diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/configs/constants.php b/airtime_mvc/application/configs/constants.php
index e321f5a9c..e9b278230 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/configs/constants.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/configs/constants.php
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ define('AIRTIME_TRANSIFEX_URL'      , 'http://libretime.org/translating/');
 define('SUPPORT_TICKET_URL'         , 'https://github.com/LibreTime/libretime/issues');
 define('UI_REVAMP_EMBED_URL'        , 'https://www.youtube.com/embed/nqpNnCKGluY');
 define('LIBRETIME_WHATS_NEW_URL'    , 'https://github.com/LibreTime/libretime/releases');
+define('LIBRETIME_UPDATE_FEED'      , 'https://github.com/LibreTime/libretime/releases.atom');
 define('LIBRETIME_EMAIL_FROM'       , 'noreply@libretime.org');
 
 define('LICENSE_VERSION'    , 'GNU AGPL v.3');
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/LocaleController.php b/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/LocaleController.php
index 99ac81f9b..482e3ec35 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/LocaleController.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/LocaleController.php
@@ -39,9 +39,11 @@ class LocaleController extends Zend_Controller_Action
             //dashboard/versiontooltip.js
             "You are running the latest version" => _("You are running the latest version"),
             "New version available: " => _("New version available: "),
-            "This version will soon be obsolete." => _("This version will soon be obsolete."),
-            "This version is no longer supported." => _("This version is no longer supported."),
-            "Please upgrade to " => _("Please upgrade to "),
+            "You have a pre-release version of LibreTime intalled." => _("You have a pre-release version of LibreTime intalled."),
+            "A patch update for your LibreTime installation is available." => _("A patch update for your LibreTime installation is available."),
+            "A feature update for your LibreTime installation is available." => _("A feature update for your LibreTime installation is available."),
+            "A major update for your LibreTime installation is available." => _("A major update for your LibreTime installation is available."),
+            "Multiple major updates for LibreTime installation are available. Please upgrade as soon as possible." => _("Multiple major updates for LibreTime installation are available. Please upgrade as soon as possible."),
             //library/events/library_playlistbuilder.js
             "Add to current playlist" => _("Add to current playlist"),
             "Add to current smart block" => _("Add to current smart block"),
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/models/Preference.php b/airtime_mvc/application/models/Preference.php
index 00b78ddcd..296915956 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/models/Preference.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/models/Preference.php
@@ -879,8 +879,27 @@ class Application_Model_Preference
     public static function GetLatestVersion()
     {
         $config = Config::getConfig();
-        $latest = self::getValue("latest_version");
-        if ($latest == null || strlen($latest) == 0) {
+
+        $latest = json_decode(self::getValue('latest_version'));
+        $nextCheck = self::getValue('latest_version_nextcheck');
+        if ($latest && $nextCheck > time()) {
+            return $latest;
+        }
+
+        $rss = new SimplePie();
+        $rss->set_feed_url(array(LIBRETIME_UPDATE_FEED));
+        $rss->enable_cache(false);
+        $rss->init();
+        $rss->handle_content_type();
+        // get all available versions ut to default github api limit
+        $versions = array();
+        foreach ($rss->get_items() as $item) {
+            $versions[] = $item->get_title();
+        }
+        $latest = $versions;
+        self::setValue('latest_version', json_encode($latest));
+        self::setValue('latest_version_nextcheck', strtotime('+1 week'));
+        if (empty($latest)) {
             return $config['airtime_version'];
         } else {
             return $latest;
@@ -899,7 +918,7 @@ class Application_Model_Preference
     {
         $link = self::getValue("latest_link");
         if ($link == null || strlen($link) == 0) {
-            return 'http://airtime.sourcefabric.org';
+            return LIBRETIME_WHATS_NEW_URL;
         } else {
             return $link;
         }
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/views/helpers/VersionNotify.php b/airtime_mvc/application/views/helpers/VersionNotify.php
index bc940b31a..7e6c873c2 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/views/helpers/VersionNotify.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/views/helpers/VersionNotify.php
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 <?php
 
