diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index e8bbe17..4474ebc 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ fake-useragent
 google-api-python-client
 num2words
 word2number
+upsidedown
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 188e5a5..bd97c3b 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ with open('dev-requirements.txt') as dev_requirements_file:
 
 setup(
     name='sopel_modules.SpiceBot',
-    version='0.1.1',
+    version='0.3.0',
     description='SpiceBot aims to run SpiceBot as an IRC service',
     long_description=readme + '\n\n' + history,
     author='Sam Zick',
diff --git a/sopel_modules/SpiceBot/Commands.py b/sopel_modules/SpiceBot/Commands.py
index 1563262..6f124e2 100644
--- a/sopel_modules/SpiceBot/Commands.py
+++ b/sopel_modules/SpiceBot/Commands.py
@@ -291,6 +291,10 @@ class BotCommands():
                         line = str(line).split("commands")[-1]
                         line = "commands" + line
                         detected_lines.append(line)
+                    elif str(line).startswith(tuple(["action_commands", "module.action_commands", "sopel.module.action_commands"])):
+                        line = str(line).split("action_commands")[-1]
+                        line = "action_commands" + line
+                        detected_lines.append(line)
                     elif str(line).startswith(tuple(["nickname_commands", "module.nickname_commands", "sopel.module.nickname_commands"])):
                         line = str(line).split("nickname_commands")[-1]
                         line = "nickname_commands" + line
@@ -326,6 +330,13 @@ class BotCommands():
                         except Exception as e:
                             validcoms = e
                             validcoms = []
+                    elif str(detected_line).startswith("action_commands"):
+                        comtype = "action"
+                        try:
+                            validcoms = eval(str(detected_line).split("action_commands")[-1])
+                        except Exception as e:
+                            validcoms = e
+                            validcoms = []
                     elif str(detected_line).startswith("nickname_commands"):
                         comtype = "nickname"
                         try:
diff --git a/sopel_modules/SpiceBot/Update.py b/sopel_modules/SpiceBot/Update.py
index 227f5fd..058002a 100644
--- a/sopel_modules/SpiceBot/Update.py
+++ b/sopel_modules/SpiceBot/Update.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ from __future__ import unicode_literals, absolute_import, division, print_functi
 This is the SpiceBot Update system.
 """
 
+
 from sopel.config.types import StaticSection, ValidatedAttribute
 
 
diff --git a/sopel_modules/SpiceBot/Version.py b/sopel_modules/SpiceBot/Version.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ad308de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sopel_modules/SpiceBot/Version.py
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+# coding=utf8
+from __future__ import unicode_literals, absolute_import, division, print_function
+"""
+This is the SpiceBot Update system.
+"""
+
+import sopel
+
+import requests
+# import feedparser
+import pkg_resources
+from fake_useragent import UserAgent
+import urllib
+
+from .Config import config as botconfig
+
+
+class BotVersion():
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.header = {'User-Agent': str(UserAgent().chrome)}
+        self.sopel = {
+                    "version_local": sopel.version_info,
+                    "version_local_num": sopel.__version__,
+                    "version_url": 'https://sopel.chat/latest.json',
+                    "version_online": None,
+                    "version_online_num": None,
+                    }
+        self.spicebot = {
+                        "version_local_num": pkg_resources.get_distribution("sopel-modules.SpiceBot").version,
+                        "version_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/SpiceBot/SpiceBot/commits/master",
+                        "version_online_num": None,
+                        }
+
+        self.check_sopel()
+        self.check_spicebot()
+
+    def check_sopel(self):
+        info = requests.get(self.sopel["version_url"], verify=botconfig.core.verify_ssl).json()
+        if self.sopel["version_local"].releaselevel == 'final':
+            self.sopel["version_online_num"] = info['version']
+            self.sopel["notes"] = info['release_notes']
+        else:
+            self.sopel["version_online_num"] = info['unstable']
+            self.sopel["notes"] = info.get('unstable_notes', '')
+            if self.sopel["notes"]:
+                self.sopel["notes"] = 'Full release notes at ' + self.sopel["notes"]
+
+        self.sopel["version_online"] = sopel._version_info(self.sopel["version_online_num"])
+
+    def check_spicebot(self):
+
+        htmlfile = urllib.request.urlopen("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/SpiceBot/SpiceBot/master/setup.py")
+        lines = htmlfile.read().splitlines()
+        self.spicebot["version_online_num"] = self.spicebot["version_local_num"]
+        for line in lines:
+            line = str(line)
+            if "version=" in line:
+                line = line.replace("\"    ", '')
+                line = line.replace(",\"", '')
+                line = line.replace("version=", '')
+                line = line.replace("'", '')
+                line = line.replace("b", '')
+                self.spicebot["version_online_num"] = line
+                continue
+
+        # TODO
+        # feedjson = feedparser.parse("https://github.com/SpiceBot/SpiceBot/commits/master.atom")
+        # self.spicebot["version_online_num"] = str(self.spicebot["version_online_num"]) + "." + str(len(feedjson.entries))
+
+
+version = BotVersion()
diff --git a/sopel_modules/SpiceBot/__init__.py b/sopel_modules/SpiceBot/__init__.py
index e0836fa..e5c42bc 100644
--- a/sopel_modules/SpiceBot/__init__.py
+++ b/sopel_modules/SpiceBot/__init__.py
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ This module contains references only for other modules to utilize.
 """
 # pylama:ignore=W0401,W0611
 
