diff --git a/Sources/Pommedoro/AutoUpdater.swift b/Sources/Pommedoro/AutoUpdater.swift
index 4054780..f7e77a7 100644
--- a/Sources/Pommedoro/AutoUpdater.swift
+++ b/Sources/Pommedoro/AutoUpdater.swift
@@ -51,7 +51,10 @@ enum AutoUpdater {
         }
         try? "local\n0".write(toFile: pendingStatePath, atomically: true, encoding: .utf8)
         spawnSwapAndRelaunch()
-        DispatchQueue.main.async { NSApp.terminate(nil) }
+        DispatchQueue.main.async {
+            showAlert(title: "Update complete", message: "Reinstalled from remote. Restarting now.")
+            NSApp.terminate(nil)
+        }
     }
 
     private static func stageFromDMG() -> Bool {