diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/components/releaseInfo.vue b/packages/nc-gui/components/releaseInfo.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ab9a52a7e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/components/releaseInfo.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+<template>
+  <transition name="release">
+    <v-alert
+      v-if="releaseAlert"
+      class="mb-0"
+      border="left"
+      colored-border
+      outlined
+      type="info"
+      :icon="false"
+      dense
+    >
+      <a href="https://github.com/nocodb/nocodb/releases" target="_blank" class="white--text text-decoration-none"><span class="caption">New version is available (<strong>{{
+        releaseVersion
+      }}</strong>)</span></a>
+      <x-icon x-small :color="['grey lighten-2']" btnclass="mr-n2" @click="releaseAlert =false">
+        mdi-close
+      </x-icon>
+    </v-alert>
+  </transition>
+</template>
+
+<script>
+export default {
+  name: 'ReleaseInfo',
+  data: () => ({
+    loading: true
+  }),
+  computed: {
+    releaseAlert: {
+      get() {
+        return !this.loading && this.$store.state.app.releaseVersion && this.$store.state.app.releaseVersion !== this.$store.state.app.hiddenRelease
+      },
+      set(val) {
+        return this.$store.commit('app/MutHiddenRelease', val ? null : this.$store.state.app.releaseVersion)
+      }
+    },
+    releaseVersion() {
+      return this.$store.state.app.releaseVersion
+    }
+  },
+  mounted() {
+    setTimeout(() => {
+      this.loading = false
+    }, 1000)
+  }
+}
+</script>
+
+<style scoped>
+.release-enter-active, .release-leave-active {
+  transition: opacity .5s;
+}
+
+.release-enter, .release-leave-to {
+  opacity: 0;
+}
+</style>
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/components/utils/language.vue b/packages/nc-gui/components/utils/language.vue
index 77eca254b2..cec7fd5ed0 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/components/utils/language.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/components/utils/language.vue
@@ -2,11 +2,9 @@
   <div>
     <v-menu bottom offset-y>
       <template #activator="{on}">
-        <v-btn small class="text-capitalize caption font-weight-bold" text v-on="on">
-          <v-icon small class="">
-            mdi-translate
-          </v-icon>
-        </v-btn>
+        <v-icon size="20" class="ml-2" v-on="on">
+          mdi-translate
+        </v-icon>
       </template>
       <v-list dense>
         <v-list-item-group
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/layouts/default.vue b/packages/nc-gui/layouts/default.vue
index efa5d4d061..b381bb2197 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/layouts/default.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/layouts/default.vue
@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@
       <v-spacer />
 
       <v-toolbar-items class="hidden-sm-and-down">
+        <release-info class="mr-2 py-0" />
+
         <template v-if="isDashboard">
           <div>
             <x-btn v-if="_isUIAllowed('add-user')" small color="white" btn-class="primary--text" @click="rolesTabAdd">
@@ -544,6 +546,7 @@
 </template>
 
 <script>
+import ReleaseInfo from '@/components/releaseInfo'
 import { mapGetters, mapActions, mapMutations } from 'vuex'
 import 'splitpanes/dist/splitpanes.css'
 import { copyTextToClipboard } from '@/helpers/xutils'
@@ -558,6 +561,7 @@ import Language from '~/components/utils/language'
 
 export default {
   components: {
+    ReleaseInfo,
     Language,
     ChangeEnv,
     XBtn,
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/plugins/localStorage.js b/packages/nc-gui/plugins/localStorage.js
index 7755ad9b63..9155633ecd 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/plugins/localStorage.js
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/plugins/localStorage.js
@@ -1,66 +1,10 @@
 import createPersistedState from 'vuex-persistedstate'
 
-// var authRoute = require('../components/auth.routes');
-// var pollStarted = false;
 import SecureLS from 'secure-ls'
 import isDev from '../helpers/xutils'
 
