diff --git a/puke b/puke
index ec2e2045..9b55717e 100755
--- a/puke
+++ b/puke
@@ -175,6 +175,18 @@ pkg_remove() {
     return 0
 }
 
+pkg_updates() {
+    cd "$sys_dir/var/db/puke"
+
+    for pkg in *; do
+        read -r db_version db_release < "$pkg/version"
+        read -r re_version re_release < "$old_pwd/repo/$pkg/version"
+
+        [ "$db_version-$db_release" != "$re_version-$re_release" ] &&
+            log "NEW $pkg $re_version-$re_release"
+    done
+}
+
 pkg_list() {
     [ "$1" ] && {
         [ -d "$sys_dir/var/db/puke/$1" ] || return 1 && return 0
@@ -188,7 +200,7 @@ pkg_list() {
 }
 
 args() {
-    [ -n "${1##l*}" ] && {
+    [ -n "${1##l*}" ] && [ -n "${1##u*}" ] && {
         mkdir -p sources build pkg/var/db/puke sys bin ||
             die "Couldn't create directories at '$PWD'".
 
@@ -219,8 +231,9 @@ args() {
         i*) pkg_install ;;
         l*) pkg_list "$2" ;;
         r*) pkg_remove || die "Package '$name' not installed" ;;
+        u*) pkg_updates ;;
 
-        *)  log "$0 [build|checksum|depends|install|list|remove] [pkg]" ;;
+        *)  log "$0 [build|checksum|depends|install|list|remove|update] [pkg]"
     esac
 }