diff --git a/packages/api/.env b/packages/api/.env
index b438b9fba..2ea12e8f0 100644
--- a/packages/api/.env
+++ b/packages/api/.env
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 DEVMODE=1
 SHELL_SCRIPTING=1
 
+CLOUD_UPGRADE_FILE=c:\test\upg\upgrade.zip
+
 # PERMISSIONS=~widgets/app,~widgets/plugins
 # DISABLE_SHELL=1
 # HIDE_APP_EDITOR=1
diff --git a/packages/api/package.json b/packages/api/package.json
index 991c8611c..41d6b6746 100644
--- a/packages/api/package.json
+++ b/packages/api/package.json
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
     "pinomin": "^1.0.4",
     "portfinder": "^1.0.28",
     "rimraf": "^3.0.0",
+    "semver": "^7.6.3",
     "simple-encryptor": "^4.0.0",
     "ssh2": "^1.11.0",
     "stream-json": "^1.8.0",
diff --git a/packages/api/src/main.js b/packages/api/src/main.js
index d8a1a4fe3..ad77278be 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/main.js
+++ b/packages/api/src/main.js
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ const getExpressPath = require('./utility/getExpressPath');
 const _ = require('lodash');
 const { getLogger } = require('dbgate-tools');
 const { getDefaultAuthProvider } = require('./auth/authProvider');
+const startCloudUpgradeTimer = require('./utility/cloudUpgrade');
 
 const logger = getLogger('main');
 
@@ -168,6 +169,10 @@ function start() {
   process.on('SIGINT', shutdown);
   process.on('SIGTERM', shutdown);
   process.on('SIGBREAK', shutdown);
+
+  if (process.env.CLOUD_UPGRADE_FILE) {
+    startCloudUpgradeTimer();
+  }
 }
 
 function useAllControllers(app, electron) {
diff --git a/packages/api/src/utility/cloudUpgrade.js b/packages/api/src/utility/cloudUpgrade.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..12d60868e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/api/src/utility/cloudUpgrade.js
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+const axios = require('axios');
+const fs = require('fs');
+const fsp = require('fs/promises');
+const semver = require('semver');
+const currentVersion = require('../currentVersion');
+const { getLogger, extractErrorLogData } = require('dbgate-tools');
+
+const logger = getLogger('cloudUpgrade');
+
+async function checkCloudUpgrade() {
+  try {
+    const resp = await axios.default.get('https://api.github.com/repos/dbgate/dbgate/releases/latest');
+    const json = resp.data;
+    const version = json.name.substring(1);
+    let cloudDownloadedVersion = null;
+    try {
+      cloudDownloadedVersion = await fsp.readFile(process.env.CLOUD_UPGRADE_FILE + '.version', 'utf-8');
+    } catch (err) {
+      cloudDownloadedVersion = null;
+    }
+    if (
+      semver.gt(version, currentVersion.version) &&
+      (!cloudDownloadedVersion || semver.gt(version, cloudDownloadedVersion))
+    ) {
+      logger.info(`New version available: ${version}`);
+      const zipUrl = json.assets.find(x => x.name == 'cloud-build.zip').browser_download_url;
+
+      const writer = fs.createWriteStream(process.env.CLOUD_UPGRADE_FILE);
+
+      const response = await axios.default({
+        url: zipUrl,
+        method: 'GET',
+        responseType: 'stream',
+      });
+
+      response.data.pipe(writer);
+
+      await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+        writer.on('finish', resolve);
+        writer.on('error', reject);
+      });
+      await fsp.writeFile(process.env.CLOUD_UPGRADE_FILE + '.version', version);
+
+      logger.info(`Downloaded new version from ${zipUrl}`);
+    } else {
+      logger.info(`Checked version ${version} is not newer than ${cloudDownloadedVersion ?? currentVersion.version}, upgrade skippped`);
+    }
+  } catch (err) {
+    logger.error(extractErrorLogData(err), 'Error checking cloud upgrade');
+  }
+}
+
+function startCloudUpgradeTimer() {
+  // at first in 5 seconds
+  setTimeout(checkCloudUpgrade, 5000);
+
+  // hourly
+  setInterval(checkCloudUpgrade, 60 * 60 * 1000);
+}
+
+module.exports = startCloudUpgradeTimer;
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 6eb67e0bb..c96abd7f2 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -4129,10 +4129,10 @@ dbgate-plugin-xml@^5.0.0-alpha.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dbgate-plugin-xml/-/dbgate-plugin-xml-5.2.7.tgz#0762af51ba6f100e75a63907ea6c679e827c9f7c"
   integrity sha512-gBXy4qetf7eJQW6lM01B+OKLnKB8MKesojdYKysD9oZ+YpQCX8Tq7aHJCrN14FiyIDinpX61kmFH1+LGJ2RkxQ==
 
-dbgate-query-splitter@^4.11.1:
-  version "4.11.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dbgate-query-splitter/-/dbgate-query-splitter-4.11.1.tgz#8bbf8e1d5bc1dbc7ca43be5cf7b7fa9ac0fed0c7"
-  integrity sha512-5qcSRmnTkdZFWy9m7iiE1PtaE0fkwFx0HuUV5M/EjF6susz1DXStg05rWvybK9y7Sgvu5SjQlV1C3cvsEnSNSw==
+dbgate-query-splitter@^4.11.2:
+  version "4.11.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dbgate-query-splitter/-/dbgate-query-splitter-4.11.2.tgz#f54e6bcb998de7630978cd45b347d6f329115171"
+  integrity sha512-LG326CAsTvb4IhJPDf6vbv92zOEhVza/Cncj1L4RSFchppIdlJMhwEyAekZzCm7U2NKzYObPJN5eWvF/QJrrKQ==
 
 debug@2.6.9, debug@^2.2.0, debug@^2.3.3:
   version "2.6.9"
@@ -10154,6 +10154,11 @@ semver@7.x, semver@^7.1.1, semver@^7.3.2, semver@^7.3.4, semver@^7.3.5, semver@^
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/semver/-/semver-7.6.1.tgz#60bfe090bf907a25aa8119a72b9f90ef7ca281b2"
   integrity sha512-f/vbBsu+fOiYt+lmwZV0rVwJScl46HppnOA1ZvIuBWKOTlllpyJ3bfVax76/OrhCH38dyxoDIA8K7uB963IYgA==
 
+semver@^7.6.3:
+  version "7.6.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/semver/-/semver-7.6.3.tgz#980f7b5550bc175fb4dc09403085627f9eb33143"
+  integrity sha512-oVekP1cKtI+CTDvHWYFUcMtsK/00wmAEfyqKfNdARm8u1wNVhSgaX7A8d4UuIlUI5e84iEwOhs7ZPYRmzU9U6A==
+
 semver@~7.0.0:
   version "7.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/semver/-/semver-7.0.0.tgz#5f3ca35761e47e05b206c6daff2cf814f0316b8e"