diff --git a/defaults.inc b/defaults.inc
index fadb5ad..c245875 100755
--- a/defaults.inc
+++ b/defaults.inc
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 action="${1:-}"
 FOLDER='/opt/idssys/ta-proxmenu'
-VERS='2026.7.25-65'
+VERS='2026.7.25-66'
 
 noupdate=' '
 
diff --git a/proxmenu-scripts.sh b/proxmenu-scripts.sh
index 3fe1f0f..d881f77 100755
--- a/proxmenu-scripts.sh
+++ b/proxmenu-scripts.sh
@@ -1670,6 +1670,22 @@ LOAD_UPDATE_STATUS() {
 	START_UPDATE_CHECK
 }
 
+UPDATE_LAST_CHECKED_DISPLAY() {
+	local checked_at
+
+	[[ -r "$UPDATE_CACHE_FILE" ]] || {
+		printf '%s\n' 'never'
+		return
+	}
+	IFS='|' read -r checked_at _ <"$UPDATE_CACHE_FILE"
+	[[ "$checked_at" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] || {
+		printf '%s\n' 'unknown'
+		return
+	}
+	date --date="@${checked_at}" '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M %Z' 2>/dev/null ||
+		printf '%s\n' 'unknown'
+}
+
 FORCE_UPDATE_CHECK() {
 	local attempts=0
 
@@ -2167,6 +2183,7 @@ UTILITIES_MENU() {
 	local -a labels
 	local -a values=("install_update" "check_update" "branches" "about")
 	local choice
+	local last_checked
 
 	while true; do
 		LOAD_UPDATE_STATUS
@@ -2193,8 +2210,9 @@ UTILITIES_MENU() {
 				labels=("Update status unavailable")
 				;;
 		esac
+		last_checked="$(UPDATE_LAST_CHECKED_DISPLAY)"
 		labels+=(
-			"Check again now"
+			"Check again now (last checked: ${last_checked})"
 			"Git branch management"
 			"Version and installation information"
 		)