+use Composer\Semver\Comparator;
+use Composer\Semver\Semver;
+
 /**
  * This file does the following things:
  * 1. Calculate how many major versions back the current installation
@@ -9,9 +12,63 @@
  *    (stored in pair of invisible div tags)
  * 4. Returns the current version, as HTML (stored in pair of invisible div tags)
  */
-class Airtime_View_Helper_VersionNotify extends Zend_View_Helper_Abstract{
+class Airtime_View_Helper_VersionNotify extends Zend_View_Helper_Abstract {
     
-    public function versionNotify(){
-        return "";
+    public function versionNotify()
+    {
+        $config = Config::getConfig();
+
+        // retrieve and validate current and latest versions,
+        $current = $config['airtime_version'];
+        $latest = Application_Model_Preference::GetLatestVersion();
+        $link = Application_Model_Preference::GetLatestLink();
+
+        $isGitRelease = preg_match('/^[[:alnum:]]{7}$/i', $current) === 1;
+        $currentParts = array(0, 0, 0, 0);
+        if (!$isGitRelease) {
+            $currentParts = preg_split("/(\.|-)/", $current);
+        }
+
+        $majorCandidates = SemVer::satisfiedBy($latest, sprintf('>=%1$s', $currentParts[0] + 1));
+        $minorCandidates = SemVer::satisfiedBy($latest, sprintf('~%1$s.%2$s', $currentParts[0], $currentParts[1] + 1));
+        $patchCandidates = SemVer::satisfiedBy($latest, sprintf('>=%1$s.%2$s.%3$s <%1$s.%3$s', $currentParts[0], $currentParts[1], $currentParts[2] + 1, $currentParts[1] + 1));
+        $hasMajor = !empty($majorCandidates);
+        $hasMinor = !empty($minorCandidates);
+        $hasPatch = !empty($patchCandidates);
+        $isPreRelease = $isGitRelease || array_key_exists(4, $currentParts);
+        $hasMultiMajor = count($majorCandidates) > 1;
+
+        if ($isPreRelease) {
+            // orange "warning" if you are on unreleased code
+            $class = 'update2';
+        } else if ($hasPatch || $hasMultiMajor) {
+            // current patch or more than 1 major behind
+            $class = 'outdated';
+        } else if ($hasMinor) {
+            // green warning for feature update
+            $class = 'update';
+        } else if ($hasMajor) {
+            // orange warning for 1 major beind
+            $class = 'update2';
+        } else {
+            $class = 'uptodate';
+        }
+        $latest = SemVer::rsort($latest);
+        $highestVersion = $latest[0];
+
+        $data = (object) array(
+            'link' => $link,
+            'latest' => $highestVersion,
+            'current' => $current,
+            'hasPatch' => $hasPatch,
+            'hasMinor' => $hasMinor,
+            'hasMajor' => $hasMajor,
+            'isPreRelease' => $isPreRelease,
+            'hasMultiMajor' => $hasMultiMajor,
+        );
+
+        $result = sprintf('<script>var versionNotifyInfo = %s;</script>', json_encode($data))
+                . "<div id='version-icon' class='" . $class . "'></div>";
+        return $result;
     }
 }
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/public/css/styles.css b/airtime_mvc/public/css/styles.css
index 6a587a2d9..ead2b90cf 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/public/css/styles.css
+++ b/airtime_mvc/public/css/styles.css
@@ -101,8 +101,8 @@ select {
 /* Version Notification Starts*/
 #version-icon {
     position:absolute;
-    right:96px;
-    top:104px;
+    top:68px;
+    right: 196px;
     height:35px;
     width:35px;
     z-index:1000;
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/dashboard/versiontooltip.js b/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/dashboard/versiontooltip.js
index 4b6675591..a5e75a37c 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/dashboard/versiontooltip.js
+++ b/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/dashboard/versiontooltip.js
@@ -2,43 +2,91 @@
  * Get the tooltip message to be displayed
  */
 function getContent() {
-    var diff = getVersionDiff();
     var link = getLatestLink();
-    
+    var hasPatch = getHasPatch();
+    var hasMinor = getHasMinor();
+    var hasMajor = getHasMajor();
+    var hasMultiMajor = getHasMultiMajor();
+    var isPreRelease = getIsPreRelease();
+
     var msg = "";
     // See file airtime_mvc/application/views/helpers/VersionNotify.php for more info
     if(isUpToDate()) {
         msg = $.i18n._("You are running the latest version");
-    } else if (diff < 20) {  
-        msg = $.i18n._("New version available: ") + link;
-    } else if (diff < 30) {
-        msg = $.i18n._("This version will soon be obsolete.")+"<br/>"+$.i18n._("Please upgrade to ") + link;
     } else {
-        msg = $.i18n._("This version is no longer supported.")+"<br/>"+$.i18n._("Please upgrade to ") + link;
+        msg = $.i18n._("New version available: ") + link + '<ul>';
+        if (isPreRelease) {
+            msg += '<li>'+$.i18n._("You have a pre-release version of LibreTime intalled.");
+        }
+        if (hasPatch) {
+            msg += '<li>'+$.i18n._("A patch update for your LibreTime installation is available.");
+        }
+        if (hasMinor) {
+            msg += '<li>'+$.i18n._("A feature update for your LibreTime installation is available.");
+        }
+        if (hasMajor && !hasMultiMajor) {
+            msg += '<li>'+$.i18n._("A major update for your LibreTime installation is available.");
+        }
+        if (hasMultiMajor) {
+            msg += '<li>'+$.i18n._("Multiple major updates for LibreTime installation are available. Please upgrade as soon as possible.");
+        }
+        msg += '</ul>';
     }
     
     return msg;
 }
 
 /**
- * Get major version difference b/w current and latest version, in int
+ * Get if patch is available
  */
-function getVersionDiff() {
-    return parseInt($("#version-diff").html());
+function getHasPatch() {
+    return versionNotifyInfo.hasPatch;
+
 }
 
+/**
+ * Get if minor update is available
+ */
+function getHasMinor() {
+    return versionNotifyInfo.hasMinor;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get if major update is available
+ */
+function getHasMajor() {
+    return versionNotifyInfo.hasMajor;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get if multiple major updates are available
+ */
+function getHasMultiMajor() {
+    return versionNotifyInfo.hasMultiMajor;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get if pre-release was installed
+ */
+function getIsPreRelease() {
+    return versionNotifyInfo.isPreRelease;
+}
+
+
+
+
 /**
  * Get the current version
  */
 function getCurrentVersion() {
-    return $("#version-current").html();
+    return versionNotifyInfo.current;
 }
 
 /**
  * Get the latest version
  */
 function getLatestVersion() {
-    return $("#version-latest").html();
+    return versionNotifyInfo.latest;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -52,18 +100,14 @@ function getLatestLink() {
  * Returns true if current version is up to date
  */
 function isUpToDate() {
-    var diff = getVersionDiff();
-    var current = getCurrentVersion();
-    var latest = getLatestVersion();
-    var temp = (diff == 0 && current == latest) || diff < 0;
-    return (diff == 0 && current == latest) || diff < 0;
+    return !getHasPatch() && !getHasMinor() && !getHasMajor();
 }
 
