diff --git a/aider/main.py b/aider/main.py
index 05c76aa32..a45ef8f75 100644
--- a/aider/main.py
+++ b/aider/main.py
@@ -615,6 +615,9 @@ def main(argv=None, input=None, output=None, force_git_root=None, return_coder=F
     is_first_run = is_first_run_of_new_version(io, verbose=args.verbose)
     check_and_load_imports(io, is_first_run, verbose=args.verbose)
 
+    if is_first_run:
+        # TODO: offer to open the release notes url
+
     if args.anthropic_api_key:
         os.environ["ANTHROPIC_API_KEY"] = args.anthropic_api_key