diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 197184f..ec499cf 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -381,6 +381,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn 2.0.117",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "aster"
+version = "0.27.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "258989846dd255a1e0eeef92d425d345477c9999433cecc9f0879f4549d5e5c9"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "async-trait"
 version = "0.1.89"
@@ -1028,9 +1034,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "fastrand"
-version = "2.4.0"
+version = "2.4.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "a043dc74da1e37d6afe657061213aa6f425f855399a11d3463c6ecccc4dfda1f"
+checksum = "9f1f227452a390804cdb637b74a86990f2a7d7ba4b7d5693aac9b4dd6defd8d6"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "fiat-crypto"
@@ -1863,6 +1869,7 @@ name = "iota-util"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "aes-gcm",
+ "anyhow",
  "base64",
  "hex",
  "hkdf",
@@ -1872,8 +1879,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "rand_core 0.6.4",
  "ratatui",
  "reqwest",
+ "semver",
+ "serde",
+ "serde_macros",
  "sha2",
  "sysinfo",
+ "tempfile",
  "tokio",
  "ttp-core",
  "ttp-native",
@@ -2810,6 +2821,30 @@ dependencies = [
  "unicode-ident",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "quasi"
+version = "0.20.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "94a532453b931a4483a5b2e40f0fe04aee35b6bc2c0eeec876f1bd2358a134d3"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "quasi_codegen"
+version = "0.20.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "cfb4a9a5410fdbdacbeda8063ddb8add9838dfd4cf50ac486db98abb762d8bd6"
+dependencies = [
+ "aster",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "quasi_macros"
+version = "0.20.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "adc2b36285ea5e54e4e267f83896267ff8c5aba4f66b2e7d186ed6d968f3715f"
+dependencies = [
+ "quasi_codegen",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "quinn"
 version = "0.11.9"
@@ -3375,6 +3410,24 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde_derive",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "serde_codegen"
+version = "0.8.9"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "da68810d845f8e33a80243c28794650397056cbe7aea4c9c7516f55d1061c94e"
+dependencies = [
+ "aster",
+ "quasi",
+ "quasi_macros",
+ "serde_codegen_internals",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "serde_codegen_internals"
+version = "0.8.9"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "1b0115c5c602e81c61b787fb0f0fa76a614f8dbe9100b2b59b7d590155672c80"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "serde_core"
 version = "1.0.228"
@@ -3408,6 +3461,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "zmij",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "serde_macros"
+version = "0.8.9"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "c3cf1c01933271e1e72bb788e0499d1bca8af2c09efcc3ddc0b04ff22d080b83"
+dependencies = [
+ "serde_codegen",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "serde_urlencoded"
 version = "0.7.1"
@@ -4010,7 +4072,7 @@ checksum = "e421abadd41a4225275504ea4d6566923418b7f05506fbc9c0fe86ba7396114b"
 [[package]]
 name = "ttp-core"
 version = "0.1.0"
-source = "git+https://git.methanium.net/Tensamin/TTP.git#bacbcb0e38791cf1a38cf5851beb20d5645002ba"
+source = "git+https://git.methanium.net/Tensamin/TTP.git#2322bdced8183e970405d5017cd87ba805309a4c"
 dependencies = [
  "base64",
  "byteorder",
@@ -4022,7 +4084,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "ttp-native"
 version = "0.1.0"
-source = "git+https://git.methanium.net/Tensamin/TTP.git#bacbcb0e38791cf1a38cf5851beb20d5645002ba"
+source = "git+https://git.methanium.net/Tensamin/TTP.git#2322bdced8183e970405d5017cd87ba805309a4c"
 dependencies = [
  "quinn",
  "rustls",
diff --git a/iota-core/src/main.rs b/iota-core/src/main.rs
index 67f72e2..209518f 100644
--- a/iota-core/src/main.rs
+++ b/iota-core/src/main.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 mod consent_state;
+use iota_util::update_util::check_update;
 use pnet::datalink::NetworkInterface;
 use tokio::time::{Duration, sleep};
 
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ async fn main() {
             println!("You can find this at 'agreements'!");
             return;
         }
+        check_update();
         iota_state::setup();
 
         let main_screen = MainScreen::new(ui.clone()).await;
@@ -118,7 +120,7 @@ async fn main() {
                 }
             }
         }
-        /* Community port activation is used for activating the port for communities. 
+        /* Community port activation is used for activating the port for communities.
