diff --git a/main/src/main/scala/sbt/Main.scala b/main/src/main/scala/sbt/Main.scala
index 5b70bd83f..5169366cc 100644
--- a/main/src/main/scala/sbt/Main.scala
+++ b/main/src/main/scala/sbt/Main.scala
@@ -1002,7 +1002,9 @@ object BuiltinCommands {
         val skipFile = skipWelcomeFile(state, version)
         Files.createDirectories(skipFile.getParent)
         val suppress = !SysProp.banner || Files.exists(skipFile)
-        if (!suppress) state.log.info(Banner(version))
+        if (!suppress) {
+          Banner(version).foreach(banner => state.log.info(banner))
+        }
       } catch { case _: IOException => /* Don't let errors in this command prevent startup */ }
       state.put(bannerHasBeenShown, true)
     } else state
diff --git a/main/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/Banner.scala b/main/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/Banner.scala
index 767903a83..b317b5c9e 100644
--- a/main/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/Banner.scala
+++ b/main/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/Banner.scala
@@ -8,14 +8,18 @@
 package sbt.internal
 
 private[sbt] object Banner {
-  def apply(version: String): String =
-    s"""
-       |Welcome to sbt $version.
-       |Here are some highlights of this release:
-       |  - Coursier: new default library management using https://get-coursier.io
-       |  - Super shell: displays actively running tasks
-       |  - Turbo mode: makes `test` and `run` faster in interactive sessions. Try it by running `set ThisBuild / turbo := true`.
-       |See https://www.lightbend.com/blog/sbt-1.3.0-release for full release notes.
-       |Hide the banner for this release by running `skipBanner`.
-       |""".stripMargin.linesIterator.filter(_.nonEmpty).mkString("\n")
+  def apply(version: String): Option[String] =
+    version match {
+      case "1.3.0" =>
+        Some(s"""
+                |Welcome to sbt $version.
+                |Here are some highlights of this release:
+                |  - Coursier: new default library management using https://get-coursier.io
+                |  - Super shell: displays actively running tasks
+                |  - Turbo mode: makes `test` and `run` faster in interactive sessions. Try it by running `set ThisBuild / turbo := true`.
+                |See https://www.lightbend.com/blog/sbt-1.3.0-release for full release notes.
+                |Hide the banner for this release by running `skipBanner`.
+                |""".stripMargin.linesIterator.filter(_.nonEmpty).mkString("\n"))
+      case _ => None
+    }
 }