diff --git a/functions/misc.sh b/functions/misc.sh
index 87278b4b..33b4d4c0 100644
--- a/functions/misc.sh
+++ b/functions/misc.sh
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ echo '| | | |  __/ (_| |\ V /| |_| /\__/ / (__| |  | | |_) | |_ '
 echo '\_| |_/\___|\__,_| \_/  \__, \____/ \___|_|  |_| .__/ \__|'
 echo '                         __/ |                 | |        '
 echo '                        |___/                  |_|        '
+echo "$hs_version"
 echo
 }
 export -f title
diff --git a/functions/self_update.sh b/functions/self_update.sh
index 26b2fd56..5df34f34 100644
--- a/functions/self_update.sh
+++ b/functions/self_update.sh
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ if  git diff --name-only origin/$branch | grep -qs ".sh" ; then
         [[ "$i" == "--self-update" ]] && unset "args[$count]" && break
         ((count++))
     done
+    curl --silent "https://api.github.com/repos/HeavyBullets8/heavy_script/releases/latest" | jq -r .tag_name,.body
     [[ -z ${args[*]} ]] && echo -e "No more arguments, exiting..\n\n" && exit
     echo -e "Running the new version...\n\n"
     sleep 5
@@ -23,7 +24,8 @@ if  git diff --name-only origin/$branch | grep -qs ".sh" ; then
     # Now exit this old instance
     exit
 else 
-    echo -e "HeavyScript is already the latest version\n\n"
+    echo -e "HeavyScript is already the latest version:\n\n"
+    echo "$hs_version"
 fi
 }
 export -f self_update
diff --git a/heavy_script.sh b/heavy_script.sh
index fad37d0c..b8878186 100644
--- a/heavy_script.sh
+++ b/heavy_script.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+#Version
+hs_version=$(curl --silent "https://api.github.com/repos/HeavyBullets8/heavy_script/releases/latest" | jq -r .tag_name)
 
 # cd to script, this ensures the script can find the source scripts below, even when ran from a seperate directory
 script=$(readlink -f "$0")