diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d5c307d3..7b4c8d06 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   "version": "0.2.0",
   "description": "Trufos - A cross-platform REST client",
   "main": ".vite/build/main.js",
+  "repository": "github:EXXETA/trufos",
   "scripts": {
     "start": "electron-forge start",
     "package": "electron-forge package",
@@ -105,6 +106,7 @@
     "template-replace-stream": "^2.2.0",
     "tmp": "^0.2.5",
     "undici": "^7.16.0",
+    "update-electron-app": "^3.1.1",
     "winston": "^3.18.3",
     "xml-formatter": "^3.6.7",
     "zustand": "^5.0.8"
diff --git a/src/main/event/main-event-service.ts b/src/main/event/main-event-service.ts
index 955b7e0b..eecd4cbd 100644
--- a/src/main/event/main-event-service.ts
+++ b/src/main/event/main-event-service.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { PersistenceService } from '../persistence/service/persistence-service';
 import './stream-events';
 import { EnvironmentMap } from 'shim/objects/environment';
 import { ImportService } from 'main/import/service/import-service';
+import { updateElectronApp } from 'update-electron-app';
 
 const persistenceService = PersistenceService.instance;
 const environmentService = EnvironmentService.instance;
@@ -171,4 +172,17 @@ export class MainEventService implements IEventService {
   async rename(object: Folder | TrufosRequest, newTitle: string): Promise<void> {
     await persistenceService.rename(object, newTitle);
   }
+
+  updateApp() {
+    const prefixMessage = (message: string) => `[UPDATER]: ${message}`;
+    updateElectronApp({
+      logger: {
+        log: (message: string) => logger.info(prefixMessage(message)),
+        info: (message: string) => logger.info(prefixMessage(message)),
+        error: (message: string) => logger.error(prefixMessage(message)),
+        warn: (message: string) => logger.warn(prefixMessage(message)),
+      },
+      updateInterval: '1 hour',
+    });
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/main.ts b/src/main/main.ts
index 15fb137a..d11b6c6c 100644
--- a/src/main/main.ts
+++ b/src/main/main.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { SettingsService } from './persistence/service/settings-service';
 import { once } from 'node:events';
 import process from 'node:process';
 import { ResponseBodyService } from 'main/network/service/response-body-service';
+import { MainEventService } from 'main/event/main-event-service';
 
 declare const MAIN_WINDOW_VITE_DEV_SERVER_URL: string | undefined;
 declare const MAIN_WINDOW_VITE_NAME: string;
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ const createWindow = async () => {
     // initialize services in correct order
     await SettingsService.instance.init();
     await EnvironmentService.instance.init();
+    MainEventService.instance.updateApp(); // check for updates in the background
 
     // create the browser window
     const mainWindow = new BrowserWindow({
diff --git a/src/renderer/services/event/renderer-event-service.ts b/src/renderer/services/event/renderer-event-service.ts
index 31b7e0c2..c7ed00bd 100644
--- a/src/renderer/services/event/renderer-event-service.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/services/event/renderer-event-service.ts
@@ -64,4 +64,5 @@ export class RendererEventService implements IEventService {
   listCollections = createEventMethod('listCollections');
   importCollection = createEventMethod('importCollection');
   rename = createEventMethod('rename');
+  updateApp = createEventMethod('updateApp');
 }
diff --git a/src/shim/event-service.ts b/src/shim/event-service.ts
index fa1d304a..94555a68 100644
--- a/src/shim/event-service.ts
+++ b/src/shim/event-service.ts
@@ -161,4 +161,10 @@ export interface IEventService {
    * @param newTitle The new title.
    */
   rename(object: Folder | TrufosRequest, newTitle: string): Promise<void>;
+
+  /**
+   * Trigger the application update process in the background.
+   * Will show a dialog to the user if an update is available.
+   */
+  updateApp(): void;
 }
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 6c49cfeb..1190940e 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -6649,6 +6649,15 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"github-url-to-object@npm:^4.0.4":
+  version: 4.0.6
+  resolution: "github-url-to-object@npm:4.0.6"
+  dependencies:
+    is-url: "npm:^1.1.0"
+  checksum: 10c0/b8ed9b2b93c55657299b7cc5ce9faf4441f143e59f995e126929d18f8fc692fc932d8530da9bde7655f35b29201beacbc17b066b7e26dbcc0dc983f8d3c918cf
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "glob-parent@npm:^5.1.2":
   version: 5.1.2
   resolution: "glob-parent@npm:5.1.2"
@@ -7440,6 +7449,13 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"is-url@npm:^1.1.0":
+  version: 1.2.4
+  resolution: "is-url@npm:1.2.4"
+  checksum: 10c0/0157a79874f8f95fdd63540e3f38c8583c2ef572661cd0693cda80ae3e42dfe8e9a4a972ec1b827f861d9a9acf75b37f7d58a37f94a8a053259642912c252bc3
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "is-weakmap@npm:^2.0.2":
   version: 2.0.2
   resolution: "is-weakmap@npm:2.0.2"
@@ -11023,6 +11039,7 @@ __metadata:
     ts-node: "npm:^10.9.2"
     typescript: "npm:5.9.3"
     undici: "npm:^7.16.0"
+    update-electron-app: "npm:^3.1.1"
     vite: "npm:^7.1.12"
     vitest: "npm:^4.0.1"
     webpack: "npm:^5.102.1"
@@ -11419,6 +11436,16 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"update-electron-app@npm:^3.1.1":
+  version: 3.1.1
+  resolution: "update-electron-app@npm:3.1.1"
+  dependencies:
+    github-url-to-object: "npm:^4.0.4"
+    ms: "npm:^2.1.1"
+  checksum: 10c0/b3c72bd13a02a7227d7116dc939b96a458545371d2dd25a26bf488cefb40d55af4a7c6c81ef025f14fd97f2d9c86256d3e200c7895a5fc4e3ddd3e5594f2ff12
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "uri-js@npm:^4.2.2":
   version: 4.4.1
   resolution: "uri-js@npm:4.4.1"