diff --git a/dialogs/updatedialog.cpp b/dialogs/updatedialog.cpp
index 2f10593..1719774 100644
--- a/dialogs/updatedialog.cpp
+++ b/dialogs/updatedialog.cpp
@@ -1,15 +1,34 @@
 #include "updatedialog.h"
 #include "ui_updatedialog.h"
 
+#include <QNetworkAccessManager>
+#include <QNetworkRequest>
+#include <QNetworkReply>
+#include <QDebug>
+
 UpdateDialog::UpdateDialog(ZeiterfassungSettings &settings, QNetworkAccessManager *manager, QWidget *parent) :
     QDialog(parent),
     ui(new Ui::UpdateDialog),
     m_settings(settings)
 {
     ui->setupUi(this);
+
+    m_reply = manager->get(QNetworkRequest(QUrl(QStringLiteral("https://api.github.com/repos/0xFEEDC0DE64/QtZeiterfassung/releases"))));
+    connect(m_reply, &QNetworkReply::finished, this, &UpdateDialog::finished);
 }
 
 UpdateDialog::~UpdateDialog()
 {
     delete ui;
 }
+
+void UpdateDialog::finished()
+{
+    if(m_reply->error() != QNetworkReply::NoError)
+    {
+        qWarning() << m_reply->error() << m_reply->errorString();
+        return;
+    }
+
+    qDebug() << m_reply->readAll();
+}
diff --git a/dialogs/updatedialog.h b/dialogs/updatedialog.h
index 1f06229..d162208 100644
--- a/dialogs/updatedialog.h
+++ b/dialogs/updatedialog.h
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <QDialog>
 
 class QNetworkAccessManager;
+class QNetworkReply;
 
 class ZeiterfassungSettings;
 namespace Ui { class UpdateDialog; }
@@ -16,9 +17,13 @@ public:
     explicit UpdateDialog(ZeiterfassungSettings &settings, QNetworkAccessManager *manager, QWidget *parent = 0);
     ~UpdateDialog();
 
+private Q_SLOTS:
+    void finished();
+
 private:
     Ui::UpdateDialog *ui;
     ZeiterfassungSettings &m_settings;
+    QNetworkReply *m_reply;
 };
 
 #endif // UPDATEDIALOG_H