diff --git a/cmd/autobrr/main.go b/cmd/autobrr/main.go
index 4f0b0e5..930735e 100644
--- a/cmd/autobrr/main.go
+++ b/cmd/autobrr/main.go
@@ -88,7 +88,8 @@ func main() {
 
 	// setup services
 	var (
-		schedulingService     = scheduler.NewService(log)
+		notificationService   = notification.NewService(log, notificationRepo)
+		schedulingService     = scheduler.NewService(log, version, notificationService)
 		apiService            = indexer.NewAPIService(log)
 		userService           = user.NewService(userRepo)
 		authService           = auth.NewService(log, userService)
@@ -97,7 +98,6 @@ func main() {
 		indexerService        = indexer.NewService(log, cfg.Config, indexerRepo, apiService, schedulingService)
 		filterService         = filter.NewService(log, filterRepo, actionRepo, apiService, indexerService)
 		releaseService        = release.NewService(log, releaseRepo, actionService, filterService)
-		notificationService   = notification.NewService(log, notificationRepo)
 		ircService            = irc.NewService(log, ircRepo, releaseService, indexerService, notificationService)
 		feedService           = feed.NewService(log, feedRepo, feedCacheRepo, releaseService, schedulingService)
 	)
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index c1952ca..5cef53e 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/go-chi/chi v1.5.4
 	github.com/gorilla/sessions v1.2.1
 	github.com/gosimple/slug v1.12.0
+	github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.6.0
 	github.com/hekmon/transmissionrpc/v2 v2.0.1
 	github.com/lib/pq v1.10.4
 	github.com/mattn/go-shellwords v1.0.12
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index a70af24..cca8971 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -277,6 +277,8 @@ github.com/gosuri/uiprogress v0.0.0-20170224063937-d0567a9d84a1/go.mod h1:C1RTYn
 github.com/gosuri/uiprogress v0.0.1/go.mod h1:C1RTYn4Sc7iEyf6j8ft5dyoZ4212h8G1ol9QQluh5+0=
 github.com/hashicorp/go-cleanhttp v0.5.2 h1:035FKYIWjmULyFRBKPs8TBQoi0x6d9G4xc9neXJWAZQ=
 github.com/hashicorp/go-cleanhttp v0.5.2/go.mod h1:kO/YDlP8L1346E6Sodw+PrpBSV4/SoxCXGY6BqNFT48=
+github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.6.0 h1:feTTfFNnjP967rlCxM/I9g701jU+RN74YKx2mOkIeek=
+github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.6.0/go.mod h1:fltr4n8CU8Ke44wwGCBoEymUuxUHl09ZGVZPK5anwXA=
 github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru v0.5.0/go.mod h1:/m3WP610KZHVQ1SGc6re/UDhFvYD7pJ4Ao+sR/qLZy8=
 github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru v0.5.1/go.mod h1:/m3WP610KZHVQ1SGc6re/UDhFvYD7pJ4Ao+sR/qLZy8=
 github.com/hashicorp/hcl v1.0.0 h1:0Anlzjpi4vEasTeNFn2mLJgTSwt0+6sfsiTG8qcWGx4=
diff --git a/internal/domain/notification.go b/internal/domain/notification.go
index 476d257..0cfcfbf 100644
--- a/internal/domain/notification.go
+++ b/internal/domain/notification.go
@@ -78,14 +78,13 @@ const (
 type NotificationEvent string
 
