diff --git a/aider/io.py b/aider/io.py
index 9510bedb5..9b609f8f6 100644
--- a/aider/io.py
+++ b/aider/io.py
@@ -536,11 +536,11 @@ class InputOutput:
         hist = "\n" + content.strip() + "\n\n"
         self.append_chat_history(hist)
 
-    def offer_url(self, url, prompt="Open URL for more info?"):
+    def offer_url(self, url, prompt="Open URL for more info?", allow_never=True):
         """Offer to open a URL in the browser, returns True if opened."""
         if url in self.never_prompts:
             return False
-        if self.confirm_ask(prompt, subject=url, allow_never=True):
+        if self.confirm_ask(prompt, subject=url, allow_never=allow_never):
             webbrowser.open(url)
             return True
         return False
diff --git a/aider/main.py b/aider/main.py
index 4c9206419..7a108ee0d 100644
--- a/aider/main.py
+++ b/aider/main.py
@@ -805,17 +805,17 @@ def main(argv=None, input=None, output=None, force_git_root=None, return_coder=F
 
     io.tool_output('Use /help <question> for help, run "aider --help" to see cmd line args')
 
-    show = False
     if args.show_release_notes is True:
-        show = True
-    elif args.show_release_notes is None and is_first_run:
-        io.tool_output()
-        show = io.confirm_ask("Would you like to see what's new in this version?")
-
-    if show:
         io.tool_output(f"Opening release notes: {urls.release_notes}")
         io.tool_output()
         webbrowser.open(urls.release_notes)
+    elif args.show_release_notes is None and is_first_run:
+        io.tool_output()
+        io.offer_url(
+            urls.release_notes,
+            "Would you like to see what's new in this version?",
+            allow_never=False,
+        )
 
