diff --git a/.github/scripts/update_mod_versions.py b/.github/scripts/update_mod_versions.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..540e044f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/scripts/update_mod_versions.py
@@ -0,0 +1,181 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import json
+import os
+import re
+import requests
+import sys
+import time
+from datetime import datetime
+from pathlib import Path
+
+# GitHub API rate limits are higher with authentication
+GITHUB_TOKEN = os.environ.get('GITHUB_TOKEN')
+HEADERS = {'Authorization': f'token {GITHUB_TOKEN}'} if GITHUB_TOKEN else {}
+
+def extract_repo_info(repo_url):
+    """Extract owner and repo name from GitHub repo URL."""
+    match = re.search(r'github\.com/([^/]+)/([^/]+)', repo_url)
+    if match:
+        owner = match.group(1)
+        repo = match.group(2)
+        # Remove .git suffix if present
+        repo = repo.rstrip('.git')
+        return owner, repo
+    return None, None
+
+def get_latest_release(owner, repo):
+    """Get the latest release version from GitHub."""
+    url = f'https://api.github.com/repos/{owner}/{repo}/releases/latest'
+    try:
+        response = requests.get(url, headers=HEADERS)
+        
+        if response.status_code == 200:
+            data = response.json()
+            return data.get('tag_name')
+        elif response.status_code == 404:
+            # No releases found
+            return None
+        elif response.status_code == 403 and 'rate limit exceeded' in response.text.lower():
+            print("GitHub API rate limit exceeded. Waiting for 5 minutes...")
+            time.sleep(300)  # Wait for 5 minutes
+            return get_latest_release(owner, repo)  # Retry
+        else:
+            print(f"Error fetching releases: HTTP {response.status_code} - {response.text}")
+            return None
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"Exception while fetching releases: {str(e)}")
+        return None
+
+def get_latest_commit(owner, repo):
+    """Get the latest commit hash from GitHub."""
+    url = f'https://api.github.com/repos/{owner}/{repo}/commits'
+    try:
+        response = requests.get(url, headers=HEADERS)
+        
+        if response.status_code == 200:
+            commits = response.json()
+            if commits and len(commits) > 0:
+                # Return shortened commit hash (first 7 characters)
+                return commits[0]['sha'][:7]
+        elif response.status_code == 403 and 'rate limit exceeded' in response.text.lower():
+            print("GitHub API rate limit exceeded. Waiting for 5 minutes...")
+            time.sleep(300)  # Wait for 5 minutes
+            return get_latest_commit(owner, repo)  # Retry
+        else:
+            print(f"Error fetching commits: HTTP {response.status_code} - {response.text}")
+        
+        return None
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"Exception while fetching commits: {str(e)}")
+        return None
+
+def process_mods():
+    """Process all mods and update versions where needed."""
+    mods_dir = Path('mods')
+    updated_mods = []
+    
+    print(f"Scanning {mods_dir} for mods with automatic version control...")
+    
+    # Find all mod directories
+    for mod_dir in [d for d in mods_dir.iterdir() if d.is_dir()]:
+        meta_file = mod_dir / 'meta.json'
+        
+        if not meta_file.exists():
+            continue
+            
+        try:
+            with open(meta_file, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
+                meta = json.load(f)
+                
+            # Skip mods without automatic version checking enabled
+            if not meta.get('automatic-version-check', False):
+                continue
+                
+            print(f"Processing {mod_dir.name}...")
+            
+            repo_url = meta.get('repo')
+            if not repo_url:
+                print(f"⚠️ Warning: Mod {mod_dir.name} has automatic-version-check but no repo URL")
+                continue
+                
+            owner, repo = extract_repo_info(repo_url)
+            if not owner or not repo:
+                print(f"⚠️ Warning: Could not extract repo info from {repo_url}")
+                continue
+                
+            print(f"Checking GitHub repo: {owner}/{repo}")
+                
+            # Try to get latest release version first
+            new_version = get_latest_release(owner, repo)
+            version_source = "release"
+            
+            # If no releases, fall back to latest commit
+            if not new_version:
+                print("No releases found, checking latest commit...")