 const (
-	//NotificationEventAppUpdateAvailable NotificationEvent = "APP_UPDATE_AVAILABLE"
-
-	NotificationEventPushApproved    NotificationEvent = "PUSH_APPROVED"
-	NotificationEventPushRejected    NotificationEvent = "PUSH_REJECTED"
-	NotificationEventPushError       NotificationEvent = "PUSH_ERROR"
-	NotificationEventIRCDisconnected NotificationEvent = "IRC_DISCONNECTED"
-	NotificationEventIRCReconnected  NotificationEvent = "IRC_RECONNECTED"
-	NotificationEventTest            NotificationEvent = "TEST"
+	NotificationEventAppUpdateAvailable NotificationEvent = "APP_UPDATE_AVAILABLE"
+	NotificationEventPushApproved       NotificationEvent = "PUSH_APPROVED"
+	NotificationEventPushRejected       NotificationEvent = "PUSH_REJECTED"
+	NotificationEventPushError          NotificationEvent = "PUSH_ERROR"
+	NotificationEventIRCDisconnected    NotificationEvent = "IRC_DISCONNECTED"
+	NotificationEventIRCReconnected     NotificationEvent = "IRC_RECONNECTED"
+	NotificationEventTest               NotificationEvent = "TEST"
 )
 
 type NotificationEventArr []NotificationEvent
diff --git a/internal/notification/service.go b/internal/notification/service.go
index 8f2a58d..4024896 100644
--- a/internal/notification/service.go
+++ b/internal/notification/service.go
@@ -128,7 +128,9 @@ func (s *service) registerSenders() {
 
 // Send notifications
 func (s *service) Send(event domain.NotificationEvent, payload domain.NotificationPayload) {
-	s.log.Debug().Msgf("sending notification for %v", string(event))
+	if len(s.senders) > 0 {
+		s.log.Debug().Msgf("sending notification for %v", string(event))
+	}
 
 	go func() {
 		for _, sender := range s.senders {
diff --git a/internal/scheduler/jobs.go b/internal/scheduler/jobs.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..db363d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/scheduler/jobs.go
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+package scheduler
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/autobrr/autobrr/internal/domain"
+	"github.com/autobrr/autobrr/internal/notification"
+	"github.com/autobrr/autobrr/pkg/version"
+
+	"github.com/rs/zerolog"
+)
+
+type CheckUpdatesJob struct {
+	Name     string
+	Log      zerolog.Logger
+	Version  string
+	NotifSvc notification.Service
+
+	lastCheckVersion string
+}
+
+func (j *CheckUpdatesJob) Run() {
+	v := version.Checker{
+		Owner: "autobrr",
+		Repo:  "autobrr",
+	}
+
+	newAvailable, newVersion, err := v.CheckNewVersion(context.TODO(), j.Version)
+	if err != nil {
+		j.Log.Error().Err(err).Msg("could not check for new release")
+		return
+	}
+
+	if newAvailable {
+		j.Log.Info().Msgf("a new release has been found: %v Consider updating.", newVersion)
+
+		// this is not persisted so this can trigger more than once
+		// lets check if we have different versions between runs
+		if newVersion != j.lastCheckVersion {
+			j.NotifSvc.Send(domain.NotificationEventAppUpdateAvailable, domain.NotificationPayload{
+				Subject:   "New update available!",
+				Message:   newVersion,
+				Event:     domain.NotificationEventAppUpdateAvailable,
+				Timestamp: time.Now(),
+			})
+		}
+
+		j.lastCheckVersion = newVersion
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/scheduler/service.go b/internal/scheduler/service.go
index 917cce8..c933b48 100644
--- a/internal/scheduler/service.go
+++ b/internal/scheduler/service.go
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 package scheduler
 
 import (
+	"time"
+
 	"github.com/autobrr/autobrr/internal/logger"
+	"github.com/autobrr/autobrr/internal/notification"
 	"github.com/autobrr/autobrr/pkg/errors"
 
 	"github.com/robfig/cron/v3"
@@ -17,15 +20,19 @@ type Service interface {
 }
 
 type service struct {
-	log  zerolog.Logger
-	cron *cron.Cron
+	log             zerolog.Logger
+	version         string
+	notificationSvc notification.Service
 
