diff --git a/src/main/java/net/frankheijden/serverutils/ServerUtils.java b/src/main/java/net/frankheijden/serverutils/ServerUtils.java
index f8233f5..5d7ce8c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/frankheijden/serverutils/ServerUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/frankheijden/serverutils/ServerUtils.java
@@ -3,8 +3,12 @@ package net.frankheijden.serverutils;
 import co.aikar.commands.PaperCommandManager;
 import net.frankheijden.serverutils.commands.CommandPlugins;
 import net.frankheijden.serverutils.commands.CommandServerUtils;
+import net.frankheijden.serverutils.config.Config;
 import net.frankheijden.serverutils.config.Messenger;
+import net.frankheijden.serverutils.listeners.MainListener;
+import net.frankheijden.serverutils.managers.VersionManager;
 import net.frankheijden.serverutils.reflection.*;
+import net.frankheijden.serverutils.tasks.UpdateCheckerTask;
 import org.bstats.bukkit.Metrics;
 import org.bukkit.Bukkit;
 import org.bukkit.command.*;
@@ -49,6 +53,11 @@ public class ServerUtils extends JavaPlugin implements CommandExecutor {
                 .collect(Collectors.toList()));
         commandManager.getCommandCompletions().registerAsyncCompletion("supportedConfigs", context -> CommandServerUtils.getSupportedConfigs());
         reload();
+
+        Bukkit.getPluginManager().registerEvents(new MainListener(), this);
+
+        new VersionManager();
+        checkForUpdates();
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -81,10 +90,10 @@ public class ServerUtils extends JavaPlugin implements CommandExecutor {
             restoreBukkitPluginCommand();
         }
 
+        new Config(copyResourceIfNotExists("config.yml"));
         new Messenger(copyResourceIfNotExists("messages.yml"));
 
-        YamlConfiguration config = YamlConfiguration.loadConfiguration(copyResourceIfNotExists("config.yml"));
-        if (!config.getBoolean("settings.disable-plugins-command", false)) {
+        if (!Config.getInstance().getBoolean("settings.disable-plugins-command")) {
             this.removeCommands("pl", "plugins");
             this.commandPlugins = new CommandPlugins();
             commandManager.registerCommand(commandPlugins);
@@ -117,4 +126,10 @@ public class ServerUtils extends JavaPlugin implements CommandExecutor {
         }
         return file;
     }
+
+    private void checkForUpdates() {
+        if (Config.getInstance().getBoolean("settings.check-updates")) {
+            UpdateCheckerTask.start(Bukkit.getConsoleSender(), true);
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/frankheijden/serverutils/config/Config.java b/src/main/java/net/frankheijden/serverutils/config/Config.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b4adf84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/net/frankheijden/serverutils/config/Config.java
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+package net.frankheijden.serverutils.config;
+
+import net.frankheijden.serverutils.ServerUtils;
+import org.bukkit.configuration.file.YamlConfiguration;
+
+import java.io.File;
+
+public class Config {
+
+    private static Defaults DEFAULT_CONFIG = Defaults.of(
+            "settings", Defaults.of(
+                    "disable-plugins-command", false,
+                    "check-updates", true,
+                    "download-updates", false,
+                    "download-at-startup-and-update", false
+            )
+    );
+
+    private static final ServerUtils plugin = ServerUtils.getInstance();
+    private static Config instance;
+    private final YamlConfiguration config;
+
+    public Config(File file) {
+        instance = this;
+        config = Defaults.init(file, DEFAULT_CONFIG);
+    }
+
+    public static Config getInstance() {
+        return instance;
+    }
+
+    public YamlConfiguration getConfig() {
+        return config;
+    }
+
+    public boolean getBoolean(String path) {
+        return config.getBoolean(path, (boolean) DEFAULT_CONFIG.get(path));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/frankheijden/serverutils/config/Defaults.java b/src/main/java/net/frankheijden/serverutils/config/Defaults.java
index a7cfe76..b640d67 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/frankheijden/serverutils/config/Defaults.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/frankheijden/serverutils/config/Defaults.java
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package net.frankheijden.serverutils.config;
 
 import org.bukkit.configuration.file.YamlConfiguration;
 
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
 
@@ -35,4 +37,33 @@ public class Defaults {
             }
         }
     }
+
+    public Object get(String path) {
+        return get(this, path);
+    }
+
+    private Object get(Defaults defaults, String path) {
+        String[] split = path.split("\\.");
+        if (split.length > 1) {
+            return get((Defaults) defaults.rootMap.get(split[0]), path.substring(split[0].length() + 1));
+        }
+        return defaults.rootMap.get(split[0]);
+    }
+
+    public static YamlConfiguration init(File file, Defaults defaults) {
+        YamlConfiguration yml = YamlConfiguration.loadConfiguration(file);
+        Defaults.addDefaults(defaults, yml);
+
+        try {
+            // Idk somehow the order messes up
+            // of the messages if we don't do this
+            file.delete();
+            file.createNewFile();
+
+            yml.save(file);
+        } catch (IOException ex) {
+            ex.printStackTrace();
+        }
+        return yml;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/frankheijden/serverutils/config/Messenger.java b/src/main/java/net/frankheijden/serverutils/config/Messenger.java
index 61fe579..1c46fb2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/frankheijden/serverutils/config/Messenger.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/frankheijden/serverutils/config/Messenger.java
@@ -6,45 +6,56 @@ import org.bukkit.command.CommandSender;
 import org.bukkit.configuration.file.YamlConfiguration;
 
 import java.io.File;
-import java.io.IOException;
 
 public class Messenger {
 
-    private static final Defaults DEFAULT_MESSAGES;
-    static {
-        DEFAULT_MESSAGES = Defaults.of(
-                "serverutils", Defaults.of(
-                        "success", "&3Successfully %action%ed &b%what%&3!",
-                        "warning", "&3Successfully %action%ed &b%what%&3, but with warnings.",
-                        "error", "&cAn error occurred while %action%ing &4%what%&c, please check the console!",
-                        "not_exists", "&cAn error occurred while %action%ing &4%what%&c, plugin does not exist!",
-                        "not_enabled", "&cAn error occurred while %action%ing &4%what%&c, plugin is not enabled!",
-                        "already_enabled", "&cAn error occurred while %action%ing &4%what%&c, plugin is already enabled!",
-                        "file_changed", "&cAccessing the jar file while %action%ing &4%what%&c went wrong, please load the plugin manually!",
-                        "help", Defaults.of(
-                                "header", "&8&m-------------=&r&8[ &b&lServerUtils Help&r &8]&m=---------------",
-                                "format", "&8/&3%command%&b%subcommand% &f(&7%help%&f)",
-                                "footer", "&8&m-------------------------------------------------"
-                        ),
-                        "plugins", Defaults.of(
-                                "header", "&8&m------------=&r&8[ &b&lServerUtils Plugins&r &8]&m=-------------",
-                                "format", "&3%plugin%",
-                                "seperator", "&b, ",
-                                "last_seperator", " &band ",
-                                "version", " &8(&a%version%&8)",
-                                "footer", "&8&m-------------------------------------------------"
-                        ),
-                        "plugininfo", Defaults.of(
-                                "header", "&8&m-----------=&r&8[ &b&lServerUtils PluginInfo&r &8]&m=-----------",
-                                "format", " &3%key%&8: &b%value%",
-                                "list_format", "&b%value%",
-                                "seperator", "&8, ",
-                                "last_seperator", " &8and ",
-                                "footer", "&8&m-------------------------------------------------"
-                        )
-                )
-        );
-    }
+    private static final Defaults DEFAULT_MESSAGES = Defaults.of(
+            "serverutils", Defaults.of(
+                    "success", "&3Successfully %action%ed &b%what%&3!",
+                    "warning", "&3Successfully %action%ed &b%what%&3, but with warnings.",
+                    "error", "&cAn error occurred while %action%ing &4%what%&c, please check the console!",
+                    "not_exists", "&cAn error occurred while %action%ing &4%what%&c, plugin does not exist!",
+                    "not_enabled", "&cAn error occurred while %action%ing &4%what%&c, plugin is not enabled!",
+                    "already_enabled", "&cAn error occurred while %action%ing &4%what%&c, plugin is already enabled!",
+                    "file_changed", "&cAccessing the jar file while %action%ing &4%what%&c went wrong, please load the plugin manually!",
+                    "update", Defaults.of(
+                            "available", "&8&m------------=&r&8[ &b&lServerUtils Update&r &8]&m=--------------\n"
+                                    + " &3Current version: &b%old%\n"
+                                    + " &3New version: &b%new%\n"
+                                    + " &3Release info: &b%info%\n"
+                                    + "&8&m-------------------------------------------------",
+                            "downloading", "&8&m------------=&r&8[ &b&lServerUtils Update&r &8]&m=--------------\n"
+                                    + " &3A new version of ServerUtils will be downloaded and installed after a restart!\n"
+                                    + " &3Current version: &b%old%\n"
+                                    + " &3New version: &b%new%\n"
+                                    + " &3Release info: &b%info%\n"
+                                    + "&8&m-------------------------------------------------",
+                            "download_failed", "&cFailed to download version %new% of ServerUtils. Please update manually.",
+                            "download_success", "&3ServerUtils has been downloaded and will be installed on the next restart."
+                    ),
+                    "help", Defaults.of(
+                            "header", "&8&m-------------=&r&8[ &b&lServerUtils Help&r &8]&m=---------------",
+                            "format", "&8/&3%command%&b%subcommand% &f(&7%help%&f)",
+                            "footer", "&8&m-------------------------------------------------"
+                    ),
+                    "plugins", Defaults.of(
+                            "header", "&8&m------------=&r&8[ &b&lServerUtils Plugins&r &8]&m=-------------",
+                            "format", "&3%plugin%",
+                            "seperator", "&b, ",
+                            "last_seperator", " &band ",
+                            "version", " &8(&a%version%&8)",
+                            "footer", "&8&m-------------------------------------------------"
+                    ),
+                    "plugininfo", Defaults.of(
+                            "header", "&8&m-----------=&r&8[ &b&lServerUtils PluginInfo&r &8]&m=-----------",
+                            "format", " &3%key%&8: &b%value%",
+                            "list_format", "&b%value%",
+                            "seperator", "&8, ",
+                            "last_seperator", " &8and ",
+                            "footer", "&8&m-------------------------------------------------"
+                    )
+            )
+    );
 
