diff --git a/command/root.go b/command/root.go
index 4fe631e8f..5703f30c2 100644
--- a/command/root.go
+++ b/command/root.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"os"
+	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/github/gh-cli/api"
@@ -19,9 +20,13 @@ var Version = "DEV"
 // BuildDate is dynamically set at build time in the Makefile
 var BuildDate = "YYYY-MM-DD"
 
+var versionOutput = ""
+
 func init() {
 	RootCmd.Version = fmt.Sprintf("%s (%s)", strings.TrimPrefix(Version, "v"), BuildDate)
+	versionOutput = fmt.Sprintf("gh version %s\n%s\n", RootCmd.Version, changelogURL(RootCmd.Version))
 	RootCmd.AddCommand(versionCmd)
+	RootCmd.SetVersionTemplate(versionOutput)
 
 	RootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringP("repo", "R", "", "Select another repository using the `OWNER/REPO` format")
 	RootCmd.PersistentFlags().Bool("help", false, "Show help for command")
@@ -56,7 +61,7 @@ var versionCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:    "version",
 	Hidden: true,
 	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-		fmt.Printf("gh version %s\n", RootCmd.Version)
+		fmt.Printf(versionOutput)
 	},
 }
 
@@ -128,3 +133,15 @@ func colorableErr(cmd *cobra.Command) io.Writer {
 	}
 	return err
 }
+
+func changelogURL(version string) string {
+	path := "https://github.com/github/homebrew-gh"
+	r := regexp.MustCompile(`^v\d+\.\d+.\d+$`)
+	if !r.MatchString(version) {
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%s/releases/latest", path)
+	}
+
+	tag := version
+	url := fmt.Sprintf("%s/releases/tag/%s", path, tag)
+	return url
+}
diff --git a/command/root_test.go b/command/root_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..42a934a76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/command/root_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+package command
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestChangelogURL(t *testing.T) {
+	tag := "v0.3.2"
+	url := fmt.Sprintf("https://github.com/github/homebrew-gh/releases/tag/v0.3.2")
+	result := changelogURL(tag)
+	if result != url {
+		t.Errorf("expected %s to create url %s but got %s", tag, url, result)
+	}
+
+	tag = "0.3.5-90-gdd3f0e0"
+	url = fmt.Sprintf("https://github.com/github/homebrew-gh/releases/latest")
+	result = changelogURL(tag)
+	if result != url {
+		t.Errorf("expected %s to create url %s but got %s", tag, url, result)
+	}
+
+	tag = "deadbeef"
+	url = fmt.Sprintf("https://github.com/github/homebrew-gh/releases/latest")
+	result = changelogURL(tag)
+	if result != url {
+		t.Errorf("expected %s to create url %s but got %s", tag, url, result)
+	}
+}