diff --git a/mastodon/src/github/java/org/joinmastodon/android/updater/GithubSelfUpdaterImpl.java b/mastodon/src/github/java/org/joinmastodon/android/updater/GithubSelfUpdaterImpl.java
index 3621ef33e..307fd7959 100644
--- a/mastodon/src/github/java/org/joinmastodon/android/updater/GithubSelfUpdaterImpl.java
+++ b/mastodon/src/github/java/org/joinmastodon/android/updater/GithubSelfUpdaterImpl.java
@@ -173,6 +173,27 @@ public class GithubSelfUpdaterImpl extends GithubSelfUpdater{
 		}
 	}
 
+	public String getChangelog(){
+		String changelog = null;
+		Request req=new Request.Builder()
+				.url("https://api.github.com/repos/LucasGGamerM/moshidon/releases/latest")
+				.build();
+		Call call=MastodonAPIController.getHttpClient().newCall(req);
+		try(Response resp=call.execute()){
+			JsonObject obj=JsonParser.parseReader(resp.body().charStream()).getAsJsonObject();
+			changelog=obj.get("body").getAsString();
+			if(changelog == null){
+				Log.w(TAG, "No changelog available");
+				return null;
+			}
+			return changelog;
+		}catch(Exception x){
+			Log.w(TAG, "getChangelog: ", x);
+		}
+		return changelog;
+	}
+
+
 	private void setState(UpdateState state){
 		this.state=state;
 		E.post(new SelfUpdateStateChangedEvent(state));
diff --git a/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/fragments/SettingsFragment.java b/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/fragments/SettingsFragment.java
index 3f5fa9941..4eb709099 100644
--- a/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/fragments/SettingsFragment.java
+++ b/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/fragments/SettingsFragment.java
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ import org.joinmastodon.android.ui.M3AlertDialogBuilder;
 import org.joinmastodon.android.ui.OutlineProviders;
 import org.joinmastodon.android.ui.utils.UiUtils;
 import org.joinmastodon.android.updater.GithubSelfUpdater;
+import org.w3c.dom.Text;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.function.Consumer;
@@ -185,6 +186,9 @@ public class SettingsFragment extends MastodonToolbarFragment{
 			checkForUpdateItem = new TextItem(R.string.sk_check_for_update, GithubSelfUpdater.getInstance()::checkForUpdates);
 			items.add(checkForUpdateItem);
 		}
+//		TODO fix this up tomorrow, by probably just making another method for chacking and displaying the new changelog
+		items.add(new TextItem(R.string.get_changelog, GithubSelfUpdater.getInstance()::getChangelog);
+
 		items.add(new TextItem(R.string.sk_settings_contribute, ()->UiUtils.launchWebBrowser(getActivity(), "https://github.com/LucasGGamerM/moshidon")));
 		items.add(new TextItem(R.string.settings_clear_cache, this::clearImageCache));
 		items.add(new TextItem(R.string.sk_clear_recent_languages, ()->UiUtils.showConfirmationAlert(getActivity(), R.string.sk_clear_recent_languages, R.string.sk_confirm_clear_recent_languages, R.string.clear, ()->{
diff --git a/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/updater/GithubSelfUpdater.java b/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/updater/GithubSelfUpdater.java
index 459d7e35d..0cb5d88ee 100644
--- a/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/updater/GithubSelfUpdater.java
+++ b/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/updater/GithubSelfUpdater.java
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ public abstract class GithubSelfUpdater{
 
 	public abstract void cancelDownload();
 
+	public abstract String getChangelog();
+
 	public abstract void handleIntentFromInstaller(Intent intent, Activity activity);
 
 	public enum UpdateState{