diff --git a/app/Filament/VersionProviders/SpeedtestTrackerVersionProvider.php b/app/Filament/VersionProviders/SpeedtestTrackerVersionProvider.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 569e53da9..000000000
--- a/app/Filament/VersionProviders/SpeedtestTrackerVersionProvider.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace App\Filament\VersionProviders;
-
-use Awcodes\FilamentVersions\Providers\Contracts\VersionProvider;
-
-class SpeedtestTrackerVersionProvider implements VersionProvider
-{
-    public function getName(): string
-    {
-        return 'App';
-    }
-
-    public function getVersion(): string
-    {
-        return app()->isProduction()
-            ? (config('speedtest.build_version'))
-            : config('app.env');
-    }
-}
diff --git a/app/Providers/Filament/AdminPanelProvider.php b/app/Providers/Filament/AdminPanelProvider.php
index b76c18b5e..15d972dee 100644
--- a/app/Providers/Filament/AdminPanelProvider.php
+++ b/app/Providers/Filament/AdminPanelProvider.php
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace App\Providers\Filament;
 
-use App\Filament\VersionProviders\SpeedtestTrackerVersionProvider;
-use Awcodes\FilamentVersions\VersionsPlugin;
+use App\Services\GitHub\Repository;
 use Filament\FontProviders\LocalFontProvider;
 use Filament\Http\Middleware\Authenticate;
 use Filament\Http\Middleware\DisableBladeIconComponents;
@@ -44,13 +43,6 @@ public function panel(Panel $panel): Panel
             ->discoverResources(in: app_path('Filament/Resources'), for: 'App\\Filament\\Resources')
             ->discoverPages(in: app_path('Filament/Pages'), for: 'App\\Filament\\Pages')
             ->pages([])
-            ->plugins([
-                VersionsPlugin::make()
-                    ->hasDefaults(false)
-                    ->items([
-                        new SpeedtestTrackerVersionProvider,
-                    ]),
-            ])
             ->discoverWidgets(in: app_path('Filament/Widgets'), for: 'App\\Filament\\Widgets')
             ->widgets([])
             ->databaseNotifications()
@@ -85,9 +77,10 @@ public function panel(Panel $panel): Panel
                     ->url('https://github.com/sponsors/alexjustesen', shouldOpenInNewTab: true)
                     ->icon('heroicon-o-banknotes')
                     ->group('Links'),
-                NavigationItem::make('GitHub')
+                NavigationItem::make(config('speedtest.build_version'))
                     ->url('https://github.com/alexjustesen/speedtest-tracker', shouldOpenInNewTab: true)
-                    ->icon('heroicon-o-code-bracket')
+                    ->icon('tabler-brand-github')
+                    ->badge(fn (): string => Repository::updateAvailable() ? 'Update Available!' : 'Up to Date')
                     ->group('Links'),
             ]);
     }
diff --git a/app/Services/GitHub/Repository.php b/app/Services/GitHub/Repository.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8cc50aee0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Services/GitHub/Repository.php
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Services\GitHub;
+
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Cache;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Http;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Log;
+use Throwable;
+
+class Repository
+{
+    /**
+     * Get the latest tagged version from the GitHub repository.
+     *
+     * @return string|false Returns the version tag (e.g., "v1.2.3") or false on failure
+     */
+    public static function getLatestVersion(): string|false
+    {
+        return Cache::remember('github.latest_version', now()->addHour(), function () {
+            try {
+                $response = Http::retry(3, 100)
+                    ->timeout(10)
+                    ->withHeaders([
+                        'Accept' => 'application/vnd.github.v3+json',
+                        'User-Agent' => 'speedtest-tracker',
+                    ])
+                    ->get('https://api.github.com/repos/alexjustesen/speedtest-tracker/releases/latest');
+
+                if (! $response->successful()) {
+                    Log::warning('Failed to fetch latest version from GitHub API', [
+                        'status' => $response->status(),
+                        'response' => $response->body(),
+                    ]);
+
+                    return false;
+                }
+
+                $data = $response->json();
+
+                if (! isset($data['tag_name'])) {
+                    Log::warning('GitHub API response missing tag_name field', ['response' => $data]);
+
+                    return false;
+                }
+
+                return $data['tag_name'];
+            } catch (Throwable $e) {
+                Log::error('Exception occurred while fetching latest version from GitHub', [
+                    'message' => $e->getMessage(),
+                    'file' => $e->getFile(),
+                    'line' => $e->getLine(),
+                ]);
+
+                return false;
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Check if a newer version is available.
