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# Get information about a newer defguard release, if any

```json
{"openapi":"3.1.0","info":{"title":"defguard Core API","version":"2.1.0"},"tags":[{"name":"system","description":"Health check, instance info and other utility endpoints."}],"security":[{"cookie":[]},{"api_token":[]}],"components":{"securitySchemes":{"cookie":{"type":"apiKey","in":"cookie","name":"defguard_session"},"api_token":{"type":"http","scheme":"bearer"}},"schemas":{"ApiErrorResponse":{"type":"object","description":"Body returned with error responses.","required":["msg"],"properties":{"code":{"type":["string","null"],"description":"Machine-readable error code, returned for selected errors."},"msg":{"type":"string","description":"Human-readable error message."}}}}},"paths":{"/api/v1/updates":{"get":{"tags":["system"],"summary":"Get information about a newer defguard release, if any","operationId":"check_new_version","responses":{"200":{"description":"Information about the newest release, or `null` when up to date.","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"type":"object"}}}},"401":{"description":"Session is missing or invalid.","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/ApiErrorResponse"}}}},"403":{"description":"Requires admin privileges.","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/ApiErrorResponse"}}}},"500":{"description":"Unable to check for updates.","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/ApiErrorResponse"}}}}}}}}}
```