diff --git a/src/de/deadlocker8/budgetmaster/logic/serverconnection/ServerConnection.java b/src/de/deadlocker8/budgetmaster/logic/serverconnection/ServerConnection.java
index 77f4a74d47d2d33bcdcffdb4b4afd0b56c21c7af..27bd2292b11de1fc582f4fabf810c1d2c4b1909a 100644
--- a/src/de/deadlocker8/budgetmaster/logic/serverconnection/ServerConnection.java
+++ b/src/de/deadlocker8/budgetmaster/logic/serverconnection/ServerConnection.java
@@ -490,4 +490,24 @@ public class ServerConnection
 			return null;
 		}
 	}
+	
+	/*
+	 * VERSION
+	 */
+	public int getServerVersion() throws Exception
+	{
+		URL url = new URL(settings.getUrl() + "/version?secret=" + Helpers.getURLEncodedString(settings.getSecret()));
+		HttpsURLConnection httpsCon = (HttpsURLConnection)url.openConnection();
+		httpsCon.setDoOutput(true);
+		httpsCon.setRequestMethod("GET");
+
+		if(httpsCon.getResponseCode() == HttpsURLConnection.HTTP_OK)
+		{
+			return Integer.parseInt(Read.getStringFromInputStream(httpsCon.getInputStream()));
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			throw new ServerConnectionException(String.valueOf(httpsCon.getResponseCode()));
+		}
+	}
 }
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diff --git a/src/de/deadlocker8/budgetmaster/logic/utils/Strings.java b/src/de/deadlocker8/budgetmaster/logic/utils/Strings.java
index 5e397726f5cc7635d80aad42870e37241e502fd6..1318e3fd03cfb2fd894908e46e9cbfb2049efa02 100644
--- a/src/de/deadlocker8/budgetmaster/logic/utils/Strings.java
+++ b/src/de/deadlocker8/budgetmaster/logic/utils/Strings.java
@@ -180,4 +180,5 @@ public class Strings
     public static final String ERROR_DATABASE_IMPORT = "error.database.import";
     public static final String ERROR_DATABASE_IMPORT_WRONG_FILE = "error.database.import.wrong.file";
     public static final String ERROR_PASSWORD_SAVE = "error.password.save";
+    public static final String ERROR_UPDATER_GET_LATEST_VERSION = "error.updater.get.latest.version";
 }
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diff --git a/src/de/deadlocker8/budgetmaster/resources/languages/_de.properties b/src/de/deadlocker8/budgetmaster/resources/languages/_de.properties
index 3852afab4b4b904cd932d9c7183e155cb7cac840..16a7e731663ae8a8c02beb1354e2d09a26650c71 100644
--- a/src/de/deadlocker8/budgetmaster/resources/languages/_de.properties
+++ b/src/de/deadlocker8/budgetmaster/resources/languages/_de.properties
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ error.settings.save=Beim Speichern der Einstellungen ist ein Fehler aufgetreten.
 error.database.import=Beim Einlesen der Datei ist ein Fehler aufgetreten.
 error.database.import.wrong.file=Die angegebene Datei enth�lt kein g�ltiges BudgetMaster-Datenformat und kann daher nicht importiert werden.
 error.password.save=Beim Speichern des Passworts ist ein Fehler aufgetreten.
+error.updater.get.latest.version=Beim �berpr�fen auf Updates ist ein Fehler aufgetreten. Informationen zu neuen Versionen konnten nicht abgerufen werden. Versuche es sp�ter noch einmal.
 
 # UI
 categorytab.button.category.new=\ Neue Kategorie
diff --git a/src/de/deadlocker8/budgetmaster/resources/languages/_en.properties b/src/de/deadlocker8/budgetmaster/resources/languages/_en.properties
index af43d93b216f80beced88e135dc305410a85f1f8..a54e0f13761a94109079bc72f0333ce7410a47d3 100644
--- a/src/de/deadlocker8/budgetmaster/resources/languages/_en.properties
+++ b/src/de/deadlocker8/budgetmaster/resources/languages/_en.properties
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ error.settings.save=An error occurred while saving the settings.
 error.database.import=An error occurred while reading the file.
 error.database.import.wrong.file=The specified file does not contain a valid BudgetMaster data format thus can not be imported.
 error.password.save=An error occurred while saving the password.
+error.updater.get.latest.version=An error occurred while checking for updates. Information about latest versions could not be retrieved. Please try again later.
 
