diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 0.2.5 (2020-02-29)
+- check that package version is committed
+- use quiet cabal v1-configure and v1-sdist commands
+- make cabal upload quiet
+
 ## 0.2.4.1 (2020-02-11)
 - assert that cabal-install installed
 - run hlint in git checkout instead of working tree
diff --git a/Main.hs b/Main.hs
--- a/Main.hs
+++ b/Main.hs
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 
 import Control.Exception (bracket_, onException)
 import Control.Monad
+import Data.Char
+import Data.List
 import Data.Maybe
 #if (defined(MIN_VERSION_base) && MIN_VERSION_base(4,11,0))
 #else
@@ -29,11 +31,14 @@
   subcommands
   [ Subcommand "tagdist" "'git tag' version and 'cabal sdist' tarball" $
     tagDistCmd <$> forceOpt "Move existing tag"
-  , Subcommand "upload" "'cabal upload' candidate tarball to Hackage" $ pure $ uploadCmd False
+  , Subcommand "upload" "'cabal upload' candidate tarball to Hackage" $
+    pure $ uploadCmd False
   , Subcommand "publish" "Publish to Hackage ('cabal upload --publish')" $
     pure $ uploadCmd True
-  , Subcommand "upload-haddock" "Upload candidate documentation to Hackage" $ pure $ upHaddockCmd False
-  , Subcommand "publish-haddock" "Publish documentation to Hackage" $ pure $ upHaddockCmd True
+  , Subcommand "upload-haddock" "Upload candidate documentation to Hackage" $
+    pure $ upHaddockCmd False
+  , Subcommand "publish-haddock" "Publish documentation to Hackage" $
+    pure $ upHaddockCmd True
   , Subcommand "version" "Show the package version from .cabal file" $
     pure showVersionCmd
   ]
@@ -48,8 +53,7 @@
     putStrLn "=== start of uncommitted changes ==="
     putStrLn diff
     putStrLn "=== end of uncommitted changes ==="
-  pkgid <- getPackageId
-  checkNotPublished pkgid
+  pkgid <- checkPackage
   let tag = pkgidTag pkgid
   tagHash <- cmdMaybe "git" ["rev-parse", tag]
   when (isJust tagHash && not force) $
@@ -65,6 +69,20 @@
 pkgidTag :: PackageIdentifier -> String
 pkgidTag pkgid = "v" ++ packageVersion pkgid
 
+checkPackage :: IO PackageIdentifier
+checkPackage = do
+  pkgid <- getPackageId
+  checkVersionCommitted pkgid
+  checkNotPublished pkgid
+  return pkgid
+
+checkVersionCommitted :: PackageIdentifier -> IO ()
+checkVersionCommitted pkgid = do
+  let pkg = packageName pkgid
+  diff <- git "diff" ["-U0", unPackageName pkg <.> "cabal"]
+  when ("version:" `isInfixOf` map toLower diff) $
+    error' "Please commit or revert the package Version first"
+
 checkNotPublished :: PackageIdentifier -> IO ()
 checkNotPublished pkgid = do
   let published = "dist" </> showPkgId pkgid <.> ".tar.gz" <.> "published"
@@ -87,9 +105,9 @@
     cabal_ "check" []
     mhlint <- findExecutable "hlint"
     when (isJust mhlint) $ void $ cmdBool "hlint" ["."]
-    cabal_ "configure" []
+    cabal_ "v1-configure" []
     -- cabal_ "build" []
-    cabal_ "sdist" []
+    cabal_ "v1-sdist" []
     renameFile target (cwd </> target)
 
 showVersionCmd :: IO ()
@@ -99,8 +117,7 @@
 
 uploadCmd :: Bool -> IO ()
 uploadCmd publish = do
-  pkgid <- getPackageId
-  checkNotPublished pkgid
+  pkgid <- checkPackage
   let file = "dist" </> showPkgId pkgid <.> ".tar.gz"
   exists <- doesFileExist file
   unless exists $ tagDistCmd False
@@ -110,7 +127,8 @@
     branch <- cmd "git" ["branch", "--show-current"]
     git_ "push" ["origin", tagHash ++ ":" ++ branch]
     git_ "push" ["origin", tag]
-  cabal_ "upload" $ ["--publish" | publish] ++ [file]
+  cabal_ "upload" $ ["-v0"] ++ ["--publish" | publish] ++ [file]
+  putStrLn $ "https://hackage.haskell.org/package/" ++ showPkgId pkgid ++ if publish then "" else "/candidate"
   when publish $
     createFileLink (takeFileName file) (file <.> "published")
 
diff --git a/hkgr.cabal b/hkgr.cabal
--- a/hkgr.cabal
+++ b/hkgr.cabal
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 cabal-version:       2.0
 name:                hkgr
-version:             0.2.4.1
+version:             0.2.5
 synopsis:            Simple Hackage release workflow for package maintainers
 description:
             Hkgr (pronounced "Hackager") is a tool to help make new releases of
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 build-type:          Simple
 extra-doc-files:     README.md
                    , CHANGELOG.md
-tested-with:         GHC == 8.8.1, GHC == 8.6.5, GHC == 8.4.4, GHC == 8.2.2,
+tested-with:         GHC == 8.8.2, GHC == 8.6.5, GHC == 8.4.4, GHC == 8.2.2,
                      GHC == 8.0.2
 
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