diff --git a/.app_version b/.app_version
index 00d2c880..699c6c6d 100644
--- a/.app_version
+++ b/.app_version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.1.7.4
+0.1.8
diff --git a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
index a0246a9f..9f78ffb5 100644
--- a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
@@ -62,4 +62,8 @@ module ApplicationHelper
       CheckAppVersion.new.call
     end
   end
+
+  def app_version
+    File.read('.app_version').strip
+  end
 end
diff --git a/app/services/check_app_version.rb b/app/services/check_app_version.rb
index 4cc0eeb3..745911f7 100644
--- a/app/services/check_app_version.rb
+++ b/app/services/check_app_version.rb
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ class CheckAppVersion
 
   def call
     latest_version = JSON.parse(Net::HTTP.get(URI.parse(@repo_url)))[0]['name']
-    latest_version == @app_version
+    latest_version != @app_version
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/views/shared/_navbar.html.erb b/app/views/shared/_navbar.html.erb
index 9cb9ee1d..aff0955a 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/_navbar.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/shared/_navbar.html.erb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     <%= link_to 'DaWarIch', root_path, class: 'btn btn-ghost normal-case text-xl'%>
     <div class="badge mx-4 <%= 'badge-outline' if new_version_available? %> ">
       <a href="https://github.com/Freika/dawarich/releases/latest" target="_blank">
-        0.1.7.3
+        <%= app_version %>
         <% if new_version_available? %>
           <span class="tooltip tooltip-bottom" data-tip="Check out Github releases!">
             &nbspNew version available