diff --git a/api/api.py b/api/api.py
index 29fcbb03..1f870676 100644
--- a/api/api.py
+++ b/api/api.py
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@
 import json
 import jwt
 import lnurl
+import os
 import pyqrcode
+import requests
 import secrets
 from sqlalchemy import desc
 from sqlalchemy.exc import IntegrityError
@@ -28,7 +30,29 @@
 
 @api_blueprint.route('/api/status', methods=['GET'])
 def status():
-    return jsonify({'running': True, 'version': app.config['RELEASE_VERSION']})
+    github_releases = requests.get(f"https://api.github.com/repos/{app.config['GITHUB_OWNER']}/{app.config['GITHUB_REPO']}/releases").json()
+    last_release = max(github_releases, key=lambda r: r['tag_name'])
+    return jsonify({'running': True,
+                    'release_version': app.config['RELEASE_VERSION'],
+                    'last_release_version': last_release['tag_name'] if last_release else ""})
+
+@api_blueprint.route('/api/update', methods=['PUT'])
+@user_required
+def update(_user: m.User):
+    # TODO: not every user should be able to perform the update
+
+    if not app.config['RELEASE_VERSION']:
+        # this would happen if the app was not installed from a GitHub build, but in some other way,
+        # like a "git clone" and performing a local build using for example `./scripts/prod.sh`
+        return jsonify({'message': "Unknown release version. Cannot request update."}), 400
+
+    if os.path.isfile(app.config['UPDATE_REQUESTED_FILE']):
+        return jsonify({'message': "Update already requested."}), 400
+
+    with open(app.config['UPDATE_REQUESTED_FILE'], 'w') as _f:
+        pass
+
+    return jsonify({})
 
 @api_blueprint.route('/api/login/lnurl', methods=['GET'])
 def auth_lnurl():
diff --git a/api/config.py b/api/config.py
index 916261d7..54589ad0 100644
--- a/api/config.py
+++ b/api/config.py
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@
 
 RELEASE_VERSION = os.environ.get('RELEASE_VERSION', "")
 
+GITHUB_OWNER = 'PlebeianTech'
+GITHUB_REPO = 'plebeian-market'
+
+UPDATE_REQUESTED_FILE = "/state/UPDATE_REQUESTED"
+
 SQLALCHEMY_TRACK_MODIFICATIONS = False
 DEBUG = bool(int(os.environ.get("DEBUG", 0)))
 PROPAGATE_EXCEPTIONS = False
diff --git a/web/backoffice/src/lib/components/settings/Version.svelte b/web/backoffice/src/lib/components/settings/Version.svelte
index 9c0fb5a7..d48f6aae 100644
--- a/web/backoffice/src/lib/components/settings/Version.svelte
+++ b/web/backoffice/src/lib/components/settings/Version.svelte
@@ -1,20 +1,29 @@
 <script lang="ts">
     import { onMount } from 'svelte';
     import { page } from "$app/stores";
-    import { getStatus } from "$lib/services/api";
+    import { ErrorHandler, getStatus, putUpdate } from "$lib/services/api";
+    import { Info, token } from "$sharedLib/stores";
 
     export let onSave: () => void = () => {};
 
-    let updateButtonActive = false;
+    let version: string | null = null;
+    let lastVersion: string | null = null;
 
-    let version;
-
-    let saving = false;
+    let inRequest = false;
     function update() {
+        inRequest = true;
+        putUpdate($token,
+            () => {
+                Info.set("Update requested!");
+                inRequest = false;
+            },
+            new ErrorHandler(true, () => inRequest = false));
     }
 
+    let updateButtonActive = version !== lastVersion && !inRequest;
+
     onMount(async () => {
-        getStatus((v) => { version = v; });
+        getStatus((v, lv) => { version = v; });
     });
 </script>
 
@@ -31,6 +40,7 @@
 
 <div class="w-full flex items-center justify-center mt-8">
     <p class="text-2xl">You are currently running Plebeian Market {version}.</p>
+    <p class="text-2xl">The last available version is {lastVersion}.</p>
 </div>
 
 <div class="flex justify-center items-center mt-4 h-15">
diff --git a/web/backoffice/src/lib/services/api.ts b/web/backoffice/src/lib/services/api.ts
index 99cc0320..20907da9 100644
--- a/web/backoffice/src/lib/services/api.ts
+++ b/web/backoffice/src/lib/services/api.ts
@@ -66,12 +66,26 @@ async function fetchAPIAsync(path, method, tokenValue, body, contentType) {
     return await fetch(`${API_BASE}${path}`, getFetchOptions(method, tokenValue, body, contentType));
 }
 
-export function getStatus(successCB: (version: string) => void, errorHandler = new ErrorHandler()) {
+export function getStatus(successCB: (releaseVersion: string, lastReleaseVersion: string) => void, errorHandler = new ErrorHandler()) {
     fetchAPI("/status", 'GET', null, null, null,
         response => {
             if (response.status === 200) {
                 response.json().then(data => {
-                    successCB(data['version']);
+                    successCB(data['release_version'], data['last_release_version']);
+                });
+            } else {
+                errorHandler.handle(response);
+            }
+        });
+}
+
+export function putUpdate(tokenValue, successCB: () => void, errorHandler = new ErrorHandler()) {
+    fetchAPI("/update", 'PUT', tokenValue,
+        JSON.stringify({}), "application/json",
+        response => {
+            if (response.status === 200) {
+                response.json().then(_ => {
+                    successCB();
                 });
             } else {
                 errorHandler.handle(response);