diff --git a/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/web/VndMediaType.java b/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/web/VndMediaType.java
index 4b79e3621c..6112d233f4 100644
--- a/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/web/VndMediaType.java
+++ b/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/web/VndMediaType.java
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ public class VndMediaType {
   public static final String ME = PREFIX + "me" + SUFFIX;
   public static final String SOURCE = PREFIX + "source" + SUFFIX;
   public static final String ANNOTATE = PREFIX + "annotate" + SUFFIX;
+  public static final String ADMIN_INFO = PREFIX + "adminInfo" + SUFFIX;
   public static final String ERROR_TYPE = PREFIX + "error" + SUFFIX;
 
   public static final String REPOSITORY_ROLE = PREFIX + "repositoryRole" + SUFFIX;
diff --git a/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/xml/XmlDateWithTimezoneAdapter.java b/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/xml/XmlDateWithTimezoneAdapter.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..97097b395b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/xml/XmlDateWithTimezoneAdapter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/*
+ * MIT License
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2020-present Cloudogu GmbH and Contributors
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+ * SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+package sonia.scm.xml;
+
+import javax.xml.bind.annotation.adapters.XmlAdapter;
+import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
+import java.util.Date;
+
+public class XmlDateWithTimezoneAdapter extends XmlAdapter<String, Date> {
+  @Override
+  public Date unmarshal(String date) throws Exception {
+    SimpleDateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("EEE, dd MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss zzz");
+    return formatter.parse(date);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public String marshal(Date date) {
+    return date.toString();
+  }
+}
diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/admin/ReleaseFeedDto.java b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/admin/ReleaseFeedDto.java
index 98892cbe04..0eb8f1f963 100644
--- a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/admin/ReleaseFeedDto.java
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/admin/ReleaseFeedDto.java
@@ -26,63 +26,61 @@ package sonia.scm.admin;
 
 import lombok.AllArgsConstructor;
 import lombok.Getter;
+import lombok.NoArgsConstructor;
+import lombok.Setter;
+import sonia.scm.xml.XmlDateWithTimezoneAdapter;
 
 import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAccessType;
 import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAccessorType;
 import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlElement;
 import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlRootElement;
-import java.time.Instant;
+import javax.xml.bind.annotation.adapters.XmlJavaTypeAdapter;
+import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.List;
 
-@XmlRootElement
+@XmlRootElement(name = "rss")
 @XmlAccessorType(XmlAccessType.FIELD)
+@NoArgsConstructor
 @AllArgsConstructor
+@Getter
+@Setter
 public final class ReleaseFeedDto {
 
-  @XmlElement(name = "rss")
-  private final RSS rss;
+  @XmlElement(name = "channel")
+  private Channel channel;
 
-  public RSS getRSS() {
-    return rss;
+  public Channel getChannel() {
+    return channel;
   }
 
-  @XmlRootElement(name = "rss")
   @XmlAccessorType(XmlAccessType.FIELD)
   @AllArgsConstructor
-  public static class RSS {
-
-    @XmlElement(name = "channel")
-    private final Channel channel;
-
-    public Channel getChannel() {
-      return channel;
-    }
-  }
-
-  @XmlAccessorType(XmlAccessType.FIELD)
-  @XmlRootElement(name = "channel")
+  @NoArgsConstructor
   @Getter
-  @AllArgsConstructor
+  @Setter
   public static class Channel {
 
-    private final String title;
-    private final String description;
-    private final String link;
-    private final String generator;
-    private final Instant lastBuildDate;
-    @XmlElement(name = "releases")
-    private final List<Release> releases;
+    private String title;
+    private String description;
+    private String link;
+    private String generator;
+    @XmlJavaTypeAdapter(XmlDateWithTimezoneAdapter.class)
+    private Date lastBuildDate;
+    @XmlElement(name = "item")
+    private List<Release> releases;
   }
 
   @XmlAccessorType(XmlAccessType.FIELD)
-  @XmlRootElement(name = "conditions")
-  @Getter
+  @NoArgsConstructor
   @AllArgsConstructor
+  @Getter
+  @Setter
   public static class Release {
-    private final String title;
-    private final String description;
-    private final String link;
-    private final String guid;
-    private final Instant pubDate;
+    private String title;
+    private String description;
+    private String link;
+    private String guid;
+    @XmlJavaTypeAdapter(XmlDateWithTimezoneAdapter.class)
+    private Date pubDate;
   }
 }
diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/admin/ReleaseFeedReader.java b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/admin/ReleaseFeedParser.java
similarity index 91%
rename from scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/admin/ReleaseFeedReader.java
rename to scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/admin/ReleaseFeedParser.java
index da22f04f8c..ad909d010a 100644
--- a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/admin/ReleaseFeedReader.java
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/admin/ReleaseFeedParser.java
@@ -30,17 +30,18 @@ import sonia.scm.net.ahc.AdvancedHttpClient;
 
 import javax.inject.Inject;
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.time.Instant;
 import java.util.Comparator;
 import java.util.Optional;
 
-public class ReleaseFeedReader {
+public class ReleaseFeedParser {
 
-  private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(ReleaseFeedReader.class);
+  private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(ReleaseFeedParser.class);
 
   private final AdvancedHttpClient client;
 
   @Inject
-  public ReleaseFeedReader(AdvancedHttpClient client) {
+  public ReleaseFeedParser(AdvancedHttpClient client) {
     this.client = client;
   }
 
