diff --git a/lib/const.rb b/lib/const.rb
index 6375bd494d..065c3df6db 100644
--- a/lib/const.rb
+++ b/lib/const.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
+# lib/const.rb
 # Defines common constants used in different parts of crew
-CREW_VERSION = '1.37.1'
+CREW_VERSION = '1.37.2'
+
+CREW_CONST_GIT_COMMIT = `git log -n1 --oneline ../lib/const.rb`.chomp.split.first
 
 # kernel architecture
 KERN_ARCH = `uname -m`.chomp
diff --git a/lib/fixup.rb b/lib/fixup.rb
index 9c566bbe15..62913cce51 100644
--- a/lib/fixup.rb
+++ b/lib/fixup.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# lib/fixup.rb
 # Add fixups to be run during crew update here.
 
 # remove deprecated directory
@@ -36,10 +37,10 @@ pkg_update_arr = [
   { pkg_name: 'qtwebsockets', pkg_rename: 'qt5_websockets', pkg_deprecated: nil, comments: nil },
   { pkg_name: 'qtx11extras', pkg_rename: 'qt5_x11extras', pkg_deprecated: nil, comments: nil },
   { pkg_name: 'qtchooser', pkg_rename: nil, pkg_deprecated: true, comments: "Doesn't work for newer Qt versions." },
-  { pkg_name: 'acli', pkg_rename: 'acquia_cli', pkg_deprecated: nil, comments: "Renamed to better match upstream." },
-  { pkg_name: 'agrind', pkg_rename: 'angle_grinder', pkg_deprecated: nil, comments: "Renamed to better match upstream." },
-  { pkg_name: 'apriconv', pkg_rename: 'apr_iconv', pkg_deprecated: nil, comments: "Renamed to better match upstream." },
-  { pkg_name: 'aprutil', pkg_rename: 'apr_util', pkg_deprecated: nil, comments: "Renamed to better match upstream." }
+  { pkg_name: 'acli', pkg_rename: 'acquia_cli', pkg_deprecated: nil, comments: 'Renamed to better match upstream.' },
+  { pkg_name: 'agrind', pkg_rename: 'angle_grinder', pkg_deprecated: nil, comments: 'Renamed to better match upstream.' },
+  { pkg_name: 'apriconv', pkg_rename: 'apr_iconv', pkg_deprecated: nil, comments: 'Renamed to better match upstream.' },
+  { pkg_name: 'aprutil', pkg_rename: 'apr_util', pkg_deprecated: nil, comments: 'Renamed to better match upstream.' }
 ]
 
 pkg_update_arr.each do |pkg|
@@ -124,3 +125,19 @@ pkg_update_arr.each do |pkg|
     puts "#{pkg[:pkg_name].capitalize} not removed.".lightblue
   end
 end
+
+# Restart crew update if the git commit of ../lib/const.rb loaded in 
+# const.rb is different from the git commit of the potentially updated
+# ../lib/const.rb loaded here after a git pull.
+
+# Handle case of const.rb not yet defining CREW_CONST_GIT_COMMIT.
+CREW_CONST_GIT_COMMIT = '0000' unless defined?(CREW_CONST_GIT_COMMIT)
+
+@new_const_git_commit = `git log -n1 --oneline ../lib/const.rb`.chomp.split.first
+
+unless @new_const_git_commit.to_s == CREW_CONST_GIT_COMMIT.to_s
+  puts 'Restarting crew update since there is an updated crew version.'.lightcyan
+  puts "CREW_REPO=#{CREW_REPO} CREW_BRANCH=#{CREW_BRANCH} crew update".orange if @opt_verbose
+  exec "CREW_REPO=#{CREW_REPO} CREW_BRANCH=#{CREW_BRANCH} crew update"
+end
+