+                new_version = get_latest_commit(owner, repo)
+                version_source = "commit"
+                
+            if not new_version:
+                print(f"⚠️ Warning: Could not determine version for {mod_dir.name}")
+                continue
+                
+            current_version = meta.get('version')
+            
+            # Update version if it changed
+            if current_version != new_version:
+                print(f"✅ Updating {mod_dir.name} from {current_version or 'none'} to {new_version} ({version_source})")
+                meta['version'] = new_version
+                
+                with open(meta_file, 'w', encoding='utf-8') as f:
+                    # Preserve formatting with indentation
+                    json.dump(meta, f, indent=2, ensure_ascii=False)
+                    f.write("\n")  # Add newline at end of file
+                    
+                updated_mods.append({
+                    'name': meta.get('title', mod_dir.name),
+                    'old_version': current_version,
+                    'new_version': new_version,
+                    'source': version_source
+                })
+            else:
+                print(f"ℹ️ No version change for {mod_dir.name} (current: {current_version})")
+                
+        except Exception as e:
+            print(f"❌ Error processing {mod_dir.name}: {str(e)}")
+            
+    return updated_mods
+
+def generate_commit_message(updated_mods):
+    """Generate a detailed commit message listing all updated mods."""
+    if not updated_mods:
+        return "No mod versions updated"
+        
+    timestamp = datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
+    
+    message = f"Auto-update mod versions ({timestamp})\n\n"
+    message += "Updated mods:\n"
+    
+    for mod in updated_mods:
+        old_ver = mod['old_version'] or 'none'
+        message += f"- {mod['name']}: {old_ver} → {mod['new_version']} ({mod['source']})\n"
+        
+    return message
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    print(f"🔄 Starting automatic mod version update at {datetime.now().strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')}...")
+    updated_mods = process_mods()
+    
+    if updated_mods:
+        # Write commit message to a file that the GitHub Action can use
+        commit_message = generate_commit_message(updated_mods)
+        with open('commit_message.txt', 'w', encoding='utf-8') as f:
+            f.write(commit_message)
+        
+        print(f"✅ Completed. Updated {len(updated_mods)} mod versions.")
+    else:
+        print("ℹ️ Completed. No mod versions needed updating.")
+    
+    # Exit with status code 0 even if no updates were made
+    sys.exit(0)
+
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-mod-versions.yml b/.github/workflows/update-mod-versions.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..edcb6dd0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-mod-versions.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+name: Update Mod Versions
+
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '0 * * * *'  # Run every hour
+  workflow_dispatch:     # Allow manual triggers
+
+jobs:
+  update-versions:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write    # Needed to push changes
+    
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.10'
+          
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install requests
+          
+      - name: Update mod versions
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          python .github/scripts/update_mod_versions.py
+          
+      - name: Commit and push changes
+        run: |
+          git config --global user.name 'GitHub Actions Bot'
+          git config --global user.email 'actions@github.com'
+          
+          # Check if there are changes to commit
+          if [[ $(git status --porcelain) ]]; then
+            COMMIT_MSG="Auto-update mod versions"
+            if [ -f commit_message.txt ]; then
+              COMMIT_MSG=$(cat commit_message.txt)
+            fi
+            
+            git add mods/*/meta.json
+            git commit -m "$COMMIT_MSG"
+            git push
+          else
+            echo "No changes to commit"
+          fi
+
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8a92a7cd..95176a99 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ This file stores essential metadata in JSON format. **Make sure you adhere to th
 - **repo**: A link to your mod's repository.
 - **downloadURL**: A direct link to the latest version of your released mod. (Can be same as `repo` if no separate download link exists.)
 - *folderName*: (*Optional*) The name for the mod's install folder. This must not contain characters `<` `>` `:` `"` `/` `\` `|` `?` `*`
-- *version*: (*Optional*, but **recommended**) The latest version of your mod.
+- *version*: (*Optional*, but **recommended**, if `automatic-version-check` disabled) The latest version of your mod.
+- *automatic-version-check*: (*Optional*, but **recommended**) Gets the latest release from your mod's repository and updates the `version` field. If there is no release, it will check the latest commit. Set this parameter to `true`, to enable this feature. (Note: the index updates every hour)
 
 ### 3. thumbnail.jpg (Optional)
 If included, this image will appear alongside your mod in the index. Maximum and recommended size is 1920x1080 pixels.
diff --git a/schema/meta.schema.json b/schema/meta.schema.json
index 6f835217..0bfdd878 100644
--- a/schema/meta.schema.json
+++ b/schema/meta.schema.json
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@
     },
 	"version": {
       "type": "string"
+    },
+	"automatic-version-check": {
+      "type": "boolean"
     }
   },
   "required": ["title", "requires-steamodded", "categories", "author", "repo", "downloadURL"]