+     *
+     * @return bool Returns true if a newer version is available, false if up to date or unable to determine
+     */
+    public static function updateAvailable(): bool
+    {
+        $currentVersion = config('speedtest.build_version');
+        $latestVersion = self::getLatestVersion();
+
+        if ($latestVersion === false) {
+            return false; // Unable to determine, assume no update available
+        }
+
+        // Normalize versions by removing 'v' prefix for comparison
+        $normalizedCurrent = ltrim($currentVersion, 'v');
+        $normalizedLatest = ltrim($latestVersion, 'v');
+
+        // Use version_compare to properly compare semantic versions
+        $comparison = version_compare($normalizedLatest, $normalizedCurrent);
+
+        return $comparison > 0; // 1 = latest is newer, 0 = equal, -1 = latest is older
+    }
+}
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 8fb1b8eae..274013c6c 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
     "license": "MIT",
     "require": {
         "php": "^8.2",
-        "awcodes/filament-versions": "^2.0.1",
         "chrisullyott/php-filesize": "^4.2.1",
         "dragonmantank/cron-expression": "^3.4.0",
         "filament/filament": "^3.3.31",
diff --git a/composer.lock b/composer.lock
index 7386fbbed..9e35d62df 100644
--- a/composer.lock
+++ b/composer.lock
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
         "Read more about it at https://getcomposer.org/doc/01-basic-usage.md#installing-dependencies",
         "This file is @generated automatically"
     ],
-    "content-hash": "f11783921ada2d4a89d1f546d1dffa9a",
+    "content-hash": "4183d0a201b5a4e5c9afc42741ea2924",
     "packages": [
         {
             "name": "anourvalar/eloquent-serialize",
@@ -72,70 +72,6 @@
             },
             "time": "2025-05-28T17:07:28+00:00"
         },
-        {
-            "name": "awcodes/filament-versions",
-            "version": "v2.0.1",
-            "source": {
-                "type": "git",
-                "url": "https://github.com/awcodes/filament-versions.git",
-                "reference": "7c5b518bc31d55bcdaa32db0cd61711a19478b34"
-            },
-            "dist": {
-                "type": "zip",
-                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/awcodes/filament-versions/zipball/7c5b518bc31d55bcdaa32db0cd61711a19478b34",
-                "reference": "7c5b518bc31d55bcdaa32db0cd61711a19478b34",
-                "shasum": ""
-            },
-            "require": {
-                "filament/filament": "^3.0",
-                "php": "^8.1",
-                "spatie/laravel-package-tools": "^1.14.2"
-            },
-            "require-dev": {
-                "laravel/pint": "^1.10"
-            },
-            "type": "package",
-            "extra": {
-                "laravel": {
-                    "providers": [
-                        "Awcodes\\FilamentVersions\\FilamentVersionsServiceProvider"
-                    ]
-                }
-            },
-            "autoload": {
-                "psr-4": {
-                    "Awcodes\\FilamentVersions\\": "src/"
-                }
-            },
-            "notification-url": "https://packagist.org/downloads/",
-            "license": [
-                "MIT"
-            ],
-            "authors": [
-                {
-                    "name": "Adam Weston",
-                    "email": "awcodes1@gmail.com",
-                    "role": "Developer"
-                }
-            ],
-            "description": "A mostly useless package to display framework versions at the bottom of the navigation panel.",
-            "keywords": [
-                "filament",
-                "framework",
-                "laravel"
-            ],
-            "support": {
-                "issues": "https://github.com/awcodes/filament-versions/issues",
-                "source": "https://github.com/awcodes/filament-versions/tree/v2.0.1"
-            },
-            "funding": [
-                {
-                    "url": "https://github.com/awcodes",
-                    "type": "github"
-                }
-            ],
-            "time": "2023-10-21T12:59:23+00:00"
-        },
         {
             "name": "blade-ui-kit/blade-heroicons",
             "version": "2.6.0",