diff --git a/.DS_Store b/.DS_Store
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..397a6f2
Binary files /dev/null and b/.DS_Store differ
diff --git a/__init__.py b/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..adfbec4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+__version__ = "0.0.8"
+version_split = __version__.split(".")
+__spec_version__ = (
+    (1000 * int(version_split[0]))
+    + (10 * int(version_split[1]))
+    + (1 * int(version_split[2]))
+)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/validator/validator_daemon.py b/validator/validator_daemon.py
index d7f2259..b60f1f8 100644
--- a/validator/validator_daemon.py
+++ b/validator/validator_daemon.py
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 import numpy as np
 import bittensor as bt
 import logging
+import re
+import subprocess
+import codecs
 from typing import List
 from shared.debug_util import DEBUG_LOCAL
 from shared.log_data import LoggerType
@@ -128,6 +131,33 @@ def aggregate_results(results_dir, moving_scores):
                 bt.logging.error(f"DAEMON | Error deleting file {filepath}: {e}")
     return moving_scores, vericore_responses
 
+def update_repository():
+    bt.logging.info("checking repository updates")
+    try:
+        subprocess.run(["git", "pull"], check=True)
+    except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
+        bt.logging.error("Git pull failed")
+        return False
+
+    here = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
+    parent_dir = os.path.dirname(here) 
+    init_file_path = os.path.join(parent_dir, '__init__.py')
+    
+    with codecs.open(init_file_path, encoding='utf-8') as init_file:
+        version_match = re.search(r"^__version__ = ['\"]([^'\"]*)['\"]", init_file.read(), re.M)
+        if version_match:
+            new_version = version_match.group(1)
+            current_version = __version__ 
+            bt.logging.success(f"current version: {current_version}, new version: {new_version}")
+            if current_version != new_version:
+                try:
+                    # subprocess.run(["python3", "voiceguard/utils/download.py"], check=True)
+                    subprocess.run(["python3", "-m", "pip", "install", "-e", "."], check=True)
+                    os._exit(1)
+                except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
+                    bt.logging.error("Pip install failed")
+        else:
+            bt.logging.info("No changes detected!")
 
 def main():
     config = get_config()
@@ -200,6 +230,11 @@ def main():
                     incentives,
                 )
 
+            if step % 5 == 0:
+                update_repository()
+
+            step += 1
+            
             metagraph.sync()
             time.sleep(60)
         except KeyboardInterrupt: