diff --git a/zeapp/android/src/main/java/de/berlindroid/zeapp/zeservices/ZeContributorsService.kt b/zeapp/android/src/main/java/de/berlindroid/zeapp/zeservices/ZeContributorsService.kt
deleted file mode 100644
index 198cb168..00000000
--- a/zeapp/android/src/main/java/de/berlindroid/zeapp/zeservices/ZeContributorsService.kt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,58 +0,0 @@
-package de.berlindroid.zeapp.zeservices
-
-import de.berlindroid.zeapp.zeui.zeabout.Contributor
-import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
-import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.Flow
-import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.flow
-import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.flowOn
-import kotlinx.serialization.SerialName
-import kotlinx.serialization.Serializable
-import kotlinx.serialization.json.Json
-import okhttp3.MediaType.Companion.toMediaType
-import retrofit2.Retrofit
-import retrofit2.converter.kotlinx.serialization.asConverterFactory
-import retrofit2.http.GET
-import retrofit2.http.Query
-import javax.inject.Inject
-
-class ZeContributorsService @Inject constructor() {
-    fun contributors(page: Int): Flow<List<Contributor>> = flow {
-        val contributors = githubApiService.getContributors(page)
-
-        emit(
-            contributors.map { Contributor(it.login, it.url, it.imageUrl, it.contributions) },
-        )
-    }.flowOn(Dispatchers.IO)
-}
-
-private val json = Json {
-    ignoreUnknownKeys = true
-}
-
-private val retrofit = Retrofit.Builder()
-    .baseUrl("https://api.github.com/repos/gdg-berlin-android/zebadge/")
-    .addConverterFactory(json.asConverterFactory("application/json".toMediaType()))
-    .build()
-
-private val githubApiService = retrofit.create(GithubApi::class.java)
-
-private interface GithubApi {
-
-    @Serializable
-    data class Contributor(
-        @SerialName(value = "login")
-        val login: String,
-
-        @SerialName(value = "contributions")
-        val contributions: Int,
-
-        @SerialName(value = "html_url")
-        val url: String,
-
-        @SerialName(value = "avatar_url")
-        val imageUrl: String,
-    )
-
-    @GET("contributors")
-    suspend fun getContributors(@Query("page") page: Int): List<Contributor>
-}
diff --git a/zeapp/android/src/main/java/de/berlindroid/zeapp/zeservices/github/GitHubApi.kt b/zeapp/android/src/main/java/de/berlindroid/zeapp/zeservices/github/GitHubApi.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fca881e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zeapp/android/src/main/java/de/berlindroid/zeapp/zeservices/github/GitHubApi.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+package de.berlindroid.zeapp.zeservices.github
+
+import kotlinx.serialization.SerialName
+import kotlinx.serialization.Serializable
+import retrofit2.http.GET
+import retrofit2.http.Query
+
+interface GitHubApi {
+
+    @Serializable
+    data class Contributor(
+        @SerialName(value = "login")
+        val login: String,
+
+        @SerialName(value = "contributions")
+        val contributions: Int,
+
+        @SerialName(value = "html_url")
+        val url: String,
+
+        @SerialName(value = "avatar_url")
+        val imageUrl: String,
+    )
+
+    @Serializable
+    data class Release(
+        @SerialName(value = "url")
+        val url: String,
+
+        @SerialName(value = "name")
+        val name: String,
+
+        @SerialName(value = "tag_name")
+        val tagName: String,
+    )
+
+    @GET("contributors")
+    suspend fun getContributors(@Query("page") page: Int): List<Contributor>
+
+    @GET("releases")
+    suspend fun getReleases(@Query("per_page") pageSize: Int = 30): List<Release>
+}
diff --git a/zeapp/android/src/main/java/de/berlindroid/zeapp/zeservices/github/ZeContributorsService.kt b/zeapp/android/src/main/java/de/berlindroid/zeapp/zeservices/github/ZeContributorsService.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8bae1b9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zeapp/android/src/main/java/de/berlindroid/zeapp/zeservices/github/ZeContributorsService.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+package de.berlindroid.zeapp.zeservices.github
+
+import de.berlindroid.zeapp.zeui.zeabout.Contributor
+import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.Flow
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.flow
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.flowOn
+import javax.inject.Inject
+
+class ZeContributorsService @Inject constructor(
+    private val githubApi: GitHubApi,
+) {
+    fun contributors(page: Int): Flow<List<Contributor>> = flow {
+        val contributors = githubApi.getContributors(page)
+
+        emit(
+            contributors.map { Contributor(it.login, it.url, it.imageUrl, it.contributions) },
+        )
+    }.flowOn(Dispatchers.IO)
+}
diff --git a/zeapp/android/src/main/java/de/berlindroid/zeapp/zeservices/github/ZeGitHubModule.kt b/zeapp/android/src/main/java/de/berlindroid/zeapp/zeservices/github/ZeGitHubModule.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0fdf7274
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zeapp/android/src/main/java/de/berlindroid/zeapp/zeservices/github/ZeGitHubModule.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+package de.berlindroid.zeapp.zeservices.github
+
+import dagger.Module
+import dagger.Provides
+import dagger.hilt.InstallIn
+import dagger.hilt.components.SingletonComponent
+import kotlinx.serialization.json.Json
+import okhttp3.MediaType.Companion.toMediaType
+import retrofit2.Retrofit
+import retrofit2.converter.kotlinx.serialization.asConverterFactory
+
+@Module
+@InstallIn(SingletonComponent::class)
+object ZeGitHubModule {
+
+    private val json = Json {
+        ignoreUnknownKeys = true
+    }
+
+    private val retrofit = Retrofit.Builder()
+        .baseUrl("https://api.github.com/repos/gdg-berlin-android/zebadge/")
+        .addConverterFactory(json.asConverterFactory("application/json".toMediaType()))
+        .build()
+
+    @Provides
+    fun gitHubApiService(): GitHubApi = retrofit.create(GitHubApi::class.java)
+}
diff --git a/zeapp/android/src/main/java/de/berlindroid/zeapp/zeservices/github/ZeReleaseService.kt b/zeapp/android/src/main/java/de/berlindroid/zeapp/zeservices/github/ZeReleaseService.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..76cec347
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zeapp/android/src/main/java/de/berlindroid/zeapp/zeservices/github/ZeReleaseService.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+package de.berlindroid.zeapp.zeservices.github
+
+import de.berlindroid.zeapp.BuildConfig
+import okio.IOException
+import retrofit2.HttpException
+import timber.log.Timber
+import javax.inject.Inject
+
+class ZeReleaseService @Inject constructor(
+    private val githubApi: GitHubApi,
+) {
+    suspend fun getLatestRelease() = try {
+        // We only need the latest release
+        githubApi.getReleases(pageSize = 1).firstOrNull()
+    } catch (ioException: IOException) {
+        Timber.w("Failed to get latest version", ioException)
+        null
+    } catch (httpException: HttpException) {
+        Timber.w("Failed to get latest version", httpException)
+        null
+    }
+
+    suspend fun getNewRelease(): Int? =
+        try {
+            getLatestRelease()?.tagName?.toInt()?.takeIf {
+                it > BuildConfig.VERSION_CODE
+            }
+        } catch (nfe: NumberFormatException) {
+            null
+        }
+}
diff --git a/zeapp/android/src/main/java/de/berlindroid/zeapp/zeui/zeabout/ZeAboutViewModel.kt b/zeapp/android/src/main/java/de/berlindroid/zeapp/zeui/zeabout/ZeAboutViewModel.kt
index 22f7d572..8a592635 100644
--- a/zeapp/android/src/main/java/de/berlindroid/zeapp/zeui/zeabout/ZeAboutViewModel.kt
+++ b/zeapp/android/src/main/java/de/berlindroid/zeapp/zeui/zeabout/ZeAboutViewModel.kt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package de.berlindroid.zeapp.zeui.zeabout
 import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModel
 import androidx.lifecycle.viewModelScope
 import dagger.hilt.android.lifecycle.HiltViewModel
-import de.berlindroid.zeapp.zeservices.ZeContributorsService
+import de.berlindroid.zeapp.zeservices.github.ZeContributorsService
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.MutableStateFlow
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.asStateFlow
 import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
diff --git a/zeapp/android/src/main/java/de/berlindroid/zeapp/zeui/zehome/ZeDrawerContent.kt b/zeapp/android/src/main/java/de/berlindroid/zeapp/zeui/zehome/ZeDrawerContent.kt
index 8f25d740..f6d1693e 100644
--- a/zeapp/android/src/main/java/de/berlindroid/zeapp/zeui/zehome/ZeDrawerContent.kt
+++ b/zeapp/android/src/main/java/de/berlindroid/zeapp/zeui/zehome/ZeDrawerContent.kt
