne#6240</p>
+
+<p style="display: flex; flex-flow: row nowrap; align-items: center; justify-content: flex-start;"><input type="checkbox" class='show-again' id="welcome-screen-show-again" {{checked isChecked}}/> <label for="welcome-screen-show-again">Don't show this screen again until next update.</label></p>
+<p style="text-align: right"><strong>My Tip Jar: <a href="paypal.me/ultrakorne">Paypal</a></strong></p>
+
+<h1>Patchnotes</h1>
+<h2 id="v140">v1.4.0</h2>
+<ul>
+    <li>New Welcome screen with patchnotes!</li>
+    <li>New Tables with a lot of Human names, Orc names and surnames (check inside the Story Tables). They will be used in NPC Generators in future releases</li>
+    <li>Localized in Portoguese (thanks to rinnocenti)</li>
+    <li>Korean Localization updated (thanks KLO)</li>
+</ul>
+<h2 id="v130">v1.3.0</h2>
+<ul>
+    <li>new API to generate Tables from compendia! (check how in the <a href="https://github.com/ultrakorne/better-rolltables/wiki/API-for-macros-and-modules#how-to-generate-tables-from-compendia"> wiki</a>)</li>
+</ul>
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