+	cron *cron.Cron
 	jobs map[string]cron.EntryID
 }
 
-func NewService(log logger.Logger) Service {
+func NewService(log logger.Logger, version string, notificationSvc notification.Service) Service {
 	return &service{
-		log: log.With().Str("module", "scheduler").Logger(),
+		log:             log.With().Str("module", "scheduler").Logger(),
+		version:         version,
+		notificationSvc: notificationSvc,
 		cron: cron.New(cron.WithChain(
 			cron.Recover(cron.DefaultLogger),
 		)),
@@ -36,15 +43,35 @@ func NewService(log logger.Logger) Service {
 func (s *service) Start() {
 	s.log.Debug().Msg("scheduler.Start")
 
+	// start scheduler
 	s.cron.Start()
+
+	// init jobs
+	go s.addAppJobs()
+
 	return
 }
 
+func (s *service) addAppJobs() {
+	time.Sleep(5 * time.Second)
+
+	checkUpdates := &CheckUpdatesJob{
+		Name:             "app-check-updates",
+		Log:              s.log.With().Str("job", "app-check-updates").Logger(),
+		Version:          s.version,
+		NotifSvc:         s.notificationSvc,
+		lastCheckVersion: "",
+	}
+
+	s.AddJob(checkUpdates, "2 */6 * * *", "app-check-updates")
+}
+
 func (s *service) Stop() {
 	s.log.Debug().Msg("scheduler.Stop")
 	s.cron.Stop()
 	return
 }
+
 func (s *service) AddJob(job cron.Job, interval string, identifier string) (int, error) {
 