     private static final ServerUtils plugin = ServerUtils.getInstance();
     private static Messenger instance;
@@ -52,19 +63,7 @@ public class Messenger {
 
     public Messenger(File file) {
         instance = this;
-        messages = YamlConfiguration.loadConfiguration(file);
-        Defaults.addDefaults(DEFAULT_MESSAGES, messages);
-
-        try {
-            // Idk somehow the order messes up
-            // of the messages if we don't do this
-            file.delete();
-            file.createNewFile();
-
-            messages.save(file);
-        } catch (IOException ex) {
-            ex.printStackTrace();
-        }
+        messages = Defaults.init(file, DEFAULT_MESSAGES);
     }
 
     public static String getMessage(String path, String... replacements) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/frankheijden/serverutils/listeners/MainListener.java b/src/main/java/net/frankheijden/serverutils/listeners/MainListener.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..799a4e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/net/frankheijden/serverutils/listeners/MainListener.java
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+package net.frankheijden.serverutils.listeners;
+
+import net.frankheijden.serverutils.tasks.UpdateCheckerTask;
+import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
+import org.bukkit.event.*;
+import org.bukkit.event.player.PlayerJoinEvent;
+
+public class MainListener implements Listener {
+
+    @EventHandler(priority = EventPriority.LOWEST)
+    public void onPlayerJoin(PlayerJoinEvent event) {
+        Player player = event.getPlayer();
+        if (player.hasPermission("serverutils.notification.update")) {
+            UpdateCheckerTask.start(player);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/frankheijden/serverutils/managers/VersionManager.java b/src/main/java/net/frankheijden/serverutils/managers/VersionManager.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d8d844f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/net/frankheijden/serverutils/managers/VersionManager.java
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+package net.frankheijden.serverutils.managers;
+
+import net.frankheijden.serverutils.ServerUtils;
+
+public class VersionManager {
+
+    private static VersionManager instance;
+    private final ServerUtils plugin = ServerUtils.getInstance();
+    private final String currentVersion;
+    private String downloadedVersion;
+
+    public VersionManager() {
+        instance = this;
+        this.currentVersion = plugin.getDescription().getVersion();
+        this.downloadedVersion = currentVersion;
+    }
+
+    public static VersionManager getInstance() {
+        return instance;
+    }
+
+    public String getCurrentVersion() {
+        return currentVersion;
+    }
+
+    public String getDownloadedVersion() {
+        return downloadedVersion;
+    }
+
+    public boolean hasDownloaded() {
+        return !downloadedVersion.equals(currentVersion);
+    }
+
+    public boolean isDownloadedVersion(String version) {
+        return downloadedVersion.equals(version);
+    }
+
+    public void setDownloadedVersion(String downloadedVersion) {
+        this.downloadedVersion = downloadedVersion;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/frankheijden/serverutils/tasks/UpdateCheckerTask.java b/src/main/java/net/frankheijden/serverutils/tasks/UpdateCheckerTask.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..91da8c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/net/frankheijden/serverutils/tasks/UpdateCheckerTask.java
@@ -0,0 +1,195 @@
+package net.frankheijden.serverutils.tasks;
+
+import com.google.gson.*;
+import net.frankheijden.serverutils.ServerUtils;
+import net.frankheijden.serverutils.config.Config;
+import net.frankheijden.serverutils.config.Messenger;
+import net.frankheijden.serverutils.managers.*;
+import net.frankheijden.serverutils.utils.VersionUtils;
+import org.bukkit.Bukkit;
+import org.bukkit.command.CommandSender;
+import org.bukkit.plugin.InvalidDescriptionException;
+import org.bukkit.plugin.InvalidPluginException;
+import org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPlugin;
+
+import java.io.*;
+import java.lang.reflect.Method;
+import java.net.*;
+import java.nio.channels.Channels;
+import java.nio.channels.ReadableByteChannel;
+import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
+import java.util.logging.Level;
+
+public class UpdateCheckerTask implements Runnable {