 # UI
 categorytab.button.category.new=\ New Category
diff --git a/src/de/deadlocker8/budgetmaster/ui/controller/Controller.java b/src/de/deadlocker8/budgetmaster/ui/controller/Controller.java
index e653694f368bd3c93c3dfe1bba83352be8a6d326..5d976acd08e90a6f5d7a46f7a3be3b453f6a1743 100644
--- a/src/de/deadlocker8/budgetmaster/ui/controller/Controller.java
+++ b/src/de/deadlocker8/budgetmaster/ui/controller/Controller.java
@@ -377,7 +377,11 @@ public class Controller
 		catch(NumberFormatException | IOException e)
 		{
 			Logger.error(e);
-			//ERRORHANDLING
+			AlertGenerator.showAlert(AlertType.ERROR, 
+									Localization.getString(Strings.TITLE_ERROR),
+									"", 
+									Localization.getString(Strings.ERROR_UPDATER_GET_LATEST_VERSION), 
+									icon, null, null, true);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/de/deadlocker8/budgetmasterserver/main/Main.java b/src/de/deadlocker8/budgetmasterserver/main/Main.java
index 61a8906296d81470e7983c1382f687048d0bfe9f..c191960967bea6ac788dcc55a7bf1e12ab16f7e8 100644
--- a/src/de/deadlocker8/budgetmasterserver/main/Main.java
+++ b/src/de/deadlocker8/budgetmasterserver/main/Main.java
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public class Main
 			try
 			{
 				settings = Utils.loadSettings();
-				new SparkServer(settings);
+				new SparkServer(settings, bundle.getString("version.code"));
 			}
 			catch(IOException | URISyntaxException e)
 			{
diff --git a/src/de/deadlocker8/budgetmasterserver/server/SparkServer.java b/src/de/deadlocker8/budgetmasterserver/server/SparkServer.java
index 6a35e670f4e5030ecbf6735686f2643814c7c4c2..ce364e936552397ad5fc864e4625ee0bbb1f3e4c 100644
--- a/src/de/deadlocker8/budgetmasterserver/server/SparkServer.java
+++ b/src/de/deadlocker8/budgetmasterserver/server/SparkServer.java
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ import de.deadlocker8.budgetmasterserver.server.payment.repeating.RepeatingPayme
 import de.deadlocker8.budgetmasterserver.server.payment.repeating.RepeatingPaymentGetAll;
 import de.deadlocker8.budgetmasterserver.server.rest.RestGet;
 import de.deadlocker8.budgetmasterserver.server.updater.RepeatingPaymentUpdater;
+import de.deadlocker8.budgetmasterserver.server.version.VersionGet;
 import logger.Logger;
 import spark.Spark;
 import spark.route.RouteOverview;
@@ -50,10 +51,12 @@ public class SparkServer
 {	
 	private Gson gson;
 	private DatabaseHandler handler;
+	private String versionCode;
 	
-	public SparkServer(Settings settings)
+	public SparkServer(Settings settings, String versionCode)
 	{				
-		Logger.info("Initialized SparkServer");
+		this.versionCode = versionCode;
+		Logger.info("Initializing SparkServer...");
 
 		gson = new GsonBuilder().setPrettyPrinting().create();
 		
@@ -126,6 +129,8 @@ public class SparkServer
 		get("/database", new DatabaseExport(settings, gson));
 		post("/database", new DatabaseImport(handler, gson));
 		delete("/database", new DatabaseDelete(handler, settings));
+		
+		get("/version", new VersionGet(versionCode));
 
 		after((request, response) -> {
 			new RepeatingPaymentUpdater(handler).updateRepeatingPayments(DateTime.now());
diff --git a/src/de/deadlocker8/budgetmasterserver/server/version/VersionGet.java b/src/de/deadlocker8/budgetmasterserver/server/version/VersionGet.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..5e9b3e5d92d3012345bc8ceba1fd51645a34b415
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/de/deadlocker8/budgetmasterserver/server/version/VersionGet.java
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package de.deadlocker8.budgetmasterserver.server.version;
+
+import spark.Request;
+import spark.Response;
+import spark.Route;
+
+public class VersionGet implements Route
+{	
+	private String versionCode;
+
+	public VersionGet( String versionCode)
+	{
+		this.versionCode = versionCode;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public Object handle(Request req, Response res) throws Exception
+	{
+		return versionCode;
+	}
+}
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