 	id, err := s.cron.AddJob(interval, cron.NewChain(
@@ -88,3 +115,14 @@ func (s *service) RemoveJobByIdentifier(id string) error {
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+type GenericJob struct {
+	Name string
+	Log  zerolog.Logger
+
+	callback func()
+}
+
+func (j *GenericJob) Run() {
+	j.callback()
+}
diff --git a/pkg/version/version.go b/pkg/version/version.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1ac1a8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/version/version.go
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+package version
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/autobrr/autobrr/pkg/errors"
+
+	goversion "github.com/hashicorp/go-version"
+)
+
+// Release is a GitHub release
+type Release struct {
+	TagName         string  `json:"tag_name,omitempty"`
+	TargetCommitish *string `json:"target_commitish,omitempty"`
+	Name            *string `json:"name,omitempty"`
+	Body            *string `json:"body,omitempty"`
+	Draft           *bool   `json:"draft,omitempty"`
+	Prerelease      *bool   `json:"prerelease,omitempty"`
+}
+
+func (r *Release) IsPreOrDraft() bool {
+	if *r.Draft || *r.Prerelease {
+		return true
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+type Checker struct {
+	// user/repo-name or org/repo-name
+	Owner string
+	Repo  string
+}
+
+func (c *Checker) get(ctx context.Context) (*Release, error) {
+	url := fmt.Sprintf("https://api.github.com/repos/%v/%v/releases/latest", c.Owner, c.Repo)
+
+	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodGet, url, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	req.Header.Set("Accept", "application/vnd.github.v3+json")
+	client := http.DefaultClient
+
+	resp, err := client.Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+
+	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error getting releases for %v: %s", c.Repo, resp.Status)
+	}
+
+	var release Release
+	dec := json.NewDecoder(resp.Body)
+	if err := dec.Decode(&release); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return &release, nil
+}
+
+func (c *Checker) CheckNewVersion(ctx context.Context, version string) (bool, string, error) {
+	if version == "dev" {
+		return false, "", nil
+	}
+
+	release, err := c.get(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, "", err
+	}
+
+	return c.checkNewVersion(version, release)
+}
+
+func (c *Checker) checkNewVersion(version string, release *Release) (bool, string, error) {
+	currentVersion, err := goversion.NewVersion(version)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, "", errors.Wrap(err, "error parsing current version")
+	}
+
+	releaseVersion, err := goversion.NewVersion(release.TagName)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, "", errors.Wrap(err, "error parsing release version")
+	}
+
+	if len(currentVersion.Prerelease()) == 0 && len(releaseVersion.Prerelease()) > 0 {
+		return false, "", nil
+	}
+
+	if releaseVersion.GreaterThan(currentVersion) {
+		// new update available
+		return true, releaseVersion.String(), nil
+	}
+
+	return false, "", nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/version/version_test.go b/pkg/version/version_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7460b17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/version/version_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+package version
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestGitHubReleaseChecker_checkNewVersion(t *testing.T) {
+	type fields struct {
+		Repo string
+	}
+	type args struct {
+		version string
+		release *Release
+	}
+	tests := []struct {
+		name        string
+		fields      fields
+		args        args
+		wantNew     bool
+		wantVersion string
+		wantErr     bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name:   "outdated new available",
+			fields: fields{},
+			args: args{
+				version: "v0.2.0",
+				release: &Release{
+					TagName:         "v0.3.0",
+					TargetCommitish: nil,
+				},
+			},
+			wantNew:     true,
+			wantVersion: "0.3.0",
+			wantErr:     false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "same version",
+			fields: fields{},
+			args: args{
+				version: "v0.2.0",
+				release: &Release{
+					TagName:         "v0.2.0",
+					TargetCommitish: nil,
+				},
+			},
+			wantNew:     false,
+			wantVersion: "",
+			wantErr:     false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "no new version",
+			fields: fields{},
+			args: args{
+				version: "v0.3.0",
+				release: &Release{
+					TagName:         "v0.2.0",
+					TargetCommitish: nil,
+				},
+			},
+			wantNew:     false,
+			wantVersion: "",
+			wantErr:     false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "new rc available",
+			fields: fields{},
+			args: args{
+				version: "v0.3.0",
+				release: &Release{
+					TagName:         "v0.3.0-rc1",
+					TargetCommitish: nil,
+				},
+			},
+			wantNew:     false,
+			wantVersion: "",
+			wantErr:     false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "new rc available",
+			fields: fields{},
+			args: args{
+				version: "v0.3.0-RC1",
+				release: &Release{
+					TagName:         "v0.3.0-RC2",
+					TargetCommitish: nil,
+				},
+			},
+			wantNew:     true,
+			wantVersion: "0.3.0-RC2",
+			wantErr:     false,
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			g := &Checker{
+				Repo: tt.fields.Repo,
+			}
+			got, gotVersion, err := g.checkNewVersion(tt.args.version, tt.args.release)
+			if tt.wantErr && assert.Error(t, err) {
+				assert.Equal(t, tt.wantErr, err)
+			}
+			assert.Equal(t, tt.wantNew, got)
+			assert.Equal(t, tt.wantVersion, gotVersion)
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/web/src/domain/constants.ts b/web/src/domain/constants.ts
index 8680675..4f6c188 100644
--- a/web/src/domain/constants.ts
+++ b/web/src/domain/constants.ts
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ export const downloadsPerUnitOptions: OptionBasic[] = [
 export interface SelectOption {
     label: string;
     description: string;
-    value: string;
+    value: NotificationEvent;
 }
 
 export const EventOptions: SelectOption[] = [
@@ -333,5 +333,10 @@ export const EventOptions: SelectOption[] = [
     label: "IRC Reconnected",
     value: "IRC_RECONNECTED",
     description: "Reconnected to irc network after error"
-  }
+  },
+  {
+    label: "New update",
+    value: "APP_UPDATE_AVAILABLE",
+    description: "Get notified on updates"
+  },
 ];
diff --git a/web/src/types/Notification.d.ts b/web/src/types/Notification.d.ts
index e2d1d37..10aa36b 100644
--- a/web/src/types/Notification.d.ts
+++ b/web/src/types/Notification.d.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 type NotificationType = "DISCORD" | "TELEGRAM";
-type NotificationEvent = "PUSH_APPROVED" | "PUSH_REJECTED" | "PUSH_ERROR" | "IRC_DISCONNECTED" | "IRC_RECONNECTED";
+type NotificationEvent = "PUSH_APPROVED" | "PUSH_REJECTED" | "PUSH_ERROR" | "IRC_DISCONNECTED" | "IRC_RECONNECTED" | "APP_UPDATE_AVAILABLE";
 
 interface Notification {
   id: number;