diff --git a/SpotiFLAC.py b/SpotiFLAC.py
index dcf8341..701892e 100644
--- a/SpotiFLAC.py
+++ b/SpotiFLAC.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import os
 import time
 import requests
 from pathlib import Path
+from packaging import version
 from PyQt6.QtWidgets import (QApplication, QMainWindow, QWidget, QVBoxLayout, 
                             QHBoxLayout, QLabel, QLineEdit, QPushButton, 
                             QProgressBar, QFileDialog, QCheckBox, QRadioButton, 
@@ -217,7 +218,7 @@ class UpdateDialog(QDialog):
 class SpotiFlacGUI(QMainWindow):
     def __init__(self):
         super().__init__()
-        self.current_version = "1.6"
+        self.current_version = "1.7"
         self.settings = QSettings('SpotiFlac', 'Settings')
         self.setWindowTitle("SpotiFLAC")
         self.check_for_updates = self.settings.value('check_for_updates', True, type=bool)
@@ -253,7 +254,7 @@ class SpotiFlacGUI(QMainWindow):
                 data = response.json()
                 new_version = data.get("version")
                 
-                if new_version and new_version != self.current_version:
+                if new_version and version.parse(new_version) > version.parse(self.current_version):
                     dialog = UpdateDialog(self.current_version, new_version, self)
                     result = dialog.exec()