 /**
  * Opens the link in a new window
  */
 function openLatestLink() {
-    window.open($("#version-link").html());
+    window.open(versionNotifyInfo.link);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -103,4 +147,4 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
     if($('#version-icon').length > 0) {
         setupVersionQtip();
     }
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+});
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 41080c092..97a1bddf2 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@
         "ise/php-soundcloud": "3.0.1",
         "massivescale/celery-php": "2.0.*@dev",
         "simplepie/simplepie": "dev-master",
-        "zendframework/zendframework1": "^1.12"
+        "zendframework/zendframework1": "^1.12",
+        "composer/semver": "^1.4"
     },
     "require-dev": {
         "phpunit/phpunit": "^4.3",
diff --git a/composer.lock b/composer.lock
index d302bacf1..cc0730007 100644
--- a/composer.lock
+++ b/composer.lock
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
         "Read more about it at https://getcomposer.org/doc/01-basic-usage.md#composer-lock-the-lock-file",
         "This file is @generated automatically"
     ],
-    "content-hash": "33cfdc655be243bdcabe59ca6f3ca434",
+    "content-hash": "2770ac91638846655f6d1cfc549df150",
     "packages": [
         {
             "name": "aws/aws-sdk-php",
@@ -73,6 +73,68 @@
             ],
             "time": "2014-12-08T21:56:46+00:00"
         },
+        {
+            "name": "composer/semver",
+            "version": "1.4.2",
+            "source": {
+                "type": "git",
+                "url": "https://github.com/composer/semver.git",
+                "reference": "c7cb9a2095a074d131b65a8a0cd294479d785573"
+            },
+            "dist": {
+                "type": "zip",
+                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/composer/semver/zipball/c7cb9a2095a074d131b65a8a0cd294479d785573",
+                "reference": "c7cb9a2095a074d131b65a8a0cd294479d785573",
+                "shasum": ""
+            },
+            "require": {
+                "php": "^5.3.2 || ^7.0"
+            },
+            "require-dev": {
+                "phpunit/phpunit": "^4.5 || ^5.0.5",
+                "phpunit/phpunit-mock-objects": "2.3.0 || ^3.0"
+            },
+            "type": "library",
+            "extra": {
+                "branch-alias": {
+                    "dev-master": "1.x-dev"
+                }
+            },
+            "autoload": {
+                "psr-4": {
+                    "Composer\\Semver\\": "src"
+                }
+            },
+            "notification-url": "https://packagist.org/downloads/",
+            "license": [
+                "MIT"
+            ],
+            "authors": [
+                {
+                    "name": "Nils Adermann",
+                    "email": "naderman@naderman.de",
+                    "homepage": "http://www.naderman.de"
+                },
+                {
+                    "name": "Jordi Boggiano",
+                    "email": "j.boggiano@seld.be",
+                    "homepage": "http://seld.be"
+                },
+                {
+                    "name": "Rob Bast",
+                    "email": "rob.bast@gmail.com",
+                    "homepage": "http://robbast.nl"
+                }
+            ],
+            "description": "Semver library that offers utilities, version constraint parsing and validation.",
+            "keywords": [
+                "semantic",
+                "semver",
+                "validation",
+                "versioning"
+            ],
+            "time": "2016-08-30T16:08:34+00:00"
+        },
         {
             "name": "guzzle/guzzle",
             "version": "v3.9.3",
@@ -268,7 +330,7 @@
                 "queue",
                 "task"
             ],
-            "time": "2015-04-17T10:58:54+00:00"
+            "time": "2015-04-17 10:58:54"
         },
         {
             "name": "phing/phing",
@@ -536,16 +598,22 @@
             "source": {
                 "type": "git",
                 "url": "https://github.com/simplepie/simplepie.git",
-                "reference": "6102a15d768c7d81fe48f7e2f1d8cf9e71e5959f"
+                "reference": "eb6dd2d578dd62a1eec68b60cdda8c4a38a8de49"
             },
             "dist": {
                 "type": "zip",
-                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/simplepie/simplepie/zipball/6102a15d768c7d81fe48f7e2f1d8cf9e71e5959f",
-                "reference": "6102a15d768c7d81fe48f7e2f1d8cf9e71e5959f",
+                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/simplepie/simplepie/zipball/eb6dd2d578dd62a1eec68b60cdda8c4a38a8de49",
+                "reference": "eb6dd2d578dd62a1eec68b60cdda8c4a38a8de49",
                 "shasum": ""
             },
             "require": {
-                "php": ">=5.2.0"
+                "php": ">=5.3.0"
+            },
+            "require-dev": {
+                "phpunit/phpunit": "~4 || ~5"
+            },
+            "suggest": {
+                "mf2/mf2": "Microformat module that allows for parsing HTML for microformats"
             },
             "type": "library",
             "autoload": {
@@ -582,7 +650,7 @@
                 "feeds",
                 "rss"
             ],
-            "time": "2015-09-02T01:14:05+00:00"
+            "time": "2017-02-28 01:12:12"
         },
         {
             "name": "symfony/event-dispatcher",