diff --git a/src/cmds/check.rs b/src/cmds/check.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4d29d95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cmds/check.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+use clap::Parser;
+
+use crate::{Config, manifest, updates};
+
+#[derive(Parser, Default)]
+pub struct Args {
+    #[arg(short, long)]
+    pub silent: bool,
+
+    #[arg(short, long)]
+    pub force: bool,
+
+    #[arg(short, long)]
+    pub verbose: bool,
+}
+
+fn print_update(update: &updates::Update, manifest: &manifest::Manifest) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    let tool = manifest.tool_by_name(&update.tool).unwrap();
+
+    if let Some(current) = update.current()? {
+        println!("\nYour version of {} needs to be updated 😬", tool.name);
+        println!("  Current version: {current}");
+        println!("  Requested version: {}", update.requested);
+    } else {
+        println!("\nYour need to install {} 📦", tool.name);
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+pub async fn run(args: &Args, config: &Config) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    let manifest = manifest::load_manifest(config, args.force).await?;
+
+    let updates = updates::load_updates(&manifest, config, args.force).await?;
+
+    if args.silent {
+        return Ok(());
+    }
+
+    if updates.is_empty() {
+        println!("You are up to date 🎉");
+        return Ok(());
+    }
+
+    if !args.verbose {
+        println!("You have {} update/s to install 📦", updates.len());
+    } else {
+        for update in updates {
+            print_update(&update, &manifest)?;
+        }
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/src/cmds/install.rs b/src/cmds/install.rs
index bdfc052..2573ed1 100644
--- a/src/cmds/install.rs
+++ b/src/cmds/install.rs
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ use std::path::PathBuf;
 use tar::Archive;
 use xz2::read::XzDecoder;
 
-use crate::bin;
 use crate::manifest;
+use crate::updates;
 use crate::{Config, manifest::*};
 
 #[derive(Parser, Default)]
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ pub async fn download_tool_from_asset(tool: &Tool, asset: &Asset, config: &Confi
         tool.name,
         install_dir.join(&tool.name).display()
     );
+
     println!();
 
     Ok(())
@@ -203,23 +204,6 @@ async fn find_matching_release(
     Ok(None)
 }
 
-async fn find_installed_version(tool: &Tool, config: &Config) -> anyhow::Result<Option<Version>> {
-    if !bin::is_installed(tool, config).await? {
-        return Ok(None);
-    }
-
-    let current_version = bin::check_current_version(tool, config).await;
-
-    match current_version {
-        Ok(version) => Ok(Some(version)),
-        Err(_) => {
-            // if the version command fails, we assume there's something wrong with the
-            // binary and respond as if it wasn't installed
-            Ok(None)
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 async fn install_tool(tool: &Tool, requested: &VersionReq, config: &Config) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     println!("\n> Installing {} at version {}", tool.name, requested);
 
@@ -240,38 +224,35 @@ async fn install_tool(tool: &Tool, requested: &VersionReq, config: &Config) -> a
     Ok(())
 }
 
-pub async fn run(args: &Args, config: &Config) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+pub async fn run(_args: &Args, config: &Config) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     let manifest = manifest::load_manifest(config, true).await?;
 
-    let to_install: Vec<_> = if let Some(filter) = &args.tool {
-        manifest.tools().filter(|x| x.name == *filter).collect()
-    } else {
-        manifest.tools().collect()
-    };
+    let updates = updates::check_updates(&manifest, config).await?;
 
-    if to_install.is_empty() {
-        return Err(anyhow::anyhow!("No tools found to install"));
+    if updates.is_empty() {
+        println!("You are up to date 🎉");
+        return Ok(());
     }
 
-    for tool in to_install.iter() {
-        let current = find_installed_version(tool, config).await?;
-        let requested = VersionReq::parse(&tool.version)?;
+    for update in updates {
+        let tool = manifest.tool_by_name(&update.tool).unwrap();
 
-        if let Some(current) = current {
-            if requested.matches(&current) {
-                println!("\nYour version of {} is up to date 👌", tool.name);
-
-                continue;
-            } else {
-                println!("\nYour version of {} needs to be updated 😬", tool.name);
-                println!("  Current version: {current}");
-                println!("  Requested version: {requested}");
-            }
+        if let Some(current) = update.current()? {
+            println!("\nYour version of {} needs to be updated 😬", tool.name);
+            println!("  Current version: {current}");
+            println!("  Requested version: {}", update.requested);
         } else {
             println!("\nYour need to install {} 📦", tool.name);
         }
 
-        install_tool(tool, &requested, config).await?;
+        install_tool(tool, &update.requested()?, config).await?;
+    }
+
+    // we do a second check to make sure we have the latest updates
+    let after = updates::check_updates(&manifest, config).await?;
+
+    if !after.is_empty() {
+        println!("Seems that you still have updates to install, please run `tx3up install` again",);
     }
 
     Ok(())
diff --git a/src/cmds/mod.rs b/src/cmds/mod.rs
index 03ca510..ff8774c 100644
--- a/src/cmds/mod.rs
+++ b/src/cmds/mod.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+pub mod check;
 pub mod default;
 pub mod install;
 pub mod show;
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index d7a817f..beb0c64 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ mod bin;
 mod cmds;
 mod manifest;
 mod perm_path;
+mod updates;
 
 pub const BANNER: &str = color_print::cstr! {
 r#"
@@ -32,10 +33,10 @@ struct Cli {
 
