diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-app-beta.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-app-beta.yaml
index f04798524..c516c9475 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-app-beta.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-app-beta.yaml
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ jobs:
           mv app/dist/*.deb artifacts/ || true
           mv app/dist/*.snap artifacts/ || true
           mv app/dist/*.dmg artifacts/ || true
+          mv app/dist/*.blockmap artifacts/ || true
 
           mv app/dist/*.yml artifacts/ || true
           rm artifacts/builder-debug.yml
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-app-pro-beta.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-app-pro-beta.yaml
index b1d9ec240..184a44d8c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-app-pro-beta.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-app-pro-beta.yaml
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ jobs:
           mv ../dbgate-merged/app/dist/*.deb artifacts/ || true
           mv ../dbgate-merged/app/dist/*.snap artifacts/ || true
           mv ../dbgate-merged/app/dist/*.dmg artifacts/ || true
+          mv ../dbgate-merged/app/dist/*.blockmap artifacts/ || true
 
           mv ../dbgate-merged/app/dist/*.yml artifacts/ || true
           rm artifacts/builder-debug.yml
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-app-pro.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-app-pro.yaml
index d893bc401..fc2e15532 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-app-pro.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-app-pro.yaml
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ jobs:
           mv ../dbgate-merged/app/dist/*.AppImage artifacts/ || true
           mv ../dbgate-merged/app/dist/*.deb artifacts/ || true
           mv ../dbgate-merged/app/dist/*.dmg artifacts/ || true
+          mv ../dbgate-merged/app/dist/*.blockmap artifacts/ || true
 
           mv ../dbgate-merged/app/dist/*.yml artifacts/ || true
           rm artifacts/builder-debug.yml
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-app.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-app.yaml
index 87f6734c8..ed5ada489 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-app.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-app.yaml
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ jobs:
           mv app/dist/*.deb artifacts/ || true
           mv app/dist/*.dmg artifacts/ || true
           mv app/dist/*.snap artifacts/dbgate-latest.snap || true
+          mv app/dist/*.blockmap artifacts/ || true
 
           mv app/dist/*.yml artifacts/ || true
           rm artifacts/builder-debug.yml
diff --git a/app/src/electron.js b/app/src/electron.js
index 31b2fe062..cdaee3d47 100644
--- a/app/src/electron.js
+++ b/app/src/electron.js
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ const url = require('url');
 const mainMenuDefinition = require('./mainMenuDefinition');
 const { isProApp } = require('./proTools');
 const updaterChannel = require('./updaterChannel');
-let disableAutoUpgrade = false;
 
 // require('@electron/remote/main').initialize();
 
@@ -29,6 +28,8 @@ let apiLoaded = false;
 let mainModule;
 // let getLogger;
 // let loadLogsContent;
+let appUpdateStatus = '';
+let settingsJson = {};
 
 process.on('uncaughtException', function (error) {
   console.error('uncaughtException', error);
@@ -52,21 +53,11 @@ const isMac = () => os.platform() == 'darwin';
 
 try {
   initialConfig = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(configRootPath, { encoding: 'utf-8' }));
-  disableAutoUpgrade = initialConfig['disableAutoUpgrade'] || false;
 } catch (err) {
   console.log('Error loading config-root:', err.message);
   initialConfig = {};
 }
 
-if (process.argv.includes('--disable-auto-upgrade')) {
-  console.log('Disabling auto-upgrade');
-  disableAutoUpgrade = true;
-}
-if (process.argv.includes('--enable-auto-upgrade')) {
-  console.log('Enabling auto-upgrade');
-  disableAutoUpgrade = false;
-}
-
 // Keep a global reference of the window object, if you don't, the window will
 // be closed automatically when the JavaScript object is garbage collected.
 let mainWindow;
@@ -212,6 +203,15 @@ ipcMain.on('app-started', async (event, arg) => {
   if (initialConfig['winIsMaximized']) {
     mainWindow.webContents.send('setIsMaximized', true);
   }
+  if (autoUpdater.isUpdaterActive()) {
+    mainWindow.webContents.send('setAppUpdaterActive');
+  }
+  if (!process.env.DEVMODE) {
+    if (settingsJson['app.autoUpdateMode'] != 'skip') {
+      autoUpdater.autoDownload = settingsJson['app.autoUpdateMode'] == 'download';
+      autoUpdater.checkForUpdates();
+    }
+  }
 });
 ipcMain.on('window-action', async (event, arg) => {
   if (!mainWindow) {
@@ -285,6 +285,20 @@ ipcMain.handle('showItemInFolder', async (event, path) => {
 ipcMain.handle('openExternal', async (event, url) => {
   electron.shell.openExternal(url);
 });
+ipcMain.handle('downloadUpdate', async (event, url) => {
+  autoUpdater.downloadUpdate();
+  changeAppUpdateStatus({
+    icon: 'icon loading',
+    message: `Downloading update...`,
+  });
+});
+ipcMain.on('applyUpdate', async (event, url) => {
+  autoUpdater.quitAndInstall(false, true);
+});
+ipcMain.on('check-for-updates', async (event, url) => {
+  autoUpdater.autoDownload = false;
+  autoUpdater.checkForUpdates();
+});
 
 function fillMissingSettings(value) {
   const res = {
@@ -322,8 +336,6 @@ function ensureBoundsVisible(bounds) {
 function createWindow() {
   const datadir = path.join(os.homedir(), '.dbgate');
 
-  let settingsJson = {};
-  let licenseKey = null;
   try {
     settingsJson = fillMissingSettings(
       JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(path.join(datadir, 'settings.json'), { encoding: 'utf-8' }))
@@ -332,14 +344,6 @@ function createWindow() {
     console.log('Error loading settings.json:', err.message);
     settingsJson = fillMissingSettings({});
   }
-  if (isProApp()) {
-    try {
-      licenseKey = fs.readFileSync(path.join(datadir, 'license.key'), { encoding: 'utf-8' });
-    } catch (err) {
-      console.log('Error loading license.key:', err.message);
-      licenseKey = null;
-    }
-  }
 
   let bounds = initialConfig['winBounds'];
   if (bounds) {
@@ -355,7 +359,7 @@ function createWindow() {
     titleBarStyle: useNativeMenu ? undefined : 'hidden',
     ...bounds,
     icon: os.platform() == 'win32' ? 'icon.ico' : path.resolve(__dirname, '../icon.png'),
-    partition: 'persist:dbgate',
+    partition: isProApp() ? 'persist:dbgate-premium' : 'persist:dbgate',
     webPreferences: {
       nodeIntegration: true,
       contextIsolation: false,
@@ -389,7 +393,6 @@ function createWindow() {
             JSON.stringify({
               winBounds: mainWindow.getBounds(),
               winIsMaximized: mainWindow.isMaximized(),
-              disableAutoUpgrade,
             }),
             'utf-8'
           );
@@ -459,13 +462,61 @@ function createWindow() {
   });
 }
 
+function changeAppUpdateStatus(status) {
+  appUpdateStatus = status;
+  mainWindow.webContents.send('app-update-status', appUpdateStatus);
+}
+
+autoUpdater.on('checking-for-update', () => {
+  console.log('Checking for updates');
+  changeAppUpdateStatus({
+    icon: 'icon loading',
+    message: 'Checking for updates...',
+  });
+});
+
+autoUpdater.on('update-available', info => {
+  console.log('Update available', info);
+  if (autoUpdater.autoDownload) {
+    changeAppUpdateStatus({
+      icon: 'icon loading',
+      message: `Downloading update...`,
+    });
+  } else {
+    mainWindow.webContents.send('update-available', info.version);
+    changeAppUpdateStatus({
+      icon: 'icon download',
+      message: `New version ${info.version} available`,
+    });
+  }
+});
+
+autoUpdater.on('update-not-available', info => {
+  console.log('Update not available', info);
+  changeAppUpdateStatus({
+    icon: 'icon check',
+    message: `No new updates`,
+  });
+});
+
+autoUpdater.on('update-downloaded', info => {
+  console.log('Update downloaded from', info);
+  changeAppUpdateStatus({
+    icon: 'icon download',
+    message: `Downloaded new version ${info.version}`,
+  });
+  mainWindow.webContents.send('downloaded-new-version', info.version);
+});
+
+autoUpdater.on('error', error => {
+  changeAppUpdateStatus({
+    icon: 'icon error',
+    message: `Autoupdate error`,
+  });
+  console.error('Update error', error);
+});
+
 function onAppReady() {
-  if (disableAutoUpgrade) {
-    console.log('Auto-upgrade is disabled, run dbgate --enable-auto-upgrade to enable');
-  }
-  if (!process.env.DEVMODE && !disableAutoUpgrade) {
-    autoUpdater.checkForUpdatesAndNotify();
-  }
   createWindow();
 }
 