+
+from .configure import *
+from .setup import *
+from .shutdown import *
+
 from .Config import *
 from .Logs import *
 from .Database import *
@@ -32,12 +37,9 @@ from .Reddit import *
 from .DictComs import *
 from .Read import *
 from .Translate import *
+from .Version import *
 
 
-from .configure import *
-from .setup import *
-from .shutdown import *
-
 __author__ = 'Sam Zick'
 __email__ = 'sam@deathbybandaid.net'
-__version__ = '0.1.1'
+__version__ = '0.3.0'
diff --git a/sopel_modules/SpiceBot/setup.py b/sopel_modules/SpiceBot/setup.py
index 71c61ad..f67bbcc 100644
--- a/sopel_modules/SpiceBot/setup.py
+++ b/sopel_modules/SpiceBot/setup.py
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ def setup_startupmonologue(bot):
                         botevents.BOT_STARTUPMONOLOGUE_CHANNELS,
                         botevents.BOT_STARTUPMONOLOGUE_COMMANDS,
                         botevents.BOT_STARTUPMONOLOGUE_AI,
+                        botevents.BOT_STARTUPMONOLOGUE_VERSION,
                         ])
 
 
diff --git a/sopel_modules/SpiceBot_Core_Commands/Version.py b/sopel_modules/SpiceBot_Core_Commands/Version.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..28b7727
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sopel_modules/SpiceBot_Core_Commands/Version.py
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# coding=utf8
+from __future__ import unicode_literals, absolute_import, division, print_function
+"""
+This is the SpiceBot Users system.
+"""
+import sopel
+
+import sopel_modules.SpiceBot as SpiceBot
+
+
+@SpiceBot.prerun('nickname')
+@sopel.module.nickname_commands('version')
+def nickname_comand_version(bot, trigger, botcom):
+    fulldisp = []
+
+    # sopel
+    displayval = "I am running Sopel " + str(SpiceBot.version.sopel["version_local_num"])
+    if SpiceBot.version.sopel["version_local"] < SpiceBot.version.sopel["version_online"]:
+        displayval += " Update Available to " + SpiceBot.version.sopel["version_online_num"]
+    fulldisp.append(displayval)
+
+    # SpiceBot
+    fulldisp.append("I am running SpiceBot " + str(SpiceBot.version.spicebot["version_local_num"]))
+
+    bot.osd(fulldisp)
diff --git a/sopel_modules/SpiceBot_Core_Commands/__init__.py b/sopel_modules/SpiceBot_Core_Commands/__init__.py
index 83d0712..009efa8 100644
--- a/sopel_modules/SpiceBot_Core_Commands/__init__.py
+++ b/sopel_modules/SpiceBot_Core_Commands/__init__.py
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ from .BotPrivs import *
 from .AI import *
 from .DictComs import *
 from .TODO import *
+from .Version import *
 
 __author__ = 'Sam Zick'
 __email__ = 'sam@deathbybandaid.net'
-__version__ = '0.1.1'
+__version__ = '0.3.0'
diff --git a/sopel_modules/SpiceBot_Core_Extra/__init__.py b/sopel_modules/SpiceBot_Core_Extra/__init__.py
index cfa65c7..95f1381 100644
--- a/sopel_modules/SpiceBot_Core_Extra/__init__.py
+++ b/sopel_modules/SpiceBot_Core_Extra/__init__.py
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ from .flip import *
 
 __author__ = 'Sam Zick'
 __email__ = 'sam@deathbybandaid.net'
-__version__ = '0.1.1'
+__version__ = '0.3.0'
diff --git a/sopel_modules/SpiceBot_Core_Extra/flip.py b/sopel_modules/SpiceBot_Core_Extra/flip.py
index 577a97b..0a4c82a 100644
--- a/sopel_modules/SpiceBot_Core_Extra/flip.py
+++ b/sopel_modules/SpiceBot_Core_Extra/flip.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import sopel.module
 
 from upsidedown import transform
 # TODO add upsidedown to spicemanip
+# TODO add prerun functionality as well as command handling
 