+
+    private static final ServerUtils plugin = ServerUtils.getInstance();
+    private static final VersionManager versionManager = VersionManager.getInstance();
+    private final CommandSender sender;
+    private final String currentVersion;
+    private final boolean startup;
+
+    private static final String GITHUB_LINK = "https://api.github.com/repos/FrankHeijden/ServerUtils/releases/latest";
+
+    private UpdateCheckerTask(CommandSender sender, boolean startup) {
+        this.sender = sender;
+        this.currentVersion = plugin.getDescription().getVersion();
+        this.startup = startup;
+    }
+
+    public static void start(CommandSender sender) {
+        start(sender, false);
+    }
+
+    public static void start(CommandSender sender, boolean startup) {
+        UpdateCheckerTask task = new UpdateCheckerTask(sender, startup);
+        Bukkit.getScheduler().runTaskAsynchronously(plugin, task);
+    }
+
+    public boolean isStartupCheck() {
+        return this.startup;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void run() {
+        if (isStartupCheck()) {
+            plugin.getLogger().info("Checking for updates...");
+        }
+
+        JsonObject jsonObject;
+        try {
+            jsonObject = readJsonFromURL(GITHUB_LINK).getAsJsonObject();
+        } catch (ConnectException | UnknownHostException ex) {
+            plugin.getLogger().severe(String.format("Error fetching new version of ServerUtils: (%s) %s (maybe check your connection?)",
+                    ex.getClass().getSimpleName(), ex.getMessage()));
+            return;
+        } catch (FileNotFoundException ex) {
+            plugin.getLogger().severe(String.format("Error fetching new version of ServerUtils: (%s) %s (no update available)",
+                    ex.getClass().getSimpleName(), ex.getMessage()));
+            return;
+        } catch (IOException ex) {
+            plugin.getLogger().log(Level.SEVERE, ex, () -> "Error fetching new version of ServerUtils");
+            return;
+        }
+        String githubVersion = jsonObject.getAsJsonPrimitive("tag_name").getAsString();
+        githubVersion = githubVersion.replace("v", "");
+        String body = jsonObject.getAsJsonPrimitive("body").getAsString();
+
+        JsonArray assets = jsonObject.getAsJsonArray("assets");
+        String downloadLink = null;
+        if (assets != null && assets.size() > 0) {
+            downloadLink = assets.get(0)
+                    .getAsJsonObject()
+                    .getAsJsonPrimitive("browser_download_url")
+                    .getAsString();
+        }
+        if (VersionUtils.isNewVersion(currentVersion, githubVersion)) {
+            if (isStartupCheck()) {
+                plugin.getLogger().info(String.format("ServerUtils %s is available!", githubVersion));
+                plugin.getLogger().info("Release info: " + body);
+            }
+            if (canDownloadPlugin()) {
+                if (isStartupCheck()) {
+                    plugin.getLogger().info("Started downloading from \"" + downloadLink + "\"...");
+                } else {
+                    Messenger.sendMessage(sender, "serverutils.update.downloading",
+                            "%old%", currentVersion,
+                            "%new%", githubVersion,
+                            "%info%", body);
+                }
+                downloadPlugin(githubVersion, downloadLink);
+            } else if (!isStartupCheck()) {
+                Messenger.sendMessage(sender, "serverutils.update.available",
+                        "%old%", currentVersion,
+                        "%new%", githubVersion,
+                        "%info%", body);
+            }
+        } else if (versionManager.hasDownloaded()) {
+            Messenger.sendMessage(sender, "serverutils.update.success",
+                    "%new%", versionManager.getDownloadedVersion());
+        } else if (isStartupCheck()) {
+            plugin.getLogger().info("We are up-to-date!");
+        }
+    }
+
+    private boolean canDownloadPlugin() {
+        if (isStartupCheck()) return Config.getInstance().getBoolean("settings.download-at-startup-and-update");
+        return Config.getInstance().getBoolean("settings.download-updates");
+    }
+
+    private void downloadPlugin(String githubVersion, String downloadLink) {
+        if (versionManager.isDownloadedVersion(githubVersion)) {