diff --git a/app/src/mainMenuDefinition.js b/app/src/mainMenuDefinition.js
index 5d5cd1188..40cc485dc 100644
--- a/app/src/mainMenuDefinition.js
+++ b/app/src/mainMenuDefinition.js
@@ -105,6 +105,8 @@ module.exports = ({ editMenu }) => [
       { command: 'settings.commands', hideDisabled: true },
       { command: 'tabs.changelog', hideDisabled: true },
       { command: 'about.show', hideDisabled: true },
+      { divider: true },
+      { command: 'file.checkForUpdates', hideDisabled: true },
     ],
   },
 ];
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3baf284ba..7da3e2940 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "private": true,
-  "version": "5.4.4-premium-beta.5",
+  "version": "5.4.4-beta.10",
   "name": "dbgate-all",
   "workspaces": [
     "packages/*",
diff --git a/packages/api/src/utility/checkLicense.js b/packages/api/src/utility/checkLicense.js
index b43b3c1f7..a21a66c40 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/utility/checkLicense.js
+++ b/packages/api/src/utility/checkLicense.js
@@ -5,6 +5,14 @@ function checkLicense() {
   };
 }
 
+function checkLicenseKey(key) {
+  return {
+    status: 'ok',
+    type: 'community',
+  };
+}
+
 module.exports = {
   checkLicense,
+  checkLicenseKey,
 };
diff --git a/packages/web/src/App.svelte b/packages/web/src/App.svelte
index 0c0c8c08b..4669f628a 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/App.svelte
+++ b/packages/web/src/App.svelte
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
   import AppStartInfo from './widgets/AppStartInfo.svelte';
   import SettingsListener from './utility/SettingsListener.svelte';
   import { handleAuthOnStartup } from './clientAuth';
+  import { initializeAppUpdates } from './utility/appUpdate';
 
   export let isAdminPage = false;
 
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@
         subscribeConnectionPingers();
         subscribePermissionCompiler();
         installNewVolatileConnectionListener();
+        initializeAppUpdates();
       }
 
       loadedApi = loadedApiValue;
diff --git a/packages/web/src/commands/stdCommands.ts b/packages/web/src/commands/stdCommands.ts
index d1b23a4dd..34f2f7bef 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/commands/stdCommands.ts
+++ b/packages/web/src/commands/stdCommands.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import {
   currentTheme,
   emptyConnectionGroupNames,
   extensions,
+  getAppUpdaterActive,
   getExtensions,
   getVisibleToolbar,
   visibleToolbar,
@@ -585,6 +586,17 @@ registerCommand({
   onClick: () => disconnectServerConnection(getCurrentConfig()?.singleConnection?._id),
 });
 
+registerCommand({
+  id: 'file.checkForUpdates',
+  category: 'App',
+  name: 'Check for updates',
+  // testEnabled: () => true,
+  testEnabled: () => getAppUpdaterActive(),
+  onClick: () => getElectron().send('check-for-updates'),
+});
+
+
+
 export function registerFileCommands({
   idPrefix,
   category,
diff --git a/packages/web/src/icons/FontIcon.svelte b/packages/web/src/icons/FontIcon.svelte
index 4296d82f4..143235dde 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/icons/FontIcon.svelte
+++ b/packages/web/src/icons/FontIcon.svelte
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@
     'icon custom-join': 'mdi mdi-arrow-left-right-bold',
     'icon parent-filter': 'mdi mdi-home-alert',
     'icon parent-filter-outline': 'mdi mdi-home-alert-outline',
+    'icon download': 'mdi mdi-download',
 
     'icon run': 'mdi mdi-play',
     'icon chevron-down': 'mdi mdi-chevron-down',
diff --git a/packages/web/src/settings/SettingsModal.svelte b/packages/web/src/settings/SettingsModal.svelte
index 5f384e00e..6b36c9421 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/settings/SettingsModal.svelte
+++ b/packages/web/src/settings/SettingsModal.svelte
@@ -342,6 +342,18 @@ ORDER BY
           <div class="heading">Other</div>
 
           <FormTextField name="other.gistCreateToken" label="API token for creating error gists" defaultValue="" />
+
+          <FormSelectField
+            label="Auto update application"
+            name="app.autoUpdateMode"
+            isNative
+            defaultValue=""
+            options={[
+              { value: 'skip', label: 'Do not check for new versions' },
+              { value: '', label: 'Check for new versions' },
+              { value: 'download', label: 'Check and download new versions' },
+            ]}
+          />
         </svelte:fragment>
 
         <svelte:fragment slot="7">
diff --git a/packages/web/src/stores.ts b/packages/web/src/stores.ts
index b275d216d..f68403d7a 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/stores.ts
+++ b/packages/web/src/stores.ts
@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@ export const commandsCustomized = derived([commands, commandsSettings], ([$comma
     ...$commandsSettings[k],
   }))
 );
+export const appUpdateStatus = writable(null);
+export const appUpdaterActive = writable(false);
 
 export const draggingTab = writable(null);
 export const draggingTabTarget = writable(null);
@@ -303,3 +305,9 @@ currentArchive.subscribe(value => {
   currentArchiveValue = value;
 });
 export const getCurrentArchive = () => currentArchiveValue;
+
+let appUpdaterActiveValue = false;
+appUpdaterActive.subscribe(value => {
+  appUpdaterActiveValue = value;
+});
+export const getAppUpdaterActive = () => appUpdaterActiveValue;
diff --git a/packages/web/src/utility/appUpdate.ts b/packages/web/src/utility/appUpdate.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..07e9034b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/web/src/utility/appUpdate.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+import invalidateCommands from '../commands/invalidateCommands';
+import { appUpdaterActive, appUpdateStatus } from '../stores';
+import getElectron from './getElectron';
+import { showSnackbar } from './snackbar';
+
+export function initializeAppUpdates() {
+  const electron = getElectron();
+  if (!electron) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  electron.addEventListener('update-available', (e, version) => {
+    showSnackbar({
+      message: `Update available: ${version}`,
+      allowClose: true,
+      buttons: [
+        {
+          label: 'Download',
+          onClick: () => {
+            electron.send('downloadUpdate');
+          },
+          autoClose: true,
+        },
+      ],
+    });
+  });
+
+  electron.addEventListener('app-update-status', (e, value) => {
+    appUpdateStatus.set(value);
+  });
+
+  electron.addEventListener('downloaded-new-version', (e, version) => {
+    showSnackbar({
+      message: `New version ${version} downloaded`,
+      allowClose: true,
+      buttons: [
+        {
+          label: 'Restart',
+          onClick: () => {
+            electron.send('applyUpdate');
+          },
+          autoClose: true,
+        },
+      ],
+    });
+  });
+
+  electron.addEventListener('setAppUpdaterActive', (e, error) => {
+    appUpdaterActive.set(true);
+    invalidateCommands();
+  });
+}
diff --git a/packages/web/src/utility/snackbar.ts b/packages/web/src/utility/snackbar.ts
index 45009b52a..4214a109c 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/utility/snackbar.ts
+++ b/packages/web/src/utility/snackbar.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { openedSnackbars } from '../stores';
 export interface SnackbarButton {
   label: string;
   onClick: Function;
+  autoClose?: boolean;
 }
 
 export interface SnackbarInfo {
diff --git a/packages/web/src/widgets/Snackbar.svelte b/packages/web/src/widgets/Snackbar.svelte
index 51f7e003d..61bc6f522 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/widgets/Snackbar.svelte
+++ b/packages/web/src/widgets/Snackbar.svelte
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
   onMount(() => {
     if (autoClose) setTimeout(handleClose, 3000);
   });
-
 </script>
 
 <div class="wrapper">
@@ -37,7 +36,15 @@
     <div class="buttons">
       {#each buttons as button}
         <div class="button">
-          <FormStyledButton value={button.label} on:click={button.onClick} />
+          <FormStyledButton
+            value={button.label}
+            on:click={() => {
+              if (button.autoClose) {
+                handleClose();
+              }
+              button.onClick?.();
+            }}
+          />
         </div>
       {/each}
     </div>
@@ -76,5 +83,4 @@
   .button {
     margin: 5px;
   }
-
 </style>
diff --git a/packages/web/src/widgets/StatusBar.svelte b/packages/web/src/widgets/StatusBar.svelte
index 338854879..bca1b8c93 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/widgets/StatusBar.svelte
+++ b/packages/web/src/widgets/StatusBar.svelte
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
   import {
     activeTabId,
+    appUpdateStatus,
     currentArchive,
     currentDatabase,
     currentThemeDefinition,
@@ -169,6 +170,13 @@
         {item.text}
       </div>
     {/each}
+
+    {#if $appUpdateStatus}
+      <div class="item">
+        <FontIcon icon={$appUpdateStatus.icon} padRight />
+        {$appUpdateStatus.message}
+      </div>
+    {/if}
   </div>
 </div>