          * Code is currently commented because communities have not been implemented yet.
         if start(port).await {
             log_t!("community_active", ip, port.to_string());
diff --git a/iota-util/Cargo.toml b/iota-util/Cargo.toml
index 9a1d4cb..41502e1 100644
--- a/iota-util/Cargo.toml
+++ b/iota-util/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,3 +25,8 @@ x448 = { version = "*" }
 hkdf = "0.12.4"
 once_cell = "1.21.3"
 hex = "*"
+serde = "1.0.228"
+tempfile = "3.27.0"
+anyhow = "1.0.102"
+semver = "1.0.28"
+serde_macros = "0.8.9"
diff --git a/iota-util/src/lib.rs b/iota-util/src/lib.rs
index d104f80..ebef516 100644
--- a/iota-util/src/lib.rs
+++ b/iota-util/src/lib.rs
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ pub mod crypto_helper;
 pub mod crypto_util;
 pub mod file_util;
 pub mod langu;
+pub mod update_util;
diff --git a/iota-util/src/update_util.rs b/iota-util/src/update_util.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2752008
--- /dev/null
+++ b/iota-util/src/update_util.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+/* This file is used for the auto update function for the Iota.
+ * It connects to the git server from methanium and checks if
+ * the version has updated inside the cargo.toml file.
+ * It is made by Yolokit and pasted in by AlexEmmet */
+
+use anyhow::{Context, Result, anyhow};
+use semver::Version;
+use serde::Deserialize;
+use std::fs::File;
+use std::io::copy;
+use tempfile::NamedTempFile;
+
+const CURRENT_VERSION: &str = env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION");
+
+const API_BASE: &str = "https://git.methanium.net/api/v1";
+const OWNER: &str = "Tensamin";
+const REPO: &str = "Iota";
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
+struct Release {
+    tag_name: String,
+    assets: Vec<Asset>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
+struct Asset {
+    name: String,
+    browser_download_url: String,
+}
+
+async fn latest_release() -> Result<Release> {
+    let url = format!("{API_BASE}/repos/{OWNER}/{REPO}/releases/latest");
+
+    let response = reqwest::get(&url)
+        .await
+        .context("failed to query latest release.")?;
+
+    if !response.status().is_success() {
+        return Err(anyhow!("release API returned {}", response.status()));
+    }
+
+    Ok(response
+        .json()
+        .await
+        .context("failed to parse release JSON")?)
+}
+
+async fn parse_tag_version(tag: &str) -> Result<Version> {
+    let normalized = tag.strip_prefix('v').unwrap_or(tag);
+    Ok(Version::parse(normalized)?)
+}
+
+async fn current_version() -> Result<Version> {
+    Ok(Version::parse(CURRENT_VERSION)?)
+}
+
+async fn asset_name_for_current_platform() -> String {
+    let os = std::env::consts::OS;
+    let arch = std::env::consts::ARCH;
+
+    match (os, arch) {
+        ("linux", "x86_64") => "iota-linux-x86_64".to_string(),
+        ("linux", "aarch64") => "iota-linux-aarch64".to_string(),
+        ("windows", "x86_64") => "iota-windows-x86_64.exe".to_string(),
+        ("macos", "x86_64") => "iota-macos-x86_64".to_string(),
+        ("macos", "aarch64") => "iota-macos-aarch64".to_string(),
+        _ => panic!("unsupported platform: {os}/{arch}"),
+    }
+}
+
+async fn download_asset(url: &str) -> Result<NamedTempFile> {
+    let mut response = reqwest::get(url)
+        .await
+        .context("failed to download asset")?;
+
+    if !response.status().is_success() {
+        return Err(anyhow!("asset download returned {}", response.status()));
+    }
+
+    let tmp = NamedTempFile::new().context("failed to create temp file")?;
+    let mut out = File::create(tmp.path()).context("failed to open temp file")?;
+
+    let bytes = response
+        .bytes()
+        .await
+        .context("failed to read response bytes")?;
+
+    std::fs::write(tmp.path(), &bytes).context("failed to write file")?;
+
+    Ok(tmp)
+}
+
+async fn check_for_update() -> Result<Option<Release>> {
+    let current = current_version().await?;
+    let release = latest_release().await?;
+    let latest = parse_tag_version(&release.tag_name).await?;
+
+    if latest > current {
+        Ok(Some(release))
+    } else {
+        Ok(None)
+    }
+}
+
+async fn perform_update() -> Result<bool> {
+    let Some(release) = check_for_update().await? else {
+        return Ok(false);
+    };
+
+    let wanted_asset = asset_name_for_current_platform().await;
+
+    let asset = release
+        .assets
+        .iter()
+        .find(|a| a.name == wanted_asset)
+        .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("no matching asset found: {}", wanted_asset))?;
+
+    log!("Downloading update: {}", asset.name);
+
+    let downloaded = download_asset(&asset.browser_download_url).await?;
+
+    self_replace::self_replace(downloaded.path())
+        .context("failed to replace current executable")?;
+
+    Ok(true)
+}
+
+pub async fn check_update() -> Result<bool> {
+    if perform_update().await? {
+        return Ok(true);
+    } else {
+        return Ok(false);
+    }
+}