+            broadcastDownloadStatus(githubVersion, false);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (downloadLink == null) {
+            broadcastDownloadStatus(githubVersion, true);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        try {
+            download(downloadLink, getPluginFile());
+        } catch (IOException ex) {
+            broadcastDownloadStatus(githubVersion, true);
+            throw new RuntimeException("Error downloading a new version of ServerUtils", ex);
+        }
+
+        if (isStartupCheck()) {
+            plugin.getLogger().info(String.format("Downloaded ServerUtils version v%s. Restarting plugin now...", githubVersion));
+            Bukkit.getPluginManager().disablePlugin(plugin);
+            try {
+                Bukkit.getPluginManager().enablePlugin(Bukkit.getPluginManager().loadPlugin(getPluginFile()));
+            } catch (InvalidPluginException | InvalidDescriptionException ex) {
+                ex.printStackTrace();
+                return;
+            }
+            plugin.getLogger().info(String.format("Successfully upgraded ServerUtils to v%s!", githubVersion));
+        } else {
+            versionManager.setDownloadedVersion(githubVersion);
+            broadcastDownloadStatus(githubVersion, false);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void broadcastDownloadStatus(String githubVersion, boolean isError) {
+        final String path = "serverutils.update." + (isError ? "failed" : "success");
+        Bukkit.getOnlinePlayers().forEach((p) -> {
+            if (p.hasPermission("serverutils.notification.update")) {
+                Messenger.sendMessage(sender, path, "%new%", githubVersion);
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
+    private File getPluginFile() {
+        try {
+            Method method = JavaPlugin.class.getDeclaredMethod("getFile");
+            method.setAccessible(true);
+            return (File) method.invoke(plugin);
+        } catch (ReflectiveOperationException ex) {
+            throw new RuntimeException("Error retrieving current plugin file", ex);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void download(String urlString, File target) throws IOException {
+        URL url = new URL(urlString);
+        ReadableByteChannel rbc = Channels.newChannel(url.openStream());
+        FileOutputStream fos = new FileOutputStream(target);
+        fos.getChannel().transferFrom(rbc, 0, Long.MAX_VALUE);
+    }
+
+    private String readAll(BufferedReader reader) throws IOException {
+        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
+        int cp;
+        while ((cp = reader.read()) != -1) {
+            sb.append((char) cp);
+        }
+        return sb.toString();
+    }
+
+    private JsonElement readJsonFromURL(String url) throws IOException {
+        try (InputStream is = new URL(url).openStream()) {
+            BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(is, StandardCharsets.UTF_8));
+            String jsonText = readAll(reader);
+            return new JsonParser().parse(jsonText);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/frankheijden/serverutils/utils/VersionUtils.java b/src/main/java/net/frankheijden/serverutils/utils/VersionUtils.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a44849b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/net/frankheijden/serverutils/utils/VersionUtils.java
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package net.frankheijden.serverutils.utils;
+
+public class VersionUtils {
+
+    public static boolean isNewVersion(String oldVersion, String newVersion) {
+        String[] oldVersionSplit = oldVersion.split("\\.");
+        String[] newVersionSplit = newVersion.split("\\.");
+
+        int i = 0;
+        while (i < oldVersionSplit.length && i < newVersionSplit.length) {
+            int o = Integer.parseInt(oldVersionSplit[i]);
+            int n = Integer.parseInt(newVersionSplit[i]);
+            if (i != oldVersionSplit.length - 1 && i != newVersionSplit.length - 1) {
+                if (n < o) return false;
+            }
+            if (n > o) return true;
+            i++;
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/resources/config.yml b/src/main/resources/config.yml
index ba5ce43..9e26dfe 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/config.yml
+++ b/src/main/resources/config.yml
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-settings:
-  disable-plugins-command: false
\ No newline at end of file
+{}
\ No newline at end of file