diff --git a/src/nvim/version.c b/src/nvim/version.c
index d4d406482d..32e15f200a 100644
--- a/src/nvim/version.c
+++ b/src/nvim/version.c
@@ -2228,6 +2228,9 @@ void intro_message(int colon)
     N_("type  :q<Enter>               to exit         "),
     N_("type  :help<Enter>            for help        "),
     "",
+    N_("type :help news<Enter> to see changes in")
+    " v" STR(NVIM_VERSION_MAJOR) "." STR(NVIM_VERSION_MINOR) "." STR(NVIM_VERSION_PATCH),
+    "",
     N_("Help poor children in Uganda!"),
     N_("type  :help iccf<Enter>       for information "),
   };
diff --git a/test/functional/ui/messages_spec.lua b/test/functional/ui/messages_spec.lua
index 0898d7fe75..8ab25d0102 100644
--- a/test/functional/ui/messages_spec.lua
+++ b/test/functional/ui/messages_spec.lua
@@ -1263,7 +1263,6 @@ describe('ui/ext_messages', function()
       {1:~                                                                               }|
       {1:~                                                                               }|
       {1:~                                                                               }|
-      {1:~                                                                               }|
       {MATCH:.*}|
       {1:~                                                                               }|
       {1:~                 }Nvim is open source and freely distributable{1:                  }|
@@ -1274,9 +1273,10 @@ describe('ui/ext_messages', function()
       {1:~                }type  :q{5:<Enter>}               to exit         {1:                 }|
       {1:~                }type  :help{5:<Enter>}            for help        {1:                 }|
       {1:~                                                                               }|
-      {MATCH:.*}|
-      {MATCH:.*}|
+      {1:~               }type :help news{5:<Enter>} to see changes in v{MATCH:.*}|
       {1:~                                                                               }|
+      {MATCH:.*}|
+      {MATCH:.*}|
       {1:~                                                                               }|
       {1:~                                                                               }|
       {1:~                                                                               }|
@@ -1319,7 +1319,6 @@ describe('ui/ext_messages', function()
                                                                                       |
                                                                                       |
                                                                                       |
-                                                                                      |
       {MATCH:.*}|
                                                                                       |
                         Nvim is open source and freely distributable                  |
@@ -1330,9 +1329,10 @@ describe('ui/ext_messages', function()
                        type  :q{5:<Enter>}               to exit                          |
                        type  :help{5:<Enter>}            for help                         |
                                                                                       |
-      {MATCH:.*}|
-      {MATCH:.*}|
+                      type :help news{5:<Enter>} to see changes in {MATCH:.*}|
                                                                                       |
+      {MATCH:.*}|
+      {MATCH:.*}|
                                                                                       |
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