diff --git a/background.js b/background.js
index afe56ad819..cc73727ec2 100644
--- a/background.js
+++ b/background.js
@@ -37,23 +37,29 @@ chrome.app.runtime.onLaunched.addListener(function() {
 
 chrome.runtime.onInstalled.addListener(function(details) {
     if (details.reason == 'update') {
-        chrome.storage.local.get('update_notify', function(result) {
-            if (typeof result.update_notify === 'undefined' || result.update_notify) {
-                var manifest = chrome.runtime.getManifest();
-                var options = {
-                    priority: 0,
-                    type: 'basic',
-                    title: manifest.name,
-                    message: chrome.i18n.getMessage('notifications_app_just_updated_to_version', [manifest.version]),
-                    iconUrl: '/images/icon_128.png',
-                    buttons: [{'title': chrome.i18n.getMessage('notifications_click_here_to_start_app')}]
-                };
+        var previousVersionArr = details.previousVersion.split('.');
+        var currentVersionArr = chrome.runtime.getManifest().version.split('.');
 
-                chrome.notifications.create('baseflight_update', options, function(notificationId) {
-                    // empty
-                });
-            }
-        });
+        // only fire up notification sequence when one of the major version numbers changed
+        if (currentVersionArr[0] != previousVersionArr[0] || currentVersionArr[1] != previousVersionArr[1]) {
+            chrome.storage.local.get('update_notify', function(result) {
+                if (typeof result.update_notify === 'undefined' || result.update_notify) {
+                    var manifest = chrome.runtime.getManifest();
+                    var options = {
+                        priority: 0,
+                        type: 'basic',
+                        title: manifest.name,
+                        message: chrome.i18n.getMessage('notifications_app_just_updated_to_version', [manifest.version]),
+                        iconUrl: '/images/icon_128.png',
+                        buttons: [{'title': chrome.i18n.getMessage('notifications_click_here_to_start_app')}]
+                    };
+
+                    chrome.notifications.create('baseflight_update', options, function(notificationId) {
+                        // empty
+                    });
+                }
+            });
+        }
     }
 });