diff --git a/framework/python/src/api/api.py b/framework/python/src/api/api.py
index f332bad74..745303701 100644
--- a/framework/python/src/api/api.py
+++ b/framework/python/src/api/api.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 from json import JSONDecodeError
 import os
 import psutil
+import requests
 import threading
 import uvicorn
 
@@ -34,6 +35,8 @@
 DEVICE_TEST_MODULES_KEY = "test_modules"
 DEVICES_PATH = "/usr/local/testrun/local/devices"
 
+LATEST_RELEASE_CHECK = "https://api.github.com/repos/google/testrun/releases/latest"
+
 class Api:
   """Provide REST endpoints to manage Testrun"""
 
@@ -55,6 +58,8 @@ def __init__(self, test_run):
                                methods=["POST"])
     self._router.add_api_route("/system/status", self.get_status)
 
+    self._router.add_api_route("/system/version", self.get_version)
+
     # Deprecated: /history will be removed in version 1.1
     self._router.add_api_route("/history", self.get_reports)
 
@@ -206,6 +211,46 @@ async def stop_test_run(self):
   async def get_status(self):
     return self._test_run.get_session().to_json()
 
+  async def get_version(self, response: Response):
+    json_response = {}
+
+    # Obtain the current version
+    current_version = self._session.get_version()
+
+    # Check if current version was able to be obtained
+    if current_version is None:
+      response.status_code = 500
+      return self._generate_msg(False, "Could not fetch current version")
+
+    # Set the installed version
+    json_response["installed_version"] = current_version
+
+    # Check latest version number from GitHub API
+    version_check = requests.get(LATEST_RELEASE_CHECK, timeout=5)
+
+    # Check OK response was received
+    if version_check.status_code != 200:
+      response.status_code = 500
+      return self._generate_msg(False, "Failed to fetch latest version")
+
+    # Extract version number from response, removing the leading 'v'
+    latest_version_no = version_check.json()["name"].strip("v")
+    LOGGER.debug(f"Latest version available is {latest_version_no}")
+
+    # Craft JSON response
+    json_response["latest_version"] = latest_version_no
+    json_response["latest_version_url"] = version_check.json()["html_url"]
+
+    # String comparison between current and latest version
+    if latest_version_no > current_version:
+      json_response["update_available"] = True
+      LOGGER.debug("An update is available")
+    else:
+      json_response["update_available"] = False
+      LOGGER.debug("The latest version is installed")
+
+    return json_response
+
   async def get_reports(self):
     LOGGER.debug("Received reports list request")
     return self._session.get_all_reports()
diff --git a/framework/python/src/common/session.py b/framework/python/src/common/session.py
index dd9a50b59..feb4fb60f 100644
--- a/framework/python/src/common/session.py
+++ b/framework/python/src/common/session.py
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ def __init__(self, config_file):
     self._runtime_params = []
     self._device_repository = []
     self._total_tests = 0
+
+    self._version = None
+    self._load_version()
+
     self._config_file = config_file
     self._config = self._get_default_config()
     self._load_config()
@@ -120,6 +124,17 @@ def _load_config(self):
 
       LOGGER.debug(self._config)
 
+  def _load_version(self):
+    version_cmd = util.run_command('dpkg-query --showformat=\'${Version}\' --show testrun')
+
+    if version_cmd:
+      version = version_cmd[0]
+      LOGGER.info(f'Running Testrun version {version}')
+    self._version = version
+
+  def get_version(self):
+    return self._version
+
   def _save_config(self):
     with open(self._config_file, 'w', encoding='utf-8') as f:
       f.write(json.dumps(self._config, indent=2))