diff --git a/bin/confcheck.php b/bin/confcheck.php
index 0d30b772..aa0c4d8c 100755
--- a/bin/confcheck.php
+++ b/bin/confcheck.php
@@ -366,11 +366,6 @@
         echo $output;
     }
 
-    //Log the upgrade
-    if ($action == "upgrade") {
-        add_admin_log_item("System was upgraded from version $version", "System Upgrade");
-    }
-
     echo "\n";
 
     //Remove the lock file
diff --git a/bin/getversion.php b/bin/getversion.php
index 54a5a1fc..d14474db 100644
--- a/bin/getversion.php
+++ b/bin/getversion.php
@@ -5,14 +5,22 @@
 if (($pid = cronHelper::lock()) !== FALSE) {
 
     $action = "";
+    $rawver = FALSE;
     if (in_array("checknew", $argv)) {
         $action = "checknew";
     }
+    if (in_array("raw", $argv)) {
+        $rawver = TRUE;
+    }
     $myVersion = $cg_sys_version;
 
     $alreadynotified = FALSE;
 
-    echo "Running version: [$myVersion]\n";
+    if($rawver) {
+        echo "$myVersion";
+    } else {
+        echo "Running version: [$myVersion]\n";
+    }
 
     if( $action == "checknew" ) {
         //See if there is a new version
@@ -42,7 +50,10 @@
                 }
             }
             if(!$alreadynotified) {
-                add_admin_log_item("A new version of cartulary is available: [$ghVersion]. You are currently on version: [$myVersion].", "Upgrade Available");
+                $upgmessage = "A new version of cartulary is available: [$ghVersion].\n\nYou are currently on version: [$myVersion].\n\n";
+                $releasenotes = fetchUrlSafe($cg_sys_master_release_url_prefix."v".$ghVersion."-notes.txt");
+                $upgmessage .= $releasenotes;
+                add_admin_log_item('<pre>'.$upgmessage.'</pre>', "Upgrade Available");
             }
             loggit(3, "New version of cartulary available: [$ghVersion]");
             echo "A new version is available: $ghVersion\n";
diff --git a/releases/v0.7.8-apt.sh b/releases/v0.7.8-apt.sh
index c3385b19..f4c06be6 100644
--- a/releases/v0.7.8-apt.sh
+++ b/releases/v0.7.8-apt.sh
@@ -46,4 +46,8 @@ echo "  This could take a while since it checks error/dead feeds too.  Please wa
 cd $CARTROOT/aggrivate
 sudo node ./aggrivate.js checkerror force
 sudo node ./aggrivate.js checkdead force
-suod node ./aggrivate.js force
\ No newline at end of file
+suod node ./aggrivate.js force
+
+##: Log the upgrade
+CARTVER=`sudo php /opt/cartulary/bin/getversion.php raw`
+sudo php /opt/cartulary/bin/admin_notify.php --content="System was upgraded to version: v$CARTVER" --title="System Upgrade"