     if git_root and Path.cwd().resolve() != Path(git_root).resolve():
         io.tool_warning(
diff --git a/aider/website/assets/sample-analytics.jsonl b/aider/website/assets/sample-analytics.jsonl
index 0a7d31174..8a2e61518 100644
--- a/aider/website/assets/sample-analytics.jsonl
+++ b/aider/website/assets/sample-analytics.jsonl
@@ -1,9 +1,3 @@
-{"event": "launched", "properties": {"python_version": "3.12.6", "os_platform": "Darwin", "os_release": "23.6.0", "machine": "x86_64", "aider_version": "0.62.2.dev"}, "user_id": "c42c4e6b-f054-44d7-ae1f-6726cc41da88", "time": 1731365329}
-{"event": "cli session", "properties": {"main_model": "claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022", "weak_model": "claude-3-5-haiku-20241022", "editor_model": "claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022", "edit_format": "diff", "python_version": "3.12.6", "os_platform": "Darwin", "os_release": "23.6.0", "machine": "x86_64", "aider_version": "0.62.2.dev"}, "user_id": "c42c4e6b-f054-44d7-ae1f-6726cc41da88", "time": 1731365331}
-{"event": "launched", "properties": {"python_version": "3.12.6", "os_platform": "Darwin", "os_release": "23.6.0", "machine": "x86_64", "aider_version": "0.62.2.dev"}, "user_id": "c42c4e6b-f054-44d7-ae1f-6726cc41da88", "time": 1731365441}
-{"event": "model warning", "properties": {"main_model": "ollama/REDACTED", "weak_model": "ollama/REDACTED", "editor_model": "ollama/REDACTED", "python_version": "3.12.6", "os_platform": "Darwin", "os_release": "23.6.0", "machine": "x86_64", "aider_version": "0.62.2.dev"}, "user_id": "c42c4e6b-f054-44d7-ae1f-6726cc41da88", "time": 1731365443}
-{"event": "launched", "properties": {"python_version": "3.12.6", "os_platform": "Darwin", "os_release": "23.6.0", "machine": "x86_64", "aider_version": "0.62.2.dev"}, "user_id": "c42c4e6b-f054-44d7-ae1f-6726cc41da88", "time": 1731365501}
-{"event": "cli session", "properties": {"main_model": "claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022", "weak_model": "claude-3-5-haiku-20241022", "editor_model": "claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022", "edit_format": "diff", "python_version": "3.12.6", "os_platform": "Darwin", "os_release": "23.6.0", "machine": "x86_64", "aider_version": "0.62.2.dev"}, "user_id": "c42c4e6b-f054-44d7-ae1f-6726cc41da88", "time": 1731365503}
 {"event": "command_add", "properties": {"python_version": "3.12.6", "os_platform": "Darwin", "os_release": "23.6.0", "machine": "x86_64", "aider_version": "0.62.2.dev"}, "user_id": "c42c4e6b-f054-44d7-ae1f-6726cc41da88", "time": 1731365512}
 {"event": "message_send", "properties": {"main_model": "claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022", "weak_model": "claude-3-5-haiku-20241022", "editor_model": "claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022", "edit_format": "diff", "prompt_tokens": 9067, "completion_tokens": 404, "total_tokens": 9471, "cost": 0.033261, "total_cost": 0.033261, "python_version": "3.12.6", "os_platform": "Darwin", "os_release": "23.6.0", "machine": "x86_64", "aider_version": "0.62.2.dev"}, "user_id": "c42c4e6b-f054-44d7-ae1f-6726cc41da88", "time": 1731365557}
 {"event": "command_undo", "properties": {"python_version": "3.12.6", "os_platform": "Darwin", "os_release": "23.6.0", "machine": "x86_64", "aider_version": "0.62.2.dev"}, "user_id": "c42c4e6b-f054-44d7-ae1f-6726cc41da88", "time": 1731365595}
@@ -998,3 +992,9 @@
 {"event": "gui session", "properties": {"python_version": "3.12.6", "os_platform": "Darwin", "os_release": "23.6.0", "machine": "x86_64", "aider_version": "0.64.0"}, "user_id": "c42c4e6b-f054-44d7-ae1f-6726cc41da88", "time": 1732221403}
 {"event": "launched", "properties": {"python_version": "3.12.6", "os_platform": "Darwin", "os_release": "23.6.0", "machine": "x86_64", "aider_version": "0.64.1.dev"}, "user_id": "c42c4e6b-f054-44d7-ae1f-6726cc41da88", "time": 1732222469}
 {"event": "gui session", "properties": {"python_version": "3.12.6", "os_platform": "Darwin", "os_release": "23.6.0", "machine": "x86_64", "aider_version": "0.64.1.dev"}, "user_id": "c42c4e6b-f054-44d7-ae1f-6726cc41da88", "time": 1732222470}
+{"event": "launched", "properties": {"python_version": "3.12.6", "os_platform": "Darwin", "os_release": "23.6.0", "machine": "x86_64", "aider_version": "0.64.1.dev"}, "user_id": "c42c4e6b-f054-44d7-ae1f-6726cc41da88", "time": 1732222562}
+{"event": "gui session", "properties": {"python_version": "3.12.6", "os_platform": "Darwin", "os_release": "23.6.0", "machine": "x86_64", "aider_version": "0.64.1.dev"}, "user_id": "c42c4e6b-f054-44d7-ae1f-6726cc41da88", "time": 1732222562}
+{"event": "launched", "properties": {"python_version": "3.12.6", "os_platform": "Darwin", "os_release": "23.6.0", "machine": "x86_64", "aider_version": "0.64.1"}, "user_id": "c42c4e6b-f054-44d7-ae1f-6726cc41da88", "time": 1732222680}
+{"event": "gui session", "properties": {"python_version": "3.12.6", "os_platform": "Darwin", "os_release": "23.6.0", "machine": "x86_64", "aider_version": "0.64.1"}, "user_id": "c42c4e6b-f054-44d7-ae1f-6726cc41da88", "time": 1732222681}
+{"event": "launched", "properties": {"python_version": "3.12.6", "os_platform": "Darwin", "os_release": "23.6.0", "machine": "x86_64", "aider_version": "0.64.2.dev"}, "user_id": "c42c4e6b-f054-44d7-ae1f-6726cc41da88", "time": 1732224618}
+{"event": "cli session", "properties": {"main_model": "claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022", "weak_model": "claude-3-5-haiku-20241022", "editor_model": "claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022", "edit_format": "diff", "python_version": "3.12.6", "os_platform": "Darwin", "os_release": "23.6.0", "machine": "x86_64", "aider_version": "0.64.2.dev"}, "user_id": "c42c4e6b-f054-44d7-ae1f-6726cc41da88", "time": 1732224622}