diff --git a/src/hooks/useUpdateCheck.ts b/src/hooks/useUpdateCheck.ts
index 39a00bc..5856823 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useUpdateCheck.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useUpdateCheck.ts
@@ -1,20 +1,6 @@
 import { useState, useEffect, useCallback } from "react";
-import pkg from "../../package.json";
-const CURRENT_VERSION = pkg.version;
+declare const __BUILD_DATE__: string;
 const REPO_URL = "https://api.github.com/repos/LCE-Hub/LCE-Emerald-Launcher/releases/latest";
-function isNewerVersion(latest: string, current: string): boolean {
-  const latestParts = latest.split('.').map(Number);
-  const currentParts = current.split('.').map(Number);
-  for (let i = 0; i < Math.max(latestParts.length, currentParts.length); i++) {
-    const latestPart = latestParts[i] || 0;
-    const currentPart = currentParts[i] || 0;
-    if (latestPart > currentPart) return true;
-    if (latestPart < currentPart) return false;
-  }
-
-  return false;
-}
-
 export function useUpdateCheck() {
   const [updateMessage, setUpdateMessage] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const checkUpdates = useCallback(async () => {
@@ -22,10 +8,11 @@ export function useUpdateCheck() {
       const response = await fetch(REPO_URL);
       if (!response.ok) return;
       const data = await response.json();
-      const latestVersion = data.tag_name.replace(/^v/, '');
-      if (isNewerVersion(latestVersion, CURRENT_VERSION)) {
+      const latestDate = new Date(data.published_at);
+      const buildDate = new Date(__BUILD_DATE__);
+      if (latestDate > buildDate) {
         setUpdateMessage(`Version ${data.tag_name} is now available!`);
-      }
+      } 9
     } catch (e) {
       console.error("Failed to check for updates:", e);
     }
diff --git a/src/vite-env.d.ts b/src/vite-env.d.ts
index 7d0ff9e..f917b42 100644
--- a/src/vite-env.d.ts
+++ b/src/vite-env.d.ts
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
 /// <reference types="vite/client" />
+
+declare const __BUILD_DATE__: string;
diff --git a/vite.config.ts b/vite.config.ts
index 5bfc4ed..3a2912a 100644
--- a/vite.config.ts
+++ b/vite.config.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ export default defineConfig({
     react(),
     tailwindcss(),
   ],
+  define: {
+    __BUILD_DATE__: JSON.stringify(new Date().toISOString()),
+  },
   server: {
     port: 1420,
     strictPort: true,