-// const jExcelDark = {
-//   '--jexcel_header_color': '#888',
-//   '--jexcel_header_color_highlighted': '#444',
-//   '--jexcel_header_background': '#313131',
-//   '--jexcel_header_background_highlighted': '#777',
-//   '--jexcel_content_color': '#777',
-//   '--jexcel_content_color_highlighted': '#333',
-//   '--jexcel_content_background': '#3e3e3e',
-//   '--jexcel_content_background_highlighted': '#333',
-//   '--jexcel_menu_background': '#7e7e7e',
-//   '--jexcel_menu_background_highlighted': '#ebebeb',
-//   '--jexcel_menu_color': '#ddd',
-//   '--jexcel_menu_color_highlighted': '#222',
-//   '--jexcel_menu_box_shadow': 'unset',
-//   '--jexcel_border_color': '#5f5f5f',
-//   '--jexcel_border_color_highlighted': '#999',
-//   '--jexcel_cursor': '#333',
-//   '--active_color': '#eee'
-// };
-//
-//
-// const jExcelLight = {
-//   '--jexcel_header_color': '#000',
-//   '--jexcel_header_color_highlighted': '#000',
-//   '--jexcel_header_background': '#f3f3f3',
-//   '--jexcel_header_background_highlighted': '#dcdcdc',
-//   '--jexcel_content_color': '#000',
-//   '--jexcel_content_color_highlighted': '#000',
-//   '--jexcel_content_background': '#fff',
-//   '--jexcel_content_background_highlighted': 'rgba(0,0,0,0.05)',
-//   '--jexcel_menu_background': '#fff',
-//   '--jexcel_menu_background_highlighted': '#ebebeb',
-//   '--jexcel_menu_color': '#555',
-//   '--jexcel_menu_color_highlighted': '#555',
-//   '--jexcel_menu_box_shadow': '2px 2px 2px 0px rgba(143, 144, 145, 1)',
-//   '--jexcel_border_color': '#ccc',
-//   '--jexcel_border_color_highlighted': '#000',
-//   '--jexcel_cursor': '#eee',
-//   '--active_color': '#007aff'
-// };
-
 const ls = new SecureLS({ isCompression: false })
 
-// function toggleJexcelTheme(isDark) {
-//   const bodyStyles = document.body.style;
-//   if (isDark) {
-//     Object.entries(jExcelDark).forEach(([k, v]) => {
-//       bodyStyles.setProperty(k, v);
-//     })
-//   } else {
-//     Object.entries(jExcelLight).forEach(([k, v]) => {
-//       bodyStyles.setProperty(k, v);
-//     })
-//   }
-// }
-
 export default async({ store, $vuetify: { theme } }) => {
   /**
    *
@@ -68,8 +12,6 @@ export default async({ store, $vuetify: { theme } }) => {
   store.watch(
     state => state.windows.theme,
     (c) => {
-      // console.log(JSON.stringify(themes.dark,0,3))
-      // console.log(JSON.stringify(themes.light,0,3))
       theme.themes.dark = { ...theme.themes.dark, ...c }
       theme.themes.light = { ...theme.themes.light, ...c }
     }
@@ -77,16 +19,13 @@ export default async({ store, $vuetify: { theme } }) => {
   store.watch(
     state => state.windows.darkTheme,
     (isDark) => {
-      // if (isDark && !store.state.users.ui_ability.rules.darkTheme) setTimeout(() => store.commit('windows/MutToggleDarkMode', false), 10000)
       theme.dark = isDark
-      // toggleJexcelTheme(isDark);;
       document.body.classList.add(isDark ? 'dark' : 'light')
       document.body.classList.remove(isDark ? 'light' : 'dark')
     }
   )
   document.body.classList.add(store.state.windows.darkTheme ? 'dark' : 'light')
   document.body.classList.remove(store.state.windows.darkTheme ? 'light' : 'dark')
-  // toggleJexcelTheme(store.state.windows.darkTheme);
 
