diff --git a/src/frontend/manage/startpage.eta.html b/src/frontend/manage/startpage.eta.html
index d6da456..2237ee6 100644
--- a/src/frontend/manage/startpage.eta.html
+++ b/src/frontend/manage/startpage.eta.html
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <%~ E.includeFile("../partials/head.eta.html", {"title": "Settings"}) %> <%~ E.includeFile("../partials/controls.eta.html", {"active": "SETT"}) %>
 
 <h1>Manage your AssetFlow instance</h1>
-<div class="alert alert-success" role="alert">A new version is available. <a href="#" class="alert-link">Click here to update</a></div>
+<div class="alert alert-success" role="alert" id="updateNotifier">A new version is available. <a href="https://git.project-name-here.de/Project-Name-Here/assetflow/releases" class="alert-link">Click here to update</a></div>
 <div class="container text-center">
 	<div class="row">
 		<a class="card col m-2" href="/manage/categories">
@@ -30,5 +30,16 @@
 		</a>
 	</div>
 </div>
-
+<script>
+	$(document).ready(function () {
+		$.getJSON("/api/v1/version", function (data) {
+			if (data.updateAvailable) {
+				$("#updateNotifier").show();
+				// $("#updateNotifier").find(".alert-link").attr("href", data.url);
+			}else {
+				$("#updateNotifier").hide();
+			}
+		});
+	});
+</script>
 <%~ E.includeFile("../partials/controlsFoot.eta.html") %> <%~ E.includeFile("../partials/foot.eta.html") %>
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index b86bf37..ba664cd 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -67,9 +67,16 @@ Sentry.init({
 	environment: config.global.debug ? 'development' : 'production'
 });
 
+app.locals.versionRevLong = require('child_process')
+.execSync('git rev-parse HEAD')
+.toString().trim()
 app.locals.versionRev = require('child_process')
 .execSync('git rev-parse --short HEAD')
 .toString().trim()
+app.locals.versionRevLatest = require('child_process')
+.execSync('git ls-remote --refs -q')
+.toString().trim().split("\t")[0]
+log.core.info(`Running revision ${app.locals.versionRevLong} (${app.locals.versionRevLatest} latest)`);
 
 // RequestHandler creates a separate execution context using domains, so that every
 // transaction/span/breadcrumb is attached to its own Hub instance
diff --git a/src/routes/api/v1/version.ts b/src/routes/api/v1/version.ts
index 52b285b..49c938e 100644
--- a/src/routes/api/v1/version.ts
+++ b/src/routes/api/v1/version.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,12 @@ import express, { Request, Response } from 'express';
 
 function get(req: Request, res: Response) {
 	const revision = req.app.locals.versionRev;
-	res.status(200).send({ version: '1.0.0', commit: revision });
+	let updateAvailable = false;
+	if(req.app.locals.versionRevLong !== req.app.locals.versionRevLatest) {
+		updateAvailable = true;
+	}
+	
+	res.status(200).send({ version: '1.0.0', commit: revision, updateAvailable: updateAvailable });
 };
 
 export default { get };