diff --git a/DockPhobia.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/DockPhobia.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 3c9d2ac..0ba82f6 100644
--- a/DockPhobia.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/DockPhobia.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 		A9C9AF812DE7776A0039D7A5 /* DockSide.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = A9C9AF802DE777530039D7A5 /* DockSide.swift */; };
 		A9C9AF832DE77CB70039D7A5 /* SkyHigh.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = A9C9AF822DE77CB70039D7A5 /* SkyHigh.swift */; };
 		A9C9B0682DE888B20039D7A5 /* Preferences.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = A9C9B0672DE888B20039D7A5 /* Preferences.swift */; };
+		A9C9B06D2DE99E5F0039D7A5 /* Sparkle in Frameworks */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; productRef = A9C9B06C2DE99E5F0039D7A5 /* Sparkle */; };
 /* End PBXBuildFile section */
 
 /* Begin PBXFileReference section */
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@
 			isa = PBXFrameworksBuildPhase;
 			buildActionMask = 2147483647;
 			files = (
+				A9C9B06D2DE99E5F0039D7A5 /* Sparkle in Frameworks */,
 			);
 			runOnlyForDeploymentPostprocessing = 0;
 		};
@@ -108,6 +110,7 @@
 			);
 			name = DockPhobia;
 			packageProductDependencies = (
+				A9C9B06C2DE99E5F0039D7A5 /* Sparkle */,
 			);
 			productName = DockPhobia;
 			productReference = A966B4D62DE0841000C721A5 /* DockPhobia.app */;
@@ -138,6 +141,9 @@
 			);
 			mainGroup = A966B4CD2DE0841000C721A5;
 			minimizedProjectReferenceProxies = 1;
+			packageReferences = (
+				A9C9B06B2DE99E5F0039D7A5 /* XCRemoteSwiftPackageReference "Sparkle" */,
+			);
 			productRefGroup = A966B4D72DE0841000C721A5 /* Products */;
 			projectDirPath = "";
 			projectRoot = "";
@@ -388,6 +394,25 @@
 			defaultConfigurationName = Release;
 		};
 /* End XCConfigurationList section */
+
+/* Begin XCRemoteSwiftPackageReference section */
+		A9C9B06B2DE99E5F0039D7A5 /* XCRemoteSwiftPackageReference "Sparkle" */ = {
+			isa = XCRemoteSwiftPackageReference;
+			repositoryURL = "https://github.com/sparkle-project/Sparkle";
+			requirement = {
+				kind = upToNextMajorVersion;
+				minimumVersion = 2.7.0;
+			};
+		};
+/* End XCRemoteSwiftPackageReference section */
+
+/* Begin XCSwiftPackageProductDependency section */
+		A9C9B06C2DE99E5F0039D7A5 /* Sparkle */ = {
+			isa = XCSwiftPackageProductDependency;
+			package = A9C9B06B2DE99E5F0039D7A5 /* XCRemoteSwiftPackageReference "Sparkle" */;
+			productName = Sparkle;
+		};
+/* End XCSwiftPackageProductDependency section */
 	};
 	rootObject = A966B4CE2DE0841000C721A5 /* Project object */;
 }
diff --git a/DockPhobia.xcodeproj/project.xcworkspace/xcshareddata/swiftpm/Package.resolved b/DockPhobia.xcodeproj/project.xcworkspace/xcshareddata/swiftpm/Package.resolved
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ce07bec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DockPhobia.xcodeproj/project.xcworkspace/xcshareddata/swiftpm/Package.resolved
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{
+  "originHash" : "e721da7f9826abdffcb6185e886155efa2514bd6234475f1afa893e29eb258d6",
+  "pins" : [
+    {
+      "identity" : "sparkle",
+      "kind" : "remoteSourceControl",
+      "location" : "https://github.com/sparkle-project/Sparkle",
+      "state" : {
+        "revision" : "0ca3004e98712ea2b39dd881d28448630cce1c99",
+        "version" : "2.7.0"
+      }
+    }
+  ],
+  "version" : 3
+}
diff --git a/DockPhobia/.DS_Store b/DockPhobia/.DS_Store
index 30ec3dc..fcc6c95 100644
Binary files a/DockPhobia/.DS_Store and b/DockPhobia/.DS_Store differ
diff --git a/DockPhobia/AppDelegate.swift b/DockPhobia/AppDelegate.swift
index 27df0ab..b84e5f2 100644
--- a/DockPhobia/AppDelegate.swift
+++ b/DockPhobia/AppDelegate.swift
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 //
 
 import AppKit
+import Sparkle
 
 @NSApplicationMain
 class AppDelegate: NSObject, NSApplicationDelegate {
@@ -14,9 +15,18 @@ class AppDelegate: NSObject, NSApplicationDelegate {
 	
 	var settings = DPSettingsModel()
 	var mouseTracker: MouseTracker
+	let updateController: SPUStandardUpdaterController
+	
+	var checkforUpdatesMenuItem: NSMenuItem!
 	
 	override init() {
 		self.mouseTracker = MouseTracker(settings: settings)
+		//call .startUpdater() later
+		updateController = SPUStandardUpdaterController(
+			startingUpdater: true,
+			updaterDelegate: nil,
+			userDriverDelegate: nil
+		)
 		super.init()
 	}
 	
@@ -42,6 +52,10 @@ class AppDelegate: NSObject, NSApplicationDelegate {
 		let start = NSMenuItem(title: describeStartButton(), action: #selector(didTapStart), keyEquivalent: "")
 		menu.addItem(start)
 		
+		checkforUpdatesMenuItem.target = updateController
+		checkforUpdatesMenuItem.action = #selector(SPUStandardUpdaterController.checkForUpdates(_:))
+		menu.addItem(checkforUpdatesMenuItem)
+		
 		let screen = NSMenuItem(
 			title: "\(mouseTracker.screen.width)x\(mouseTracker.screen.height)",
 			action: nil,
diff --git a/DockPhobia/Views/MainMenu.xib b/DockPhobia/Views/MainMenu.xib
index 7b74c7d..8f024e1 100644
--- a/DockPhobia/Views/MainMenu.xib
+++ b/DockPhobia/Views/MainMenu.xib
@@ -414,19 +414,6 @@
             </items>
             <point key="canvasLocation" x="200" y="121"/>
         </menu>
-        <menu id="ONX-cK-IuT">
-            <items>
-                <menuItem title="Item 1" id="6WY-F1-Y6A">
-                    <modifierMask key="keyEquivalentModifierMask"/>
-                </menuItem>
-                <menuItem title="Item 2" id="Vew-Im-EWB">
-                    <modifierMask key="keyEquivalentModifierMask"/>
-                </menuItem>
-                <menuItem title="Item 3" id="dVu-3p-SKK">
-                    <modifierMask key="keyEquivalentModifierMask"/>
-                </menuItem>
-            </items>
-            <point key="canvasLocation" x="-160" y="321"/>
-        </menu>
+        <userDefaultsController representsSharedInstance="YES" id="KLo-tU-Av3"/>
     </objects>
 </document>