diff --git a/images/sponsors/cresus.png b/images/sponsors/cresus.png
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000
diff --git a/src/extension.ts b/src/extension.ts
index b75027a..2cb2a32 100644
--- a/src/extension.ts
+++ b/src/extension.ts
@@ -245,6 +245,10 @@ async function showWelcomeOrWhatsNew(container: Container, version: string, prev
 		return;
 	}
 
+	if (major !== prevMajor) {
+		version = String(major);
+	}
+
 	void executeCommand(Commands.ShowHomeView);
 
 	if (container.config.showWhatsNewAfterUpgrades) {
diff --git a/src/messages.ts b/src/messages.ts
index bf0220b..0d2d906 100644
--- a/src/messages.ts
+++ b/src/messages.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 import { ConfigurationTarget, env, MessageItem, Uri, window } from 'vscode';
 import { configuration } from './configuration';
+import { Commands } from './constants';
 import { GitCommit } from './git/models';
 import { Logger } from './logger';
+import { executeCommand } from './system/command';
 
 export const enum SuppressedMessages {
 	CommitHasNoPreviousCommitWarning = 'suppressCommitHasNoPreviousCommitWarning',
@@ -154,17 +156,17 @@ export class Messages {
 	}
 
 	static async showWhatsNewMessage(version: string) {
-		const whatsnew = { title: "What's New" };
+		const whatsnew = { title: "See What's New" };
 		const result = await Messages.showMessage(
 			'info',
-			`GitLens has been updated to v${version} — check out what's new!`,
+			`GitLens ${version} is here — check out what's new!`,
 			undefined,
 			null,
 			whatsnew,
 		);
 
 		if (result === whatsnew) {
-			await env.openExternal(Uri.parse('https://gitlens.amod.io/#whats-new'));
+			void (await executeCommand(Commands.ShowWelcomePage));
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/webviews/apps/home/home.scss b/src/webviews/apps/home/home.scss
index e81fffa..e1a8371 100644
--- a/src/webviews/apps/home/home.scss
+++ b/src/webviews/apps/home/home.scss
@@ -23,10 +23,6 @@ body {
 	min-height: 100%;
 }
 
-.welcome {
-	grid-template-rows: repeat(3, min-content);
-}
-
 section {
 	display: flex;
 	flex-direction: column;
@@ -75,6 +71,8 @@ p {
 }
 
 .welcome {
+	grid-template-rows: repeat(3, min-content);
+
 	ul {
 		list-style: none;
 		padding: 0;
@@ -86,6 +84,11 @@ p {
 	}
 }
 
+.welcomelink__whatsnew {
+	max-width: 400px;
+	margin: 1rem auto 0 auto;
+}
+
 .links {
 	display: grid;
 	grid-template-columns: repeat(3, auto);
diff --git a/src/webviews/apps/home/partials/welcome.html b/src/webviews/apps/home/partials/welcome.html
index e638ffa..1276da9 100644
--- a/src/webviews/apps/home/partials/welcome.html
+++ b/src/webviews/apps/home/partials/welcome.html
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 <template id="welcome">
 	<section class="welcome">
 		<h3>Welcome to GitLens 12</h3>
+		<a class="welcomelink__whatsnew" title="See What's New" href="command:gitlens.showWelcomePage">
+			<img class="image--preview" src="#{webroot}/media/gitlens-12-card.webp" alt="What's new" />
+		</a>
 		<p>
 			GitLens <b>supercharges</b> Git inside VS Code and unlocks the <b>untapped knowledge</b> within each
 			repository. It helps you to <b>visualize code authorship</b> at a glance via Git blame annotations and