diff --git a/client/client_test.go b/client/client_test.go
index ab65c2a..5e949a5 100644
--- a/client/client_test.go
+++ b/client/client_test.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
@@ -335,3 +336,40 @@ func TestAdvancedQuery(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// TODO: test the username,hostname atoms
 }
+
+func TestGithubRedirects(t *testing.T) {
+	// Set up
+	defer shared.BackupAndRestore(t)()
+	defer shared.RunTestServer(t)()
+
+	// Check the redirects
+	client := &http.Client{
+		CheckRedirect: func(req *http.Request, via []*http.Request) error {
+			return http.ErrUseLastResponse
+		},
+	}
+	resp, err := client.Get("http://localhost:8080/download/hishtory-linux-amd64")
+	shared.Check(t, err)
+	if resp.StatusCode != 302 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected endpoint to return redirect")
+	}
+	locationHeader := resp.Header.Get("location")
+	if !strings.Contains(locationHeader, "https://github.com/ddworken/hishtory/releases/download/v") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected location header to point to github")
+	}
+	if !strings.HasSuffix(locationHeader, "/hishtory-linux-amd64") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected location header to point to binary")
+	}
+
+	// And retrieve it and check we can do that
+	resp, err = http.Get("http://localhost:8080/download/hishtory-linux-amd64")
+	shared.Check(t, err)
+	if resp.StatusCode != 200 {
+		t.Fatalf("didn't return a 200 status code, status_code=%d", resp.StatusCode)
+	}
+	respBody, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+	shared.Check(t, err)
+	if len(respBody) < 5_000_000 {
+		t.Fatalf("response is too short to be a binary, resp=%d", len(respBody))
+	}
+}
diff --git a/server/server.go b/server/server.go
index 0195b46..fa1fa5c 100644
--- a/server/server.go
+++ b/server/server.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/ddworken/hishtory/shared"
 	_ "github.com/lib/pq"
@@ -133,12 +134,47 @@ func OpenDB() (*gorm.DB, error) {
 }
 
 func init() {
-	if ReleaseVersion == "UNKNOWN" {
+	if ReleaseVersion == "UNKNOWN" && !isTestEnvironment() {
 		panic("server.go was built without a ReleaseVersion!")
 	}
+	go keepReleaseVersionUpToDate()
 	InitDB()
 }
 
+func keepReleaseVersionUpToDate() {
+	for {
+		updateReleaseVersion()
+		time.Sleep(10 * time.Minute)
+	}
+}
+
+type releaseInfo struct {
+	Name string `json:"name"`
+}
+
+func updateReleaseVersion() {
+	resp, err := http.Get("https://api.github.com/repos/ddworken/hishtory/releases/latest")
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("failed to get latest release version: %v\n", err)
+		return
+	}
+	if resp.StatusCode != 200 {
+		fmt.Printf("failed to call github API, status_code=%d\n", resp.StatusCode)
+		return
+	}
+	respBody, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("failed to read github API response body: %v\n", err)
+		return
+	}
+	var info releaseInfo
+	err = json.Unmarshal(respBody, &info)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("failed to parse github API response: %v", err)
+	}
+	ReleaseVersion = info.Name
+}
+
 func InitDB() {
 	var err error
 	GLOBAL_DB, err = OpenDB()
diff --git a/shared/testutils.go b/shared/testutils.go
index f33cc24..d070eae 100644
--- a/shared/testutils.go
+++ b/shared/testutils.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"path"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 )
@@ -75,6 +76,9 @@ func RunTestServer(t *testing.T) func() {
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("failed to kill process: %v", err)
 		}
+		if strings.Contains(stderr.String()+stdout.String(), "failed to") {
+			t.Fatalf("server failed to do something: stderr=%#v, stdout=%#v", stderr.String(), stdout.String())
+		}
 		fmt.Printf("stderr=%#v, stdout=%#v\n", stderr.String(), stdout.String())
 	}
 }