diff --git a/Iceshrimp.Frontend/Core/Services/UpdateService.cs b/Iceshrimp.Frontend/Core/Services/UpdateService.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3c52487b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Iceshrimp.Frontend/Core/Services/UpdateService.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+using System.Timers;
+using Iceshrimp.Frontend.Core.Miscellaneous;
+using Iceshrimp.Shared.Helpers;
+using Iceshrimp.Shared.Schemas.Web;
+using Timer = System.Timers.Timer;
+
+namespace Iceshrimp.Frontend.Core.Services;
+
+internal class UpdateService
+{
+	private readonly ApiService             _api;
+	private readonly ILogger<UpdateService> _logger;
+
+	public UpdateService(ApiService api, ILogger<UpdateService> logger)
+	{
+		_api                =  api;
+		_logger             =  logger;
+		UpdateTimer         =  new Timer { AutoReset = true, Enabled = true, Interval = 60000, };
+		UpdateTimer.Elapsed += (_, _) => CheckVersion();
+	}
+
+	private VersionInfo FrontendVersion { get; } = VersionHelpers.GetVersionInfo();
+	private Timer       UpdateTimer     { get; }
+
+	private async Task<VersionResponse?> GetVersion()
+	{
+		try
+		{
+			var backendVersion = await _api.Version.GetVersion();
+			return backendVersion;
+		}
+		catch (ApiException e)
+		{
+			_logger.LogError(e, "Failed to fetch version.");
+			return null;
+		}
+	}
+
+	private async void CheckVersion()
+	{
+		var version = await GetVersion();
+		if (version is null) return;
+		if (version.Version != FrontendVersion.Version)
+		{
+			throw new NotImplementedException();
+		}
+	}
+}
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diff --git a/Iceshrimp.Frontend/Startup.cs b/Iceshrimp.Frontend/Startup.cs
index 72666ce8..24a2df73 100644
--- a/Iceshrimp.Frontend/Startup.cs
+++ b/Iceshrimp.Frontend/Startup.cs
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ builder.Services.AddSingleton<EmojiService>();
 builder.Services.AddSingleton<VersionService>();
 builder.Services.AddSingleton<MessageService>();
 builder.Services.AddSingleton<GlobalComponentSvc>();
+builder.Services.AddSingleton<UpdateService>();
 builder.Services.AddAuthorizationCore();
 builder.Services.AddCascadingAuthenticationState();
 builder.Services.AddBlazoredLocalStorageAsSingleton();