diff --git a/src/mod/python.mod/scripts/check_version.py b/src/mod/python.mod/scripts/check_version.py
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+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+# Copyright (C) 2025 Michael Ortmann MIT License
+# Copyright (C) 2025 Eggheads Development Team
+# We use ruff as a code formatter to keep the code style consistent (and to
+# avoid off-topic discussions)
+import eggdrop
+from eggdrop.tcl import putlog
+import json
+import threading
+import urllib.request
+
+current_version = eggdrop.tcl.set("version")
+index1 = current_version.find(" ")
+index2 = current_version.find("+")
+current_version = (
+    f"v{current_version[: index1 if index2 < 0 or index2 > index1 else index2]}"
+)
+
+
+def check_version():
+    with urllib.request.urlopen(
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/eggheads/eggdrop/releases/latest"
+    ) as fp:
+        latest_version = json.load(fp)["tag_name"]
+        if current_version != latest_version:
+            putlog(
+                f"Version check: eggdrop update found: latest {latest_version} current {current_version}"
+            )
+    threading.Timer(24 * 60 * 60, check_version).start()  # 24h
+
+
+check_version()
+print("Loaded check_version.py")