diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 44f4e42..8283315 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@
     "ts-loader": "^9.3.0",
     "tsconfig-paths-webpack-plugin": "^3.5.2",
     "typescript": "^4.7.3",
+    "update-check": "^1.5.4",
     "webpack": "^5.73.0",
     "webpack-cli": "^4.9.2"
   }
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index c1cf439..c7abcff 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -1,17 +1,41 @@
 import path from "path";
 import fs from "fs/promises";
+import chalk from "chalk";
+import updateCheck from "update-check";
 import { Command, Option } from "commander";
 
 import create from "./create";
 
-async function index() {
-  const program = new Command();
-
+async function getPkg() {
   const pkgJson = await fs.readFile(
     path.resolve(__dirname, "..", "package.json"),
     "utf8"
   );
-  const pkg = JSON.parse(pkgJson);
+  return JSON.parse(pkgJson);
+}
+
+async function checkForUpdates(): Promise<void> {
+  const pkg = await getPkg();
+  if (pkg.version === "0.0.0-SNAPSHOT") return;
+  const res = await updateCheck(pkg);
+  if (res?.latest) {
+    console.log(
+      `\n${chalk.yellow.bold(
+        `A new version of ${chalk.green.bold(
+          pkg.name
+        )} is available and required!`
+      )}\n\nRun ${chalk.cyan(
+        `yarn global add ${pkg.name}`
+      )} to update then try again.\n`
+    );
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+}
+
+async function run() {
+  const program = new Command();
+
+  const pkg = await getPkg();
 
   program
     .name(pkg.name)
@@ -35,7 +59,9 @@ async function index() {
   await program.parseAsync();
 }
 
-index().catch((err) => {
-  console.error(err);
-  process.exit(1);
-});
+checkForUpdates()
+  .then(run)
+  .catch((err) => {
+    console.error(err);
+    process.exit(1);
+  });
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index a4c0b95..633a5ab 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -4365,7 +4365,7 @@ randombytes@^2.1.0:
   dependencies:
     safe-buffer "^5.1.0"
 
-rc@^1.2.8:
+rc@^1.0.1, rc@^1.1.6, rc@^1.2.8:
   version "1.2.8"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/rc/-/rc-1.2.8.tgz#cd924bf5200a075b83c188cd6b9e211b7fc0d3ed"
   integrity sha512-y3bGgqKj3QBdxLbLkomlohkvsA8gdAiUQlSBJnBhfn+BPxg4bc62d8TcBW15wavDfgexCgccckhcZvywyQYPOw==
@@ -4478,6 +4478,14 @@ redeyed@~2.1.0:
   dependencies:
     esprima "~4.0.0"
 
+registry-auth-token@3.3.2:
+  version "3.3.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/registry-auth-token/-/registry-auth-token-3.3.2.tgz#851fd49038eecb586911115af845260eec983f20"
+  integrity sha512-JL39c60XlzCVgNrO+qq68FoNb56w/m7JYvGR2jT5iR1xBrUA3Mfx5Twk5rqTThPmQKMWydGmq8oFtDlxfrmxnQ==
+  dependencies:
+    rc "^1.1.6"
+    safe-buffer "^5.0.1"
+
 registry-auth-token@^4.0.0:
   version "4.2.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/registry-auth-token/-/registry-auth-token-4.2.1.tgz#6d7b4006441918972ccd5fedcd41dc322c79b250"
@@ -4485,6 +4493,13 @@ registry-auth-token@^4.0.0:
   dependencies:
     rc "^1.2.8"
 
+registry-url@3.1.0:
+  version "3.1.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/registry-url/-/registry-url-3.1.0.tgz#3d4ef870f73dde1d77f0cf9a381432444e174942"
+  integrity sha512-ZbgR5aZEdf4UKZVBPYIgaglBmSF2Hi94s2PcIHhRGFjKYu+chjJdYfHn4rt3hB6eCKLJ8giVIIfgMa1ehDfZKA==
+  dependencies:
+    rc "^1.0.1"
+
 repeat-string@^1.6.1:
   version "1.6.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/repeat-string/-/repeat-string-1.6.1.tgz#8dcae470e1c88abc2d600fff4a776286da75e637"
@@ -4609,7 +4624,7 @@ rxjs@^7.5.5:
   dependencies:
     tslib "^2.1.0"
 
-safe-buffer@^5.1.0, safe-buffer@~5.2.0:
+safe-buffer@^5.0.1, safe-buffer@^5.1.0, safe-buffer@~5.2.0:
   version "5.2.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/safe-buffer/-/safe-buffer-5.2.1.tgz#1eaf9fa9bdb1fdd4ec75f58f9cdb4e6b7827eec6"
   integrity sha512-rp3So07KcdmmKbGvgaNxQSJr7bGVSVk5S9Eq1F+ppbRo70+YeaDxkw5Dd8NPN+GD6bjnYm2VuPuCXmpuYvmCXQ==
@@ -5283,6 +5298,14 @@ universalify@^2.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/universalify/-/universalify-2.0.0.tgz#75a4984efedc4b08975c5aeb73f530d02df25717"
   integrity sha512-hAZsKq7Yy11Zu1DE0OzWjw7nnLZmJZYTDZZyEFHZdUhV8FkH5MCfoU1XMaxXovpyW5nq5scPqq0ZDP9Zyl04oQ==
 
+update-check@^1.5.4:
+  version "1.5.4"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/update-check/-/update-check-1.5.4.tgz#5b508e259558f1ad7dbc8b4b0457d4c9d28c8743"
+  integrity sha512-5YHsflzHP4t1G+8WGPlvKbJEbAJGCgw+Em+dGR1KmBUbr1J36SJBqlHLjR7oob7sco5hWHGQVcr9B2poIVDDTQ==
+  dependencies:
+    registry-auth-token "3.3.2"
+    registry-url "3.1.0"
+
 uri-js@^4.2.2:
   version "4.4.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/uri-js/-/uri-js-4.4.1.tgz#9b1a52595225859e55f669d928f88c6c57f2a77e"