@@ -50,13 +51,13 @@ public class ReleaseFeedReader {
     Optional<ReleaseFeedDto.Release> latestRelease = filterForLatestRelease(releaseFeed);
     if (latestRelease.isPresent()) {
       ReleaseFeedDto.Release release = latestRelease.get();
-      return Optional.of(new ReleaseInfo(release.getTitle(), release.getLink(), release.getPubDate()));
+      return Optional.of(new ReleaseInfo(release.getTitle(), release.getLink(), Instant.now()));
     }
     return Optional.empty();
   }
 
   private Optional<ReleaseFeedDto.Release> filterForLatestRelease(ReleaseFeedDto releaseFeed) {
-    return releaseFeed.getRSS().getChannel().getReleases()
+    return releaseFeed.getChannel().getReleases()
       .stream()
       .max(Comparator.comparing(ReleaseFeedDto.Release::getPubDate));
   }
diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/admin/ReleaseInfoMapper.java b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/admin/ReleaseInfoMapper.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..23d35e4065
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/admin/ReleaseInfoMapper.java
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/*
+ * MIT License
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2020-present Cloudogu GmbH and Contributors
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+ * SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+package sonia.scm.admin;
+
+import org.mapstruct.Mapper;
+import org.mapstruct.Mapping;
+import sonia.scm.api.v2.resources.HalAppenderMapper;
+import sonia.scm.api.v2.resources.ReleaseInfoDto;
+
+@Mapper
+public abstract class ReleaseInfoMapper extends HalAppenderMapper {
+
+  @Mapping(target = "attributes", ignore = true) // We do not map HAL attributes
+  public abstract ReleaseInfoDto map(ReleaseInfo releaseInfo);
+}
diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/admin/ReleaseVersionChecker.java b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/admin/ReleaseVersionChecker.java
index b5bac61e31..371f4daef1 100644
--- a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/admin/ReleaseVersionChecker.java
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/admin/ReleaseVersionChecker.java
@@ -24,7 +24,12 @@
 
 package sonia.scm.admin;
 
+import com.google.common.annotations.VisibleForTesting;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import sonia.scm.SCMContextProvider;
+import sonia.scm.cache.Cache;
+import sonia.scm.cache.CacheManager;
 import sonia.scm.config.ScmConfiguration;
 import sonia.scm.version.Version;
 
@@ -34,28 +39,47 @@ import java.util.Optional;
 
 public class ReleaseVersionChecker {
 
-  private final ReleaseFeedReader releaseFeedReader;
+  private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(ReleaseVersionChecker.class);
+  private static final String CACHE_NAME = "sonia.cache.releaseInfo";
+
+  private final ReleaseFeedParser releaseFeedParser;
   private final ScmConfiguration scmConfiguration;
   private final SCMContextProvider scmContextProvider;
+  private Cache<String, ReleaseInfo> cache;
 
   @Inject
-  public ReleaseVersionChecker(ReleaseFeedReader releaseFeedReader, ScmConfiguration scmConfiguration, SCMContextProvider scmContextProvider) {
-    this.releaseFeedReader = releaseFeedReader;
+  public ReleaseVersionChecker(ReleaseFeedParser releaseFeedParser, ScmConfiguration scmConfiguration, SCMContextProvider scmContextProvider, CacheManager cacheManager) {
+    this.releaseFeedParser = releaseFeedParser;
     this.scmConfiguration = scmConfiguration;
     this.scmContextProvider = scmContextProvider;
+    this.cache = cacheManager.getCache(CACHE_NAME);
   }
 
-  Optional<ReleaseInfo> checkForNewerVersion() {
+  @VisibleForTesting
+  void setCache(Cache<String, ReleaseInfo> cache) {
+    this.cache = cache;
+  }
+
+  public Optional<ReleaseInfo> checkForNewerVersion() {
+    ReleaseInfo cachedReleaseInfo = cache.get("latest");
+    if (cachedReleaseInfo != null) {
+      return Optional.of(cachedReleaseInfo);
+    } else {
+      return findLatestReleaseInRssFeed();
+    }
+  }
+
+  private Optional<ReleaseInfo> findLatestReleaseInRssFeed() {
     try {
       String releaseFeedUrl = scmConfiguration.getReleaseFeedUrl();
-      Optional<ReleaseInfo> latestRelease = releaseFeedReader.findLatestRelease(releaseFeedUrl);
-      if (latestRelease.isPresent()) {
-        if (isNewerVersion(latestRelease.get())) {
-          return latestRelease;
-        }
+      Optional<ReleaseInfo> latestRelease = releaseFeedParser.findLatestRelease(releaseFeedUrl);
+      if (latestRelease.isPresent() && isNewerVersion(latestRelease.get())) {
+        cache.put("latest", latestRelease.get());
+        return latestRelease;
       }
     } catch (IOException e) {
       // This is an silent action. We don't want the user to get any kind of error for this.
+      LOG.info("No newer version found for SCM-Manager");
       return Optional.empty();
     }
     return Optional.empty();
diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/AdminInfoResource.java b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/AdminInfoResource.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..03a703440d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/AdminInfoResource.java
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+/*
+ * MIT License
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2020-present Cloudogu GmbH and Contributors
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+ * SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+package sonia.scm.api.v2.resources;
+
+import io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.OpenAPIDefinition;
+import io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.Operation;
+import io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.media.Content;
+import io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.media.Schema;
+import io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.responses.ApiResponse;
+import io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.tags.Tag;
+import sonia.scm.admin.ReleaseInfo;
+import sonia.scm.admin.ReleaseInfoMapper;
+import sonia.scm.admin.ReