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 89b0c4235..9ca406ff9 100644
--- a/mastodon/src/github/java/org/joinmastodon/android/updater/GithubSelfUpdaterImpl.java
+++ b/mastodon/src/github/java/org/joinmastodon/android/updater/GithubSelfUpdaterImpl.java
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ import okhttp3.Response;
 public class GithubSelfUpdaterImpl extends GithubSelfUpdater{
 	private static final long CHECK_PERIOD=6*3600*1000L;
 	private static final String TAG="GithubSelfUpdater";
+	private static String changelog;
 
 	private UpdateState state=UpdateState.NO_UPDATE;
 	private UpdateInfo info;
@@ -109,6 +110,11 @@ public class GithubSelfUpdaterImpl extends GithubSelfUpdater{
 		MastodonAPIController.runInBackground(this::actuallyCheckForUpdates);
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public void getChangelog(){
+		MastodonAPIController.runInBackground(this::actuallyGetChangelog);
+	}
+
 	private void actuallyCheckForUpdates(){
 		Request req=new Request.Builder()
 				.url("https://api.github.com/repos/LucasGGamerM/moshidon/releases/latest")
@@ -175,6 +181,35 @@ public class GithubSelfUpdaterImpl extends GithubSelfUpdater{
 		}
 	}
 
+	public void actuallyGetChangelog(){
+		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;
+			}
+		}catch(Exception x){
+			Log.w(TAG, "getChangelog: ", x);
+		}finally{
+//			setState(changelog==null ? UpdateState.NO_UPDATE : UpdateState.UPDATE_AVAILABLE);
+			setChangelog(changelog);
+		}
+	}
+
+	private void setChangelog(String changelog){
+		this.changelog = changelog;
+	}
+
+	public String getChangelogText(){
+		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..29051c15c 100644
--- a/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/fragments/SettingsFragment.java
+++ b/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/fragments/SettingsFragment.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package org.joinmastodon.android.fragments;
 import android.animation.ObjectAnimator;
 import android.annotation.SuppressLint;
 import android.app.Activity;
+import android.app.AlertDialog;
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.graphics.Bitmap;
 import android.graphics.Canvas;
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ 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 +187,9 @@ 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.sk_get_changelog, this::onGetChangelogClick));
+
 		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, ()->{
@@ -262,6 +267,12 @@ public class SettingsFragment extends MastodonToolbarFragment{
 			E.unregister(this);
 	}
 
+	private void onGetChangelogClick(){
+		AlertDialog.Builder alertDialogBuilder = new AlertDialog.Builder(getContext());
+		alertDialogBuilder.setTitle("Something TODO remove this");
+		alertDialogBuilder.setMessage(GithubSelfUpdater.getInstance().getChangelog());
+	}
+
 	private void onThemePreferenceClick(GlobalUserPreferences.ThemePreference theme){
 		GlobalUserPreferences.theme=theme;
 		GlobalUserPreferences.save();
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 90a20e815..181e18e4f 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{
diff --git a/mastodon/src/main/res/values/strings_sk.xml b/mastodon/src/main/res/values/strings_sk.xml
index 1011dc6b7..b385de830 100644
--- a/mastodon/src/main/res/values/strings_sk.xml
+++ b/mastodon/src/main/res/values/strings_sk.xml
@@ -89,4 +89,5 @@
     <string name="sk_reblog_with_visibility">Reblog with visibility</string>
     <string name="sk_quote_post">Post about this</string>
     <string name="sk_hashtags_you_follow">Hashtags you follow</string>
+    <string name="sk_get_changelog">Get changelog</string>
 </resources>
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