diff --git a/plugins/ghupdate/ghupdate.go b/plugins/ghupdate/ghupdate.go
index e2db8809..41972c9e 100644
--- a/plugins/ghupdate/ghupdate.go
+++ b/plugins/ghupdate/ghupdate.go
@@ -245,6 +245,16 @@ func (p *plugin) update(withBackup bool) error {
 	color.HiBlack("---")
 	color.Green("Update completed successfully! You can start the executable as usual.")
 
+	// print the release notes
+	if latest.Body != "" {
+		fmt.Print("\n")
+		color.Cyan("Here is a list with some of the %s changes:", latest.Tag)
+		// remove the update command note to avoid "stuttering"
+		releaseNotes := strings.TrimSpace(strings.Replace(latest.Body, "> _To update the prebuilt executable you can run `./pocketbase update`._", "", 1))
+		color.Cyan(releaseNotes)
+		fmt.Print("\n")
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/plugins/ghupdate/release.go b/plugins/ghupdate/release.go
index fd39179f..2cd84fcd 100644
--- a/plugins/ghupdate/release.go
+++ b/plugins/ghupdate/release.go
@@ -6,19 +6,20 @@ import (
 )
 
 type releaseAsset struct {
-	Id          int    `json:"id"`
 	Name        string `json:"name"`
-	Size        int    `json:"size"`
 	DownloadUrl string `json:"browser_download_url"`
+	Id          int    `json:"id"`
+	Size        int    `json:"size"`
 }
 
 type release struct {
-	Id        int             `json:"id"`
 	Name      string          `json:"name"`
 	Tag       string          `json:"tag_name"`
 	Published string          `json:"published_at"`
 	Url       string          `json:"html_url"`
+	Body      string          `json:"body"`
 	Assets    []*releaseAsset `json:"assets"`
+	Id        int             `json:"id"`
 }
 
 // findAssetBySuffix returns the first available asset containing the specified suffix.