diff --git a/app/models/packages.py b/app/models/packages.py
index 0e48a5f..260f9e2 100644
--- a/app/models/packages.py
+++ b/app/models/packages.py
@@ -856,6 +856,10 @@ class PackageRelease(db.Model):
 		assert self.task_id is None and self.url is not None and self.url != ""
 
 		self.approved = True
+
+		if self.package.update_config:
+			self.package.update_config.outdated = False
+
 		return True
 
 	def checkPerm(self, user, perm):
@@ -948,5 +952,8 @@ class PackageUpdateConfig(db.Model):
 
 	last_commit = db.Column(db.String(41), nullable=True, default=None)
 
+	# Set to true when an outdated notification is sent. Set to false when a release is created
+	outdated    = db.Column(db.Boolean, nullable=False, default=False)
+
 	trigger     = db.Column(db.Enum(PackageUpdateTrigger), nullable=False, default=PackageUpdateTrigger.COMMIT)
 	make_release = db.Column(db.Boolean, nullable=False, default=False)
diff --git a/app/tasks/importtasks.py b/app/tasks/importtasks.py
index a69ba1c..4ba26f5 100644
--- a/app/tasks/importtasks.py
+++ b/app/tasks/importtasks.py
@@ -323,24 +323,33 @@ def check_update_config(package_id):
 
 	config = package.update_config
 	ref = None
+
 	hash = get_commit_hash(package.repo, ref)
+	if config.last_commit == hash:
+		return
 
-	if config.last_commit != hash:
-		if config.make_release:
-			rel = PackageRelease()
-			rel.package = package
-			rel.title = hash[0:5]
-			rel.url = ""
-			rel.task_id = uuid()
-			db.session.add(rel)
-			db.session.commit()
+	if not config.last_commit:
+		config.last_commit = hash
+		db.session.commit()
+		return
 
-			makeVCSRelease.apply_async((rel.id, ref), task_id=rel.task_id)
+	if config.make_release:
+		rel = PackageRelease()
+		rel.package = package
+		rel.title = hash[0:5]
+		rel.url = ""
+		rel.task_id = uuid()
+		db.session.add(rel)
+		db.session.commit()
 
-		else:
-			post_system_thread(package, "New commit detected, package outdated?",
-					"Commit {} was detected on the Git repository.\n\n[Change update configuration]({})" \
-						.format(hash[0:5], package.getUpdateConfigURL()))
+		makeVCSRelease.apply_async((rel.id, ref), task_id=rel.task_id)
+
+	elif not config.outdated:
+		config.outdated = True
+
+		post_system_thread(package, "New commit detected, package outdated?",
+				"Commit {} was detected on the Git repository.\n\n[Change update configuration]({})" \
+					.format(hash[0:5], package.getUpdateConfigURL()))
 
 	config.last_commit = hash
 	db.session.commit()
diff --git a/migrations/versions/4585ce5147b8_.py b/migrations/versions/4585ce5147b8_.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..16db8c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/versions/4585ce5147b8_.py
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+"""empty message
+
+Revision ID: 4585ce5147b8
+Revises: 105d4c740ad6
+Create Date: 2020-12-15 21:35:18.982716
+
+"""
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+from sqlalchemy.dialects import postgresql
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision = '4585ce5147b8'
+down_revision = '105d4c740ad6'
+branch_labels = None
+depends_on = None
+
+
+def upgrade():
+    op.add_column('package_update_config', sa.Column('outdated', sa.Boolean(), nullable=False, server_default="false"))
+
+
+def downgrade():
+    op.drop_column('package_update_config', 'outdated')
diff --git a/utils/create_migration.sh b/utils/create_migration.sh
index 59aaea0..4c73937 100755
--- a/utils/create_migration.sh
+++ b/utils/create_migration.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # Create a database migration, and copy it back to the host.
 
-docker exec contentdb_app_1 sh -c "FLASK_CONFIG=../config.cfg FLASK_APP=app/__init__.py flask db revision"
+docker exec contentdb_app_1 sh -c "FLASK_CONFIG=../config.cfg FLASK_APP=app/__init__.py flask db migrate"
 docker exec -u root contentdb_app_1 sh -c "cp /home/cdb/migrations/versions/* /source/migrations/versions/"
 
 USER=$(whoami)