diff --git a/service/go.mod b/service/go.mod
index 1e5c050..d891ca8 100644
--- a/service/go.mod
+++ b/service/go.mod
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ require (
 	connectrpc.com/connect v1.18.1 // indirect
 	connectrpc.com/otelconnect v0.7.2 // indirect
 	github.com/Azure/go-ansiterm v0.0.0-20250102033503-faa5f7b0171c // indirect
+	github.com/Masterminds/semver v1.5.0 // indirect
 	github.com/MicahParks/jwkset v0.9.5 // indirect
 	github.com/Microsoft/go-winio v0.6.2 // indirect
 	github.com/antlr4-go/antlr/v4 v4.13.1 // indirect
diff --git a/service/go.sum b/service/go.sum
index c8b400c..44fcdad 100644
--- a/service/go.sum
+++ b/service/go.sum
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ github.com/Azure/go-ansiterm v0.0.0-20250102033503-faa5f7b0171c h1:udKWzYgxTojEK
 github.com/Azure/go-ansiterm v0.0.0-20250102033503-faa5f7b0171c/go.mod h1:xomTg63KZ2rFqZQzSB4Vz2SUXa1BpHTVz9L5PTmPC4E=
 github.com/BurntSushi/toml v0.3.1/go.mod h1:xHWCNGjB5oqiDr8zfno3MHue2Ht5sIBksp03qcyfWMU=
 github.com/BurntSushi/xgb v0.0.0-20160522181843-27f122750802/go.mod h1:IVnqGOEym/WlBOVXweHU+Q+/VP0lqqI8lqeDx9IjBqo=
+github.com/Masterminds/semver v1.5.0 h1:H65muMkzWKEuNDnfl9d70GUjFniHKHRbFPGBuZ3QEww=
+github.com/Masterminds/semver v1.5.0/go.mod h1:MB6lktGJrhw8PrUyiEoblNEGEQ+RzHPF078ddwwvV3Y=
 github.com/MicahParks/jwkset v0.7.0 h1:CXWuiYBk5NuTl+N/3UI3UcYNH79yWuKAZWZkc/y+7Ok=
 github.com/MicahParks/jwkset v0.7.0/go.mod h1:fVrj6TmG1aKlJEeceAz7JsXGTXEn72zP1px3us53JrA=
 github.com/MicahParks/jwkset v0.9.5 h1:/baA2n7RhO7nRIe1rx4ZX1Opeq+mwDuuWi2myDZwqnA=
diff --git a/service/internal/updatecheck/updateCheck.go b/service/internal/updatecheck/updateCheck.go
index fb02f4d..d9172d9 100644
--- a/service/internal/updatecheck/updateCheck.go
+++ b/service/internal/updatecheck/updateCheck.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	config "github.com/OliveTin/OliveTin/internal/config"
 	"github.com/OliveTin/OliveTin/internal/installationinfo"
 	"github.com/robfig/cron/v3"
+	"github.com/Masterminds/semver"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
@@ -55,11 +56,28 @@ func parseVersion(input []byte) string {
 		if installationinfo.Build.Version == versionMap.Latest {
 			return "none"
 		} else {
-			return versionMap.Latest
+			return parseIfVersionIsLater(installationinfo.Build.Version, versionMap.Latest)
 		}
 	}
 }
 
+func parseIfVersionIsLater(currentString string, latestString string) string {
+	currentVersion, errCurrent := semver.NewVersion(currentString)
+	latestVersion, errLatest := semver.NewVersion(latestString)
+
+	if errCurrent != nil || errLatest != nil {
+		log.Warnf("Version parse failure: %v %v", errCurrent, errLatest)
+
+		return "version-parse-failure"
+	}
+
+	if latestVersion.GreaterThan(currentVersion) {
+		return latestString
+	}
+
+	return "none"
+}
+
 func doRequest() string {
 	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "http://update-check.olivetin.app/versions.json", nil)
 
diff --git a/service/internal/updatecheck/updateCheck_test.go b/service/internal/updatecheck/updateCheck_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..54d652e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/service/internal/updatecheck/updateCheck_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package updatecheck
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestVersionLater(t *testing.T) {
+	assert.Equal(t, "none", parseIfVersionIsLater("1.0.0", "1.0.0"))
+	assert.Equal(t, "1.1.1", parseIfVersionIsLater("1.0.0", "1.1.1"))
+	assert.Equal(t, "none", parseIfVersionIsLater("2.0.0", "1.10.1"))
+	assert.Equal(t, "version-parse-failure", parseIfVersionIsLater("1.0.0", "1.2.3.4"))
+	assert.Equal(t, "version-parse-failure", parseIfVersionIsLater("asdf", "foobar"))
+}