diff --git a/resources/language/resource.language.en_gb/strings.po b/resources/language/resource.language.en_gb/strings.po
index 37ca0fc..2f45c8d 100644
--- a/resources/language/resource.language.en_gb/strings.po
+++ b/resources/language/resource.language.en_gb/strings.po
@@ -515,4 +515,8 @@ msgstr ""
 
 msgctxt "#30131"
 msgid "Choose Sets to Restore"
+msgstr ""
+
+msgctxt "#30132"
+msgid "Version 1.1.4 requires you to setup your file selections again - this is a breaking change"
 msgstr ""
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/resources/settings.xml b/resources/settings.xml
index 5f9e1b2..350dd6c 100644
--- a/resources/settings.xml
+++ b/resources/settings.xml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 		<setting id="compress_backups" type="bool" label="30087" default="false" />
 		<setting id="backup_rotation" type="number" label="30026" default="0" />
 		<setting id="progress_mode" type="enum" label="30022" lvalues="30082|30083|30084" default="0" />
+		<setting id="upgrade_notes" type="number" label="upgrade_notes" visible="false" default="0" />
 	</category>
 	<category id="backup_path" label="30048">
 		<setting id="remote_selection" type="enum" lvalues="30018|30019|30027|30098" default="0" label="30025"/>
diff --git a/scheduler.py b/scheduler.py
index 66b3e46..d6573c1 100644
--- a/scheduler.py
+++ b/scheduler.py
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import resources.lib.utils as utils
 from resources.lib.croniter import croniter
 from resources.lib.backup import XbmcBackup
 
+UPGRADE_INT = 1  #to keep track of any upgrade notifications
+
 class BackupScheduler:
     monitor = None
     enabled = "false"
@@ -53,6 +55,11 @@ class BackupScheduler:
         
     def start(self):
 
+        #display upgrade messages if they exist
+        if(int(utils.getSetting('upgrade_notes')) < UPGRADE_INT):
+            xbmcgui.Dialog().ok(utils.getString(30010),utils.getString(30132))
+            utils.setSetting('upgrade_notes',str(UPGRADE_INT))
+
         #check if a backup should be resumed
         resumeRestore = self._resumeCheck()