diff --git a/src/main/java/de/fussball/plugin/Fussball.java b/src/main/java/de/fussball/plugin/Fussball.java
index a37ef56..42fc840 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/fussball/plugin/Fussball.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/fussball/plugin/Fussball.java
@@ -10,11 +10,15 @@ import de.fussball.plugin.placeholders.FussballPlaceholders;
 import de.fussball.plugin.stats.MatchHistory;
 import de.fussball.plugin.stats.StatsManager;
 import de.fussball.plugin.utils.Messages;
+import de.fussball.plugin.utils.UpdateChecker;
 import org.bukkit.configuration.serialization.ConfigurationSerialization;
 import org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPlugin;
 
 public class Fussball extends JavaPlugin {
 
+    /** SpigotMC-Ressourcen-ID – anpassen sobald das Plugin hochgeladen ist! */
+    private static final int SPIGOT_RESOURCE_ID = 132994;
+
     private static Fussball instance;
     private ArenaManager  arenaManager;
     private GameManager   gameManager;
@@ -50,6 +54,17 @@ public class Fussball extends JavaPlugin {
         }
 
         getLogger().info("⚽ Fußball-Plugin v" + getDescription().getVersion() + " gestartet!");
+
+        // ── Update-Check (asynchron, blockiert den Server nicht) ──────────────
+        new UpdateChecker(this, SPIGOT_RESOURCE_ID).getVersion(latestVersion -> {
+            if (getDescription().getVersion().equals(latestVersion)) {
+                getLogger().info("[Fussball] Plugin ist aktuell (v" + latestVersion + ").");
+            } else {
+                getLogger().warning("[Fussball] Neue Version verfügbar: v" + latestVersion
+                    + " (installiert: v" + getDescription().getVersion() + ")");
+                getLogger().warning("[Fussball] Download: https://www.spigotmc.org/resources/" + SPIGOT_RESOURCE_ID);
+            }
+        });
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/fussball/plugin/utils/UpdateChecker.java b/src/main/java/de/fussball/plugin/utils/UpdateChecker.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..90a3dcb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/de/fussball/plugin/utils/UpdateChecker.java
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+package de.fussball.plugin.utils;
+
+import org.bukkit.Bukkit;
+import org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPlugin;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.net.URL;
+import java.util.Scanner;
+import java.util.function.Consumer;
+
+/**
+ * Prüft asynchron, ob eine neuere Version des Plugins auf SpigotMC verfügbar ist.
+ * Basiert auf: https://www.spigotmc.org/wiki/creating-an-update-checker-that-checks-for-updates
+ *
+ * Verwendung in onEnable():
+ *   new UpdateChecker(this, RESOURCE_ID).getVersion(version -> { ... });
+ */
+public class UpdateChecker {
+
+    private final JavaPlugin plugin;
+    private final int resourceId;
+
+    public UpdateChecker(JavaPlugin plugin, int resourceId) {
+        this.plugin     = plugin;
+        this.resourceId = resourceId;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Ruft asynchron die neueste Version von der Spigot-API ab
+     * und übergibt sie dem angegebenen Consumer.
+     *
+     * @param consumer Callback, der die aktuelle SpigotMC-Version erhält
+     */
+    public void getVersion(final Consumer<String> consumer) {
+        Bukkit.getScheduler().runTaskAsynchronously(this.plugin, () -> {
+            try (InputStream is = new URL(
+                    "https://api.spigotmc.org/legacy/update.php?resource=" + this.resourceId + "/~"
+            ).openStream();
+                 Scanner scanner = new Scanner(is)) {
+
+                if (scanner.hasNext()) {
+                    consumer.accept(scanner.next());
+                }
+
+            } catch (IOException e) {
+                plugin.getLogger().warning("[Fussball] Update-Check fehlgeschlagen: " + e.getMessage());
+            }
+        });
+    }
+}
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