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ import androidx.compose.material3.NavigationDrawerItem
 import androidx.compose.material3.NavigationDrawerItemDefaults
 import androidx.compose.material3.Text
 import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
+import androidx.compose.runtime.collectAsState
+import androidx.compose.runtime.getValue
 import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
 import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.painter.Painter
 import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.vector.ImageVector
@@ -26,6 +28,7 @@ import androidx.compose.ui.res.painterResource
 import androidx.compose.ui.res.stringResource
 import androidx.compose.ui.tooling.preview.Preview
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
+import androidx.hilt.navigation.compose.hiltViewModel
 import de.berlindroid.zeapp.R
 import de.berlindroid.zeapp.zeui.zetheme.ZeBlack
 import de.berlindroid.zeapp.zeui.zetheme.ZeWhite
@@ -43,6 +46,9 @@ internal fun ZeDrawerContent(
     onCloseDrawer: () -> Unit = {},
     onTitleClick: () -> Unit = {},
 ) {
+    val viewModel: ZeDrawerViewModel = hiltViewModel()
+    val uiState by viewModel.uiState.collectAsState()
+
     @Composable
     fun NavDrawerItem(
         text: String,
@@ -173,6 +179,14 @@ internal fun ZeDrawerContent(
                 )
             }
 
+            uiState.newReleaseVersion?.let { version ->
+                item {
+                    Text(
+                        stringResource(id = R.string.ze_navdrawer_new_release, version),
+                        modifier = Modifier.padding(horizontal = 16.dp, vertical = 8.dp),
+                    )
+                }
+            }
             item {
                 NavDrawerItem(
                     text = stringResource(id = R.string.ze_navdrawer_open_release_page),
diff --git a/zeapp/android/src/main/java/de/berlindroid/zeapp/zeui/zehome/ZeDrawerViewModel.kt b/zeapp/android/src/main/java/de/berlindroid/zeapp/zeui/zehome/ZeDrawerViewModel.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6c4c8353
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zeapp/android/src/main/java/de/berlindroid/zeapp/zeui/zehome/ZeDrawerViewModel.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+package de.berlindroid.zeapp.zeui.zehome
+
+import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModel
+import androidx.lifecycle.viewModelScope
+import dagger.hilt.android.lifecycle.HiltViewModel
+import de.berlindroid.zeapp.zeservices.github.ZeReleaseService
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.MutableStateFlow
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.asStateFlow
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.update
+import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
+import javax.inject.Inject
+
+@HiltViewModel
+class ZeDrawerViewModel @Inject constructor(
+    private val releaseService: ZeReleaseService,
+) : ViewModel() {
+
+    private val _uiState = MutableStateFlow(UiState())
+    val uiState = _uiState.asStateFlow()
+
+    init {
+        checkForNewRelease()
+    }
+
+    private fun checkForNewRelease() {
+        viewModelScope.launch {
+            val newReleaseVersion = releaseService.getNewRelease()
+            _uiState.update {
+                it.copy(
+                    newReleaseVersion = newReleaseVersion,
+                )
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    data class UiState(
+        val newReleaseVersion: Int? = null, // Version of a new release, in case there is one
+    )
+}
diff --git a/zeapp/android/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/zeapp/android/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 9544f45a..0ea70cc6 100644
--- a/zeapp/android/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/zeapp/android/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
     <string name="ze_navdrawer_save_all_pages">Save all pages to badge</string>
     <string name="ze_navdrawer_update_config">Update config on badge</string>
     <string name="ze_navdrawer_send_random_page">Send random page to badge</string>
+    <string name="ze_navdrawer_new_release">✨ New release available: %d</string>
     <string name="ze_navdrawer_open_release_page">Open release page</string>
     <string name="ze_navdrawer_contributors">Contributors</string>
     <string name="ze_navdrawer_open_source">Open Source</string>