 #[derive(Subcommand)]
 enum Commands {
-    /// Install the tx3 toolchain
+    /// Install or update the tx3 toolchain
     Install(cmds::install::Args),
-    /// Update the tx3 toolchain to the latest version
-    Update,
+    /// Check for updates
+    Check(cmds::check::Args),
     /// Uninstall the tx3 toolchain
     Uninstall,
     /// Set the default channel
@@ -84,6 +85,10 @@ impl Config {
     pub fn manifest_file(&self) -> PathBuf {
         self.channel_dir().join("manifest.json")
     }
+
+    pub fn updates_file(&self) -> PathBuf {
+        self.channel_dir().join("updates.json")
+    }
 }
 
 #[tokio::main]
@@ -100,7 +105,7 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     if let Some(command) = cli.command {
         match command {
             Commands::Install(args) => cmds::install::run(&args, &config).await?,
-            Commands::Update => todo!(),
+            Commands::Check(args) => cmds::check::run(&args, &config).await?,
             Commands::Uninstall => todo!(),
             Commands::Default(args) => cmds::default::run(&args, &config).await?,
             Commands::Show(args) => cmds::show::run(&args, &config).await?,
diff --git a/src/manifest.rs b/src/manifest.rs
index 7e0c5d8..aea0ec5 100644
--- a/src/manifest.rs
+++ b/src/manifest.rs
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ impl Manifest {
     pub fn tools(&self) -> impl Iterator<Item = &Tool> {
         self.tools.iter()
     }
+
+    pub fn tool_by_name(&self, name: &str) -> Option<&Tool> {
+        self.tools.iter().find(|tool| tool.name == name)
+    }
 }
 
 async fn fetch_manifest_content(url: &str) -> anyhow::Result<String> {
diff --git a/src/updates.rs b/src/updates.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..52706ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/updates.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+use anyhow::Context as _;
+use semver::{Version, VersionReq};
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use tokio::fs;
+
+use crate::{
+    Config, bin,
+    manifest::{Manifest, Tool},
+};
+
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct Update {
+    pub tool: String,
+    pub current: Option<String>,
+    pub requested: String,
+}
+
+impl Update {
+    pub fn requested(&self) -> anyhow::Result<VersionReq> {
+        VersionReq::parse(&self.requested).context("parsing requested version")
+    }
+
+    pub fn current(&self) -> anyhow::Result<Option<Version>> {
+        if let Some(current) = &self.current {
+            Ok(Some(
+                Version::parse(current).context("parsing current version")?,
+            ))
+        } else {
+            Ok(None)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+async fn find_installed_version(tool: &Tool, config: &Config) -> anyhow::Result<Option<Version>> {
+    if !bin::is_installed(tool, config).await? {
+        return Ok(None);
+    }
+
+    let current_version = bin::check_current_version(tool, config).await;
+
+    match current_version {
+        Ok(version) => Ok(Some(version)),
+        Err(_) => {
+            // if the version command fails, we assume there's something wrong with the
+            // binary and respond as if it wasn't installed
+            Ok(None)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+async fn evaluate_update(tool: &Tool, config: &Config) -> anyhow::Result<Option<Update>> {
+    let current = find_installed_version(tool, config).await?;
+    let requested = VersionReq::parse(&tool.version)?;
+
+    if let Some(current) = &current {
+        if requested.matches(&current) {
+            return Ok(None);
+        }
+    }
+
+    Ok(Some(Update {
+        tool: tool.name.clone(),
+        current: current.map(|v| v.to_string()),
+        requested: requested.to_string(),
+    }))
+}
+
+async fn save_updates(updates: &[Update], config: &Config) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    fs::create_dir_all(config.channel_dir())
+        .await
+        .context("creating channel dir")?;
+
+    fs::write(
+        config.updates_file(),
+        serde_json::to_string(&updates)?.as_bytes(),
+    )
+    .await
+    .context("writing updates file")?;
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+pub async fn clear_updates(config: &Config) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    fs::remove_file(config.updates_file())
+        .await
+        .context("removing updates file")?;
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+pub async fn check_updates(manifest: &Manifest, config: &Config) -> anyhow::Result<Vec<Update>> {
+    let mut updates = vec![];
+
+    for tool in manifest.tools() {
+        if let Some(update) = evaluate_update(tool, config).await? {
+            updates.push(update);
+        }
+    }
+
+    save_updates(&updates, config).await?;
+
+    Ok(updates)
+}
+
+pub async fn load_updates(
+    manifest: &Manifest,
+    config: &Config,
+    force_check: bool,
+) -> anyhow::Result<Vec<Update>> {
+    let updates_file = config.updates_file();
+
+    if !updates_file.exists() || force_check {
+        check_updates(manifest, config).await?;
+    }
+
+    let updates = fs::read_to_string(updates_file)
+        .await
+        .context("reading updates file")?;
+
+    let updates: Vec<Update> = serde_json::from_str(&updates)?;
+
+    Ok(updates)
+}