diff --git a/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/minecraftserverlauncher/utility/Updater.java b/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/minecraftserverlauncher/utility/Updater.java
index 323c40b..5189d5f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/minecraftserverlauncher/utility/Updater.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/minecraftserverlauncher/utility/Updater.java
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public final class Updater {
         JsonObject jsonObject = new JsonParser().parse(data).getAsJsonObject();
         String latest = jsonObject.getAsJsonObject("latest").get(updateChannel).getAsString();
 
-        if (!oldType.equals(updateChannel) || !oldVer.equals(latest)) {
+        if (!oldType.equals(updateChannel) || isVersionHigher(oldVer, latest)) {
             JsonArray versionList = jsonObject.getAsJsonArray("versions");
             String url = "";
             for (JsonElement elem : versionList) {
@@ -77,6 +77,31 @@ public final class Updater {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Decides whether one version number is higher than another
+     *
+     * @param oldVersion <p>The old version to check</p>
+     * @param newVersion <p>The new version to check</p>
+     * @return <p>True if the new version is higher than the old one</p>
+     */
+    public static boolean isVersionHigher(String oldVersion, String newVersion) {
+        String[] oldVersionParts = oldVersion.split("\\.");
+        String[] newVersionParts = newVersion.split("\\.");
+        int[] oldVersionInts = new int[]{Integer.parseInt(oldVersionParts[0]), Integer.parseInt(oldVersionParts[1]),
+                Integer.parseInt(oldVersionParts[2])};
+        int[] newVersionInts = new int[]{Integer.parseInt(newVersionParts[0]), Integer.parseInt(newVersionParts[1]),
+                Integer.parseInt(newVersionParts[2])};
+        if (newVersionInts[0] > oldVersionInts[0]) {
+            return true;
+        } else if (newVersionInts[0] == oldVersionInts[0]) {
+            if (newVersionInts[1] > oldVersionInts[1]) {
+                return true;
+            }
+            return newVersionInts[1] == oldVersionInts[1] && newVersionInts[2] > oldVersionInts[2];
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Updates the software
      *
diff --git a/src/test/java/net/knarcraft/minecraftserverlauncher/utility/UpdaterTest.java b/src/test/java/net/knarcraft/minecraftserverlauncher/utility/UpdaterTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8eeb611
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/net/knarcraft/minecraftserverlauncher/utility/UpdaterTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package net.knarcraft.minecraftserverlauncher.utility;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertFalse;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
+
+public class UpdaterTest {
+
+    @Test
+    public void isVersionHigherTest() {
+        assertTrue(Updater.isVersionHigher("1.1.1", "1.1.2"));
+        assertFalse(Updater.isVersionHigher("1.1.1", "1.1.1"));
+        assertFalse(Updater.isVersionHigher("1.1.1", "1.1.0"));
+        assertTrue(Updater.isVersionHigher("1.1.1", "1.2.1"));
+        assertFalse(Updater.isVersionHigher("1.2.1", "1.1.6"));
+        assertTrue(Updater.isVersionHigher("1.2.1", "2.1.6"));
+        assertTrue(Updater.isVersionHigher("1.2.1", "2.0.0"));
+    }
+
+}