diff --git a/server/app/settings.py b/server/app/settings.py
index f09805f..2744c26 100644
--- a/server/app/settings.py
+++ b/server/app/settings.py
@@ -179,10 +179,13 @@ def __init__(self) -> 'None':
 # running_mode: server # to be used in a resource-constrained environment
 # chinese_preference: cn
 # chinese_preference: tw
-chinese_preference: none''')
+chinese_preference: none
+check_for_updates: false''')
 		self.preferences : 'dict[str, str]' = self._read_settings_from_file(self.PREFERENCES_FILE)
 		if 'chinese_preference' not in self.preferences.keys(): # Backward compatibility
 			self.preferences['chinese_preference'] = 'none'
+		if 'check_for_updates' not in self.preferences.keys(): # Backward compatibility
+			self.preferences['check_for_updates'] = False
 		if not self._preferences_valid():
 			raise ValueError('Invalid preferences file.')
 
diff --git a/server/requirements.txt b/server/requirements.txt
index 4a27da4..7b367ad 100644
--- a/server/requirements.txt
+++ b/server/requirements.txt
@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@ python-idzip>=0.3.9
 lxml>=4.9.1
 python-lzo>=1.15
 xxhash>=3.2.0
-dsl2html>=0.1.2
\ No newline at end of file
+dsl2html>=0.1.2
+requests>=2.31.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/server.py b/server/server.py
index 46199f8..af013a9 100644
--- a/server/server.py
+++ b/server/server.py
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-from app import create_app
 from waitress import serve
 import sys
 import threading
 import os
 import webbrowser
+from app import create_app
+
 import logging
 logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
 
@@ -19,6 +20,10 @@
 	else:
 		host = app.extensions['dictionaries'].settings.preferences['listening_address']
 		port = app.extensions['dictionaries'].settings.PORT
+	
+	if app.extensions['dictionaries'].settings.preferences['check_for_updates']:
+		from updater import update
+		update()
 
 	if os.getenv('BROWSER'): # mainly for use on a-Shell
 		server_thread = threading.Thread(target=lambda: serve(app, listen='%s:%s' % (host, port)))
diff --git a/server/updater.py b/server/updater.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2db75d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/updater.py
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+import requests
+import lxml.etree as ET
+from lxml import html
+import sys
+import os
+
+import logging
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
+
+timeout = 5
+release_atom_url = 'https://github.com/Crissium/SilverDict/releases.atom'
+windows_download_url = 'https://github.com/Crissium/SilverDict/releases/download/%s/SilverDict-windows.zip'
+unix_download_url = 'https://github.com/Crissium/SilverDict/releases/download/%s/SilverDict.zip'
+project_directory = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))))
+windows_save_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(project_directory), 'SilverDict-windows.zip')
+unix_save_path = os.path.join(project_directory, 'SilverDict.zip')
+current_version = 'v0.11.0'
+
+def _get_latest_version_and_release_note() -> 'tuple[str, str]':
+	response = requests.get(release_atom_url, timeout=timeout)
+	if response.status_code != 200:
+		raise Exception('Cannot get release atom')
+	root = ET.fromstring(response.content, parser=ET.XMLParser(encoding='utf-8'))
+	latest_version = root[5][3].text
+	release_note = html.fromstring(root[5][4].text).text_content()
+	return latest_version, release_note
+
+def _download_release(version: 'str') -> None:
+	if sys.platform.startswith('win'):
+		download_url = windows_download_url % version
+	else:
+		download_url = unix_download_url % version
+	response = requests.get(download_url, timeout=timeout)
+	if response.status_code != 200:
+		raise Exception('Cannot download release.')
+	with open(windows_save_path if sys.platform.startswith('win') else unix_save_path, 'wb') as f:
+		f.write(response.content)
+
+def update() -> None:
+	try:
+		latest_version, release_note = _get_latest_version_and_release_note()
+		if latest_version == current_version:
+			return
+		logger.info('Found new version %s' % latest_version)
+		logger.info('Release note:\n%s' % release_note)
+		_download_release(latest_version)
+		logger.info('Update downloaded to %s' % (windows_save_path if sys.platform.startswith('win') else unix_save_path))
+	except requests.exceptions.Timeout:
+		logger.error('Timeout while connecting to GitHub.')