diff --git a/src/SMAPI/Framework/Logging/LogManager.cs b/src/SMAPI/Framework/Logging/LogManager.cs
index 094dd749..1e484709 100644
--- a/src/SMAPI/Framework/Logging/LogManager.cs
+++ b/src/SMAPI/Framework/Logging/LogManager.cs
@@ -195,9 +195,10 @@ namespace StardewModdingAPI.Framework.Logging
 
         /// <summary>Write an update alert marker file.</summary>
         /// <param name="version">The new version found.</param>
-        public void WriteUpdateMarker(string version)
+        /// <param name="url">The download URL for the update.</param>
+        public void WriteUpdateMarker(string version, string url)
         {
-            File.WriteAllText(Constants.UpdateMarker, version);
+            File.WriteAllText(Constants.UpdateMarker, $"{version}|{url}");
         }
 
         /// <summary>Check whether SMAPI crashed or detected an update during the last session, and display them in the SMAPI console.</summary>
@@ -206,13 +207,17 @@ namespace StardewModdingAPI.Framework.Logging
             // show update alert
             if (File.Exists(Constants.UpdateMarker))
             {
-                string rawUpdateFound = File.ReadAllText(Constants.UpdateMarker);
-                if (SemanticVersion.TryParse(rawUpdateFound, out ISemanticVersion updateFound))
+                string[] rawUpdateFound = File.ReadAllText(Constants.UpdateMarker).Split(new [] { '|' }, 2);
+                if (SemanticVersion.TryParse(rawUpdateFound[0], out ISemanticVersion updateFound))
                 {
                     if (Constants.ApiVersion.IsPrerelease() && updateFound.IsNewerThan(Constants.ApiVersion))
                     {
+                        string url = rawUpdateFound.Length > 1
+                            ? rawUpdateFound[1]
+                            : Constants.HomePageUrl;
+
                         this.Monitor.Log("A new version of SMAPI was detected last time you played.", LogLevel.Error);
-                        this.Monitor.Log($"You can update to {updateFound}: https://smapi.io.", LogLevel.Error);
+                        this.Monitor.Log($"You can update to {updateFound}: {url}.", LogLevel.Error);
                         this.Monitor.Log("Press any key to continue playing anyway. (This only appears when using a SMAPI beta.)", LogLevel.Info);
                         Console.ReadKey();
                     }
diff --git a/src/SMAPI/Framework/SCore.cs b/src/SMAPI/Framework/SCore.cs
index f07e41f0..1b4c32bb 100644
--- a/src/SMAPI/Framework/SCore.cs
+++ b/src/SMAPI/Framework/SCore.cs
@@ -1195,37 +1195,42 @@ namespace StardewModdingAPI.Framework
                 this.Monitor.Log("Checking for updates...");
 
                 // check SMAPI version
-                ISemanticVersion updateFound = null;
-                try
                 {
-                    // fetch update check
-                    ModEntryModel response = client.GetModInfo(new[] { new ModSearchEntryModel("Pathoschild.SMAPI", Constants.ApiVersion, new[] { $"GitHub:{this.Settings.GitHubProjectName}" }) }, apiVersion: Constants.ApiVersion, gameVersion: Constants.GameVersion, platform: Constants.Platform).Single().Value;
-                    if (response.SuggestedUpdate != null)
-                        this.Monitor.Log($"You can update SMAPI to {response.SuggestedUpdate.Version}: {Constants.HomePageUrl}", LogLevel.Alert);
-                    else
-                        this.Monitor.Log("   SMAPI okay.");
-
-                    updateFound = response.SuggestedUpdate?.Version;
-
-                    // show errors
-                    if (response.Errors.Any())
+                    ISemanticVersion updateFound = null;
+                    string updateUrl = null;
+                    try
                     {
-                        this.Monitor.Log("Couldn't check for a new version of SMAPI. This won't affect your game, but you may not be notified of new versions if this keeps happening.", LogLevel.Warn);
-                        this.Monitor.Log($"Error: {string.Join("\n", response.Errors)}");
-                    }
-                }
-                catch (Exception ex)
-                {
-                    this.Monitor.Log("Couldn't check for a new version of SMAPI. This won't affect your game, but you won't be notified of new versions if this keeps happening.", LogLevel.Warn);
-                    this.Monitor.Log(ex is WebException && ex.InnerException == null
-                        ? $"Error: {ex.Message}"
-                        : $"Error: {ex.GetLogSummary()}"
-                    );
-                }
+                        // fetch update check
+                        ModEntryModel response = client.GetModInfo(new[] { new ModSearchEntryModel("Pathoschild.SMAPI", Constants.ApiVersion, new[] { $"GitHub:{this.Settings.GitHubProjectName}" }) }, apiVersion: Constants.ApiVersion, gameVersion: Constants.GameVersion, platform: Constants.Platform).Single().Value;
+                        updateFound = response.SuggestedUpdate?.Version;
+                        updateUrl = response.SuggestedUpdate?.Url ?? Constants.HomePageUrl;
 
-                // show update message on next launch
-                if (updateFound != null)
-                    this.LogManager.WriteUpdateMarker(updateFound.ToString());
+                        // log message
+                        if (updateFound != null)
+                            this.Monitor.Log($"You can update SMAPI to {updateFound}: {updateUrl}", LogLevel.Alert);
+                        else
+                            this.Monitor.Log("   SMAPI okay.");
+
+                        // show errors
+                        if (response.Errors.Any())
+                        {
+                            this.Monitor.Log("Couldn't check for a new version of SMAPI. This won't affect your game, but you may not be notified of new versions if this keeps happening.", LogLevel.Warn);
+                            this.Monitor.Log($"Error: {string.Join("\n", response.Errors)}");
+                        }
+                    }
+                    catch (Exception ex)
+                    {
+                        this.Monitor.Log("Couldn't check for a new version of SMAPI. This won't affect your game, but you won't be notified of new versions if this keeps happening.", LogLevel.Warn);
+                        this.Monitor.Log(ex is WebException && ex.InnerException == null
+                            ? $"Error: {ex.Message}"
+                            : $"Error: {ex.GetLogSummary()}"
+                        );
+                    }
+
+                    // show update message on next launch
+                    if (updateFound != null)
+                        this.LogManager.WriteUpdateMarker(updateFound.ToString(), updateUrl);
+                }
 
                 // check mod versions
                 if (mods.Any())