 
 @sopel.module.rule('^flips (.+)')
diff --git a/sopel_modules/SpiceBot_Core_Processing/StartupMonologue.py b/sopel_modules/SpiceBot_Core_Processing/StartupMonologue.py
index ec49264..6000cd0 100644
--- a/sopel_modules/SpiceBot_Core_Processing/StartupMonologue.py
+++ b/sopel_modules/SpiceBot_Core_Processing/StartupMonologue.py
@@ -19,6 +19,14 @@ def bot_startup_monologue_start(bot, trigger):
     SpiceBot.events.trigger(bot, SpiceBot.events.BOT_STARTUPMONOLOGUE_CONNECTED, "SpiceBot_StartupMonologue")
 
 
+@sopel.module.event(SpiceBot.events.BOT_CONNECTED)
+@sopel.module.rule('.*')
+def bot_startup_monologue_sopel_version(bot, trigger):
+    SpiceBot.events.trigger(bot, SpiceBot.events.BOT_STARTUPMONOLOGUE_VERSION, "SpiceBot_StartupMonologue")
+    SpiceBot.startupmonologue.dict["sopel_version"] = "Sopel " + str(SpiceBot.version.sopel["version_local_num"])
+    SpiceBot.startupmonologue.dict["spicebot_version"] = "SpiceBot " + str(SpiceBot.version.spicebot["version_local_num"])
+
+
 @sopel.module.event(SpiceBot.events.BOT_CHANNELS)
 @sopel.module.rule('.*')
 def bot_startup_monologue_channels(bot, trigger):
diff --git a/sopel_modules/SpiceBot_Core_Processing/Updates_Available.py b/sopel_modules/SpiceBot_Core_Processing/Updates_Available.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3213eb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sopel_modules/SpiceBot_Core_Processing/Updates_Available.py
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# coding=utf8
+from __future__ import unicode_literals, absolute_import, division, print_function
+
+import sopel
+
+import sopel_modules.SpiceBot as SpiceBot
+
+wait_time = 24 * 60 * 60  # check once per day
+
+message = (
+    'A new Sopel version, {}, is available. I am running {}. Please update '
+    'me. Full release notes at {}'
+)
+
+
+@sopel.module.interval(wait_time)
+def check_updates_sopel_interval(bot):
+    SpiceBot.version.check_sopel()
+
+    msg = message.format(
+                        SpiceBot.version.sopel["version_online_num"],
+                        SpiceBot.version.sopel["version_local_num"],
+                        SpiceBot.version.sopel["notes"]
+                        )
+
+    if SpiceBot.version.sopel["version_local"] < SpiceBot.version.sopel["version_online"]:
+        bot.osd(msg, bot.config.core.owner)
diff --git a/sopel_modules/SpiceBot_Core_Processing/__init__.py b/sopel_modules/SpiceBot_Core_Processing/__init__.py
index 108492b..c588af8 100644
--- a/sopel_modules/SpiceBot_Core_Processing/__init__.py
+++ b/sopel_modules/SpiceBot_Core_Processing/__init__.py
@@ -17,9 +17,10 @@ from .osd import *
 from .StartupMonologue import *
 from .Logs import *
 from .Kick import *
+from .Updates_Available import *
 # from .Watch_URL import *
 
 
 __author__ = 'Sam Zick'
 __email__ = 'sam@deathbybandaid.net'
-__version__ = '0.1.1'
+__version__ = '0.3.0'
diff --git a/sopel_modules/SpiceBot_Core_Tools/__init__.py b/sopel_modules/SpiceBot_Core_Tools/__init__.py
index 4a70f4b..b8a59da 100644
--- a/sopel_modules/SpiceBot_Core_Tools/__init__.py
+++ b/sopel_modules/SpiceBot_Core_Tools/__init__.py
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ from .Search import *
 
 __author__ = 'Sam Zick'
 __email__ = 'sam@deathbybandaid.net'
-__version__ = '0.1.1'
+__version__ = '0.3.0'
diff --git a/sopel_modules/SpiceBot_SopelPatches/__init__.py b/sopel_modules/SpiceBot_SopelPatches/__init__.py
index 076aae5..b23744a 100644
--- a/sopel_modules/SpiceBot_SopelPatches/__init__.py
+++ b/sopel_modules/SpiceBot_SopelPatches/__init__.py
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ from .Patches import *
 
 __author__ = 'Sam Zick'
 __email__ = 'sam@deathbybandaid.net'
-__version__ = '0.1.1'
+__version__ = '0.3.0'