diff --git a/bin/updatechecker b/bin/updatechecker
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..26e9b2c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/updatechecker
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+cd "$HOME/.dotfiles"
+export "COLOR=31"
+export "COLOR_REGULAR=\e[0;${COLOR}m"
+export "COLOR_BOLD=\e[1;${COLOR}m"
+export "COLOR_RESET=\e[0m"
+export "LATEST_COMMIT=$(curl -sX 'GET' 'https://git.staropensource.de/api/v1/repos/JeremyStarTM/punktdateien/branches/develop' -H 'accept: application/json'|jq --monochrome-output '.commit.id')"
+export "LATEST_COMMIT_MESSAGE=$(curl -sX 'GET' 'https://git.staropensource.de/api/v1/repos/JeremyStarTM/punktdateien/branches/develop' -H 'accept: application/json'|jq --monochrome-output '.commit.message'|sed 's/\\n//g')"
+
+if [ ! "$(env PAGER= git log -n 1 --pretty=format:\"%H\")" == "$LATEST_COMMIT" ]; then
+	echo -e "${COLOR_BOLD}An update for jstm's punkdateien is available."
+	echo -e "${COLOR_REGULAR}Latest commit: ${LATEST_COMMIT}"
+	echo -e "${COLOR_REGULAR}   -> Message: ${LATEST_COMMIT_MESSAGE}"
+	echo -en "${COLOR_RESET}"
+elif [ ! "${BASHRC}" == "true" ]; then
+	echo -e "${COLOR_BOLD}No update available"
+fi
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index bd52c9ae..f7d67322 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ link "lone-files/konsolerc" ".config/konsolerc"
 link "konsole" ".local/share/konsole"
 link "lone-files/dolphinrc" ".config/dolphinrc"
 
+# punktdateien scripts
+link "bin/updatechecker" ".local/bin/dotfiles-updatechecker"
+
 # write install file
 echo "pls don't remove" > "$HOME/.config/.jstm_dotfiles"
 
diff --git a/lone-files/bashrc b/lone-files/bashrc
index 4d3764aa..714955e1 100644
--- a/lone-files/bashrc
+++ b/lone-files/bashrc
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+export SDKMAN_DIR="$HOME/.sdkman"
+[[ -s "$HOME/.sdkman/bin/sdkman-init.sh" ]] && source "$HOME/.sdkman/bin/sdkman-init.sh"
 source "/usr/share/icons-in-terminal/icons_bash.sh"
 source "${HOME}/.jstmbash/init.source"
 eval "$(starship init bash)"
@@ -10,5 +12,4 @@ function cleanhome() {
 }
 alias "quote=fortune -s linux debian|cowsay"
 quote
-export SDKMAN_DIR="$HOME/.sdkman"
-[[ -s "$HOME/.sdkman/bin/sdkman-init.sh" ]] && source "$HOME/.sdkman/bin/sdkman-init.sh"
+env "BASHRC=true" dotfiles-updatechecker
diff --git a/uninstall.sh b/uninstall.sh
index 8158a886..e2a4c277 100755
--- a/uninstall.sh
+++ b/uninstall.sh
@@ -55,3 +55,6 @@ unlink ".config/fontconfig"
 unlink ".config/konsolerc"
 unlink ".local/share/konsole"
 unlink ".config/dolphinrc"
+
+# punktdateien scripts
+unlink ".local/bin/dotfiles-updatechecker"