   // In case of HMR, mutation occurs before nuxReady, so previously saved state
   // gets replaced with original state received from server. So, we've to skip HMR.
@@ -105,7 +44,7 @@ export default async({ store, $vuetify: { theme } }) => {
       console.log(store.state.windows)
       console.log('Date difference ', await store.dispatch('windows/ActGetExpiryDate'))
     },
-    paths: ['users', 'sqlClient', 'apiClient', 'panelSize', 'windows', 'graphqlClient', 'apiClientSwagger'],
+    paths: ['users', 'sqlClient', 'apiClient', 'panelSize', 'windows', 'graphqlClient', 'apiClientSwagger', 'app'],
     ...(
       isDev()
         ? {}
@@ -118,50 +57,6 @@ export default async({ store, $vuetify: { theme } }) => {
           }
     )
   })(store) // vuex plugins can be connected to store, even after creation
-
-  // POLLING
-  //     // console.log(pollStarted)
-  //     if (!pollStarted) {
-  //       console.log('Starting poll action')
-  //       await store.dispatch('users/ActPollSession');
-  //       console.log('updating polling state')
-  //       pollStarted = true;
-  //     }
-  //
-  //
-  //     if (process.client && store.getters['users/GtrUser'] === null) {
-  //
-  //       console.log('Plugin in client: user data is null');
-  //
-  //       //if (authRoute.allowed(store, store.$router.history.current.path) === true) {
-  //       if (1) {
-  //         console.log('Plugin in client: URL has free access - do nothing');
-  //       } else {
-  //
-  //         console.log('Plugin in client: URL has auth access - get user since sometimes its not filled in');
-  //
-  //         let user = await store.$axios.get('/users/me');
-  //
-  //         if (user && user.data) {
-  //           console.log('setting user data + + + + +', user);
-  //           store.commit('MutSetUser', user.data);
-  //         } else {
-  //           console.log('User is null - should not have occured', user);
-  //         }
-  //
-  //         if (authRoute.allowed(store, store.$router.history.current.path) === false) {
-  //           //console.log(store.$router.history.current.path, 'not allowed without login - redirecting to /');
-  //           store.$router.push('/');
-  //         }
-  //       }
-  //
-  //     } else {
-  //       console.log('Plugin in client: user is present');
-  //     }
-  //
-
-  // })
-  // }
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/plugins/projectLoader.js b/packages/nc-gui/plugins/projectLoader.js
index 5c00639852..6efbbbb692 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/plugins/projectLoader.js
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/plugins/projectLoader.js
@@ -59,6 +59,22 @@ export default async({ store, redirect, $axios, $toast }) => {
     redirect('/')
   }
   // })
+
+  // fetch latest release info
+  const fetchReleaseInfo = async() => {
+    try {
+      const releaseInfo = await store.dispatch('sqlMgr/ActSqlOp', [null, 'xcRelease'])
+      if (releaseInfo && releaseInfo.docker && releaseInfo.docker.upgrade) {
+        store.commit('app/MutReleaseVersion', releaseInfo.docker.name)
+      }
+    } catch (e) {
+      // ignore
+    }
+  }
+
+  fetchReleaseInfo().then(() => {
+  })
+  setInterval(fetchReleaseInfo, 10 * 60 * 1000)
 }
 /**
  * @copyright Copyright (c) 2021, Xgene Cloud Ltd
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/store/app.js b/packages/nc-gui/store/app.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..af6106d80f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/store/app.js
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+export const state = () => ({
+  releaseVersion: null,
+  hiddenRelease: null
+})
+
+export const mutations = {
+  MutReleaseVersion(state, releaseVersion) {
+    state.releaseVersion = releaseVersion
+  },
+  MutHiddenRelease(state, hiddenRelease) {
+    state.hiddenRelease = hiddenRelease
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * @copyright Copyright (c) 2021, Xgene Cloud Ltd
+ *
+ * @author Naveen MR <oof1lab@gmail.com>
+ * @author Pranav C Balan <pranavxc@gmail.com>
+ *
+ * @license GNU AGPL version 3 or any later version
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ */