diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 1a0659f..1508b1e 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "simonsays_drgreengiant"
-version = "2.0.0"
+version = "2.0.1"
 authors = [{ name = "Simon Howroyd", email = "howroydlsu@gmail.com" }]
 description = "A Twitch Plays style programme to allow users in Twitch chats to control the broadcasters mouse and keyboard"
 keywords = ["twitch", "chat", "twitchplays", "troll"]
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 16423fb..0fd441e 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 Pillow
 pynput
+requests
+semantic-version
 tomlkit
 twitchirc_drgreengiant
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/simonsays_drgreengiant/gui.py b/src/simonsays_drgreengiant/gui.py
index f41b53b..2aa0cf4 100644
--- a/src/simonsays_drgreengiant/gui.py
+++ b/src/simonsays_drgreengiant/gui.py
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 from collections.abc import Iterable
 from typing import Any, Callable, NoReturn, Optional
 
+import semantic_version
+
 from . import config, environment, hidactions
 
 KEY_IGNORED_STR = 'ignored'
@@ -171,7 +173,7 @@ def make_window(cfg: config.Config, width_px: int, height_px: int) -> tk.Tk:
     return window
 
 
-def make_canvas(cfg: config.Config, image_path: str, *, window: tk.Tk | None = None) -> tk.Canvas:
+def make_canvas(cfg: config.Config, image_path: str, updateavailable: semantic_version = None, *, window: tk.Tk | None = None) -> tk.Canvas:
     """Make the canvas with a background image"""
     # img = tk.PhotoImage(file=image_path)
     from PIL import Image
@@ -187,7 +189,13 @@ def make_canvas(cfg: config.Config, image_path: str, *, window: tk.Tk | None = N
     canvas.image = img  # Keep a reference to the image to prevent garbage collection
     channels = "\n".join(cfg.channel)
     canvas.create_text((5, 5), text=f"Connected to channels:\n{channels}", anchor=tk.N + tk.W)
-    canvas.create_text((img.width() - 5, 5), text=f"Version: {cfg.version}", anchor=tk.N + tk.E)
+
+    versiontext = f"Version: {cfg.version}"
+    if updateavailable:
+        versiontext += "\nNew version available!"
+        versiontext += f"\nLatest version: {updateavailable}"
+
+    canvas.create_text((img.width() - 5, 5), text=versiontext, anchor=tk.N + tk.E)
 
     window.update()
 
@@ -490,9 +498,9 @@ def enabled_cb(cfg: config.Config, enabled_button: tk.Button, state_var: tk.Bool
         print("Enabled")
 
 
-def make_gui(cfg: config.Config) -> tuple[tk.Tk, mp.Event, Callable]:
+def make_gui(cfg: config.Config, updateavailable: semantic_version.Version = None) -> tuple[tk.Tk, mp.Event, Callable]:
     """Make the GUI"""
-    canvas = make_canvas(cfg, environment.resource_path("assets", "Green_tato_640.png"))
+    canvas = make_canvas(cfg, environment.resource_path("assets", "Green_tato_640.png"), updateavailable)
     window = canvas.winfo_toplevel()
 
     triggerredraw = mp.Event()
diff --git a/src/simonsays_drgreengiant/simonsays.py b/src/simonsays_drgreengiant/simonsays.py
index 8593735..5ad87dc 100644
--- a/src/simonsays_drgreengiant/simonsays.py
+++ b/src/simonsays_drgreengiant/simonsays.py
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 import pprint
 from typing import NoReturn
 
+import requests
+import semantic_version
 from twitchirc_drgreengiant import offlineirc, twitchirc
 
 from . import config, environment, errorcodes, gui, twitchactions
@@ -100,6 +102,15 @@ def get_action_from_message(myconfig: config.Config, msg: twitchirc.TwitchMessag
     return functools.partial(myconfig.actions[tag].run, force=sudo), tag
 
 
+def check_for_updates() -> semantic_version.Version | None:
+    latest = requests.get("https://api.github.com/repos/howroyd/simonsays/releases/latest")
+    latestversion = semantic_version.Version(latest.json()["tag_name"].lstrip("v"))
+    thisversion = semantic_version.Version.coerce(VERSION.lstrip("v"))
+    if latestversion > thisversion:
+        return latestversion
+    return None
+
+
 def main() -> NoReturn:
     myconfig = config.Config.load(VERSION)
     myconfig.save(backup_old=True)
@@ -109,16 +120,20 @@ def main() -> NoReturn:
     with contextlib.ExitStack() as stack:
         executor = stack.enter_context(cf.ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=1))
 
+        updateavailable = None
         irc = None
         if config.OFFLINE:
             print("OFFLINE MODE")
             irc = stack.enter_context(offlineirc.OfflineIrc(myconfig.channel, username="drgreengiant"))
         else:
+            if updateavailable := check_for_updates():
+                print(f"Update available!  Current version: {VERSION}, Latest version: {updateavailable}")
+                print("https://github.com/howroyd/simonsays/releases/tag/2.0.0\n\n")
             irc = stack.enter_context(twitchirc.TwitchIrc(myconfig.channel))
 
         print(channel_connected(myconfig))
 
-        mygui, exit_event, redraw_gui = gui.make_gui(myconfig)
+        mygui, exit_event, redraw_gui = gui.make_gui(myconfig, updateavailable=updateavailable)
 
         while True:
             redraw_gui()  # Required otherwise you can't click stuff