diff --git a/src/main/java/ca/tweetzy/auctionhouse/AuctionHouse.java b/src/main/java/ca/tweetzy/auctionhouse/AuctionHouse.java
index 10e285d..40000bb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ca/tweetzy/auctionhouse/AuctionHouse.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ca/tweetzy/auctionhouse/AuctionHouse.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package ca.tweetzy.auctionhouse;
 
+import ca.tweetzy.auctionhouse.api.UpdateChecker;
 import ca.tweetzy.auctionhouse.auction.AuctionPlayer;
 import ca.tweetzy.auctionhouse.commands.CommandActive;
 import ca.tweetzy.auctionhouse.commands.CommandAuctionHouse;
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ import ca.tweetzy.core.configuration.Config;
 import ca.tweetzy.core.core.PluginID;
 import ca.tweetzy.core.gui.GuiManager;
 import ca.tweetzy.core.utils.Metrics;
+import ca.tweetzy.core.utils.TextUtils;
 import net.milkbowl.vault.economy.Economy;
 import org.bukkit.Bukkit;
 import org.bukkit.plugin.RegisteredServiceProvider;
@@ -45,6 +47,8 @@ public class AuctionHouse extends TweetyPlugin {
     private AuctionPlayerManager auctionPlayerManager;
     private AuctionItemManager auctionItemManager;
 
+    private UpdateChecker.UpdateStatus status;
+
     @Override
     public void onPluginLoad() {
         instance = this;
@@ -101,6 +105,9 @@ public class AuctionHouse extends TweetyPlugin {
         // start the auction tick task
         TickAuctionsTask.startTask();
 
+        // update check
+        this.status = new UpdateChecker(this, 60325, getConsole()).check().getStatus();
+
         // metrics
         this.metrics = new Metrics(this, (int) PluginID.AUCTION_HOUSE.getbStatsID());
     }
@@ -152,4 +159,8 @@ public class AuctionHouse extends TweetyPlugin {
     public GuiManager getGuiManager() {
         return guiManager;
     }
+
+    public UpdateChecker.UpdateStatus getUpdateStatus() {
+        return status;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/ca/tweetzy/auctionhouse/api/UpdateChecker.java b/src/main/java/ca/tweetzy/auctionhouse/api/UpdateChecker.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f302798
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/ca/tweetzy/auctionhouse/api/UpdateChecker.java
@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+package ca.tweetzy.auctionhouse.api;
+
+import ca.tweetzy.auctionhouse.AuctionHouse;
+import ca.tweetzy.core.utils.TextUtils;
+import org.bukkit.Bukkit;
+import org.bukkit.command.CommandSender;
+import org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPlugin;
+
+import javax.net.ssl.HttpsURLConnection;
+import java.io.BufferedReader;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStreamReader;
+import java.net.URL;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+
+/**
+ * The current file has been created by Kiran Hart
+ * Date Created: March 17 2021
+ * Time Created: 9:02 p.m.
+ * Usage of any code found within this class is prohibited unless given explicit permission otherwise
+ */
+public class UpdateChecker {
+
+    public enum UpdateStatus {
+        UNKNOWN, ERROR, UP_TO_DATE, UPDATE_AVAILABLE, UNRELEASED_VERSION
+    }
+
+    private UpdateStatus status = UpdateStatus.UNKNOWN;
+    final String API_URL = "https://api.spigotmc.org/legacy/update.php?resource=%d";
+
+    final JavaPlugin plugin;
+    final int SPIGOT_ID;
+    final CommandSender[] to;
+    private String latestVersion = "0.0.0";
+
+    private String getLatestVersionFromSpigot() {
+        String version = "0.0.0";
+        try {
+            URL url = new URL(String.format(API_URL, SPIGOT_ID));
+            HttpsURLConnection connection = (HttpsURLConnection) url.openConnection();
+            connection.setRequestMethod("GET");
+            connection.setDoOutput(true);
+            connection.setRequestProperty("Content-Type", "text/plain");
+            connection.setRequestProperty("User-Agent", "Tweetzy Plugin Update Checker");
+            connection.setConnectTimeout(5000);
+            connection.setReadTimeout(5000);
+
+            StringBuilder content = null;
+
+            if (connection.getResponseCode() == 200) {
+                BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(connection.getInputStream()));
+                content = new StringBuilder();
+                String input;
+                while ((input = reader.readLine()) != null) {
+                    content.append(input);
+                }
+                reader.close();
+            }
+
+            connection.disconnect();
+
+            if (content != null) {
+                version = content.toString();
+            }
+
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+        }
+        return version;
+    }
+
+    public UpdateChecker check() {
+        latestVersion = getLatestVersionFromSpigot();
+        int[] latest = Arrays.stream(latestVersion.split("\\.")).mapToInt(Integer::parseInt).toArray();
+        int[] current = Arrays.stream(plugin.getDescription().getVersion().split("\\.")).mapToInt(Integer::parseInt).toArray();
+
+        if (latest.length != 3 || current.length != 3) {
+            status = UpdateStatus.ERROR;
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        if (latest[0] == current[0] || latest[1] == current[1] || latest[2] == current[2])
+            status = UpdateStatus.UP_TO_DATE;
+        if (latest[0] > current[0] || latest[1] > current[1] || latest[2] > current[2])
+            status = UpdateStatus.UPDATE_AVAILABLE;
+        if (latest[0] < current[0] || latest[1] < current[1] || latest[2] < current[2])
+            status = UpdateStatus.UNRELEASED_VERSION;
+
+        for (CommandSender sender : to) {
+            switch (status) {
+                case UP_TO_DATE:
+                    AuctionHouse.getInstance().getLocale().newMessage(TextUtils.formatText("&aIs running the latest version!")).sendPrefixedMessage(sender);
+                    break;
+                case UPDATE_AVAILABLE:
+                    AuctionHouse.getInstance().getLocale().newMessage(TextUtils.formatText("&dA new update is available for Auction House")).sendPrefixedMessage(sender);
+                    break;
+                case UNRELEASED_VERSION:
+                    AuctionHouse.getInstance().getLocale().newMessage(TextUtils.formatText(String.format("&dYou're running an unreleased version of Auction House &f(&c%s&f)", AuctionHouse.getInstance().getDescription().getVersion()))).sendPrefixedMessage(sender);
+                    break;
+                case UNKNOWN:
+                    AuctionHouse.getInstance().getLocale().newMessage(TextUtils.formatText("&cUnknown version is in use")).sendPrefixedMessage(sender);
+                    break;
+                case ERROR:
+                    AuctionHouse.getInstance().getLocale().newMessage(TextUtils.formatText("&cAn error has occurred while trying to get the latest version")).sendPrefixedMessage(sender);
+                    break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public UpdateChecker(JavaPlugin plugin, int spigotID, CommandSender... to) {
+        this.plugin = plugin;
+        this.SPIGOT_ID = spigotID;
+        this.to = to;
+    }
+
+    public UpdateStatus getStatus() {
+        return status;
+    }
+
+    public boolean isUpdateToDate() {
+        return getStatus() == UpdateStatus.UP_TO_DATE;
+    }
+
+    public String getLatestVersion() {
+        return latestVersion;
+    }
+}