diff --git a/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/__init__.py b/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/__init__.py
index 728b563351..0a6cf60aec 100644
--- a/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/__init__.py
+++ b/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/__init__.py
@@ -36,9 +36,11 @@ if sys.modules.get("bpy", None):
     # This is 3 levels deep as required by the static RPATH of ../../ from dependencies taken from Anaconda
     site.addsitedir(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)), "libs", "site", "packages"))
 
+    import blenderbim.addon_updater_ops
     import blenderbim.bim
 
     def register():
+        blenderbim.addon_updater_ops.register(bl_info)
         blenderbim.bim.register()
 
     def unregister():
diff --git a/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/addon_updater.py b/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/addon_updater.py
index 70492dc31e..675e8d5320 100644
--- a/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/addon_updater.py
+++ b/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/addon_updater.py
@@ -1741,4 +1741,4 @@ class GitlabEngine:
 # should be what's imported to other files
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-Updater = SingletonUpdater()
+Updater = SingletonUpdater()
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diff --git a/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/addon_updater_ops.py b/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/addon_updater_ops.py
index e42b37097b..96a32c623a 100644
--- a/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/addon_updater_ops.py
+++ b/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/addon_updater_ops.py
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ except Exception as e:
 # not match and have errors. Must be all lowercase and no spaces! Should also
 # be unique among any other addons that could exist (using this updater code),
 # to avoid clashes in operator registration.
-updater.addon = "addon_updater_demo"
+updater.addon = "blenderbim"
 
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1284,6 +1284,12 @@ def skip_tag_function(self, tag):
     # In all other cases, allow showing the tag for updating/reverting.
     # To simply and always show all tags, this return False could be moved
     # to the start of the function definition so all tags are allowed.
+    if not tag['name'].startswith('blenderbim-'):
+        return True
+    else:
+        version_number = tag['name'].split('-', 1)[1]
+        tag['name'] = 'v0.0.%s' % version_number
+
     return False
 
 
@@ -1295,7 +1301,15 @@ def select_link_function(self, tag):
     """
 
     # -- Default, universal case (and is the only option for GitLab/Bitbucket)
-    link = tag["zipball_url"]
+    # link = tag["zipball_url"]
+
+    # TODO: remove requests dependency?
+    # TODO: get repo name procedurally
+    # TODO: figure platform
+    tag_name = tag['name']
+    import requests
+    json_data = requests.get('https://api.github.com/repos/Ifcopenshell/Ifcopenshell/releases').json()
+    download_url = [release for release in json_data if release['tag_name'] == tag_name][0]['assets'][0]['browser_download_url']
 
     # -- Example: select the first (or only) asset instead source code --
     # if "assets" in tag and "browser_download_url" in tag["assets"][0]:
@@ -1313,7 +1327,7 @@ def select_link_function(self, tag):
     # elif platform.system() == "Linux":
     # 	link = [asset for asset in tag["assets"] if 'linux' in asset][0]
 
-    return link
+    return download_url
 
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1353,20 +1367,22 @@ def register(bl_info):
     updater.private_token = None  # "tokenstring"
 
     # Choose your own username, must match website (not needed for GitLab).
-    updater.user = "cgcookie"
+    updater.user = "IfcOpenShell"
 
     # Choose your own repository, must match git name for GitHUb and Bitbucket,
     # for GitLab use project ID (numbers only).
-    updater.repo = "blender-addon-updater"
+    updater.repo = "IfcOpenShell"
 
     # updater.addon = # define at top of module, MUST be done first
 
     # Website for manual addon download, optional but recommended to set.
-    updater.website = "https://github.com/CGCookie/blender-addon-updater/"
+    updater.website = "https://github.com/IfcOpenShell/IfcOpenShell/"
 
     # Addon subfolder path.
     # "sample/path/to/addon"
     # default is "" or None, meaning root
+    # We leave this empty as we redefine `select_link_function`
+    # and will download the zip with addon, not the release source code
     updater.subfolder_path = ""
 
     # Used to check/compare versions.
@@ -1535,4 +1551,4 @@ def unregister():
     ran_update_success_popup = False
 
     global ran_background_check
-    ran_background_check = False
+    ran_background_check = False
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diff --git a/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/module/project/ui.py b/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/module/project/ui.py
index 4aff3bb1d3..9f4e4d39d4 100644
--- a/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/module/project/ui.py
+++ b/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/module/project/ui.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ from blenderbim.bim.helper import prop_with_search
 from bpy.types import Panel, UIList
 from blenderbim.bim.ifc import IfcStore
 from blenderbim.bim.module.project.data import ProjectData
-
+import blenderbim.addon_updater_ops
 
 class BIM_PT_project(Panel):
     bl_label = "IFC Project"
@@ -166,6 +166,9 @@ class BIM_PT_project(Panel):
         row.operator("bim.unload_project", text="", icon="X")
 
     def draw_create_project_ui(self, context):
+        blenderbim.addon_updater_ops.check_for_update_background()
+        blenderbim.addon_updater_ops.update_notice_box_ui(self, context)
+        
         props = context.scene.BIMProperties
         pprops = context.scene.BIMProjectProperties
         prop_with_search(self.layout, pprops, "export_schema")
diff --git a/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/ui.py b/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/ui.py
index 5db01591e4..de96b32553 100644
--- a/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/ui.py
+++ b/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/ui.py
@@ -28,11 +28,11 @@ from ifcopenshell.util.doc import (
     get_attribute_doc,
 )
 from . import ifc
+import blenderbim.addon_updater_ops
 import blenderbim.tool as tool
 from blenderbim.bim.helper import IfcHeaderExtractor
 from blenderbim.bim.prop import Attribute
 
-
 class IFCFileSelector:
     def is_existing_ifc_file(self, filepath=None):
         if filepath is None:
@@ -123,6 +123,40 @@ class BIM_ADDON_preferences(bpy.types.AddonPreferences):
     )
     lock_grids_on_import: BoolProperty(name="Should Lock Grids By Default", default=True)
 
+    # addon updater preferences from `__init__`, be sure to copy all of them
+    auto_check_update : bpy.props.BoolProperty(
+        name = "Auto-check for Update",
+        description = "If enabled, auto-check for updates using an interval",
+        default = False,
+    )
+
+    updater_interval_months : bpy.props.IntProperty(
+        name='Months',
+        description = "Number of months between checking for updates",
+        default=0,
+        min=0
+    )
+    updater_interval_days : bpy.props.IntProperty(
+        name='Days',
+        description = "Number of days between checking for updates",
+        default=7,
+        min=0,
+    )
+    updater_interval_hours : bpy.props.IntProperty(
+        name='Hours',
+        description = "Number of hours between checking for updates",
+        default=0,
+        min=0,
+        max=23
+    )
+    updater_interval_minutes : bpy.props.IntProperty(
+        name='Minutes',
+        description = "Number of minutes between checking for updates",
+        default=0,
+        min=0,
+        max=59
+    )
+
     def draw(self, context):
         layout = self.layout
 
@@ -187,6 +221,8 @@ class BIM_ADDON_preferences(bpy.types.AddonPreferences):
         row = layout.row()
         row.operator("bim.configure_visibility")
 
+        blenderbim.addon_updater_ops.update_settings_ui(self, context)
+
 
 def ifc_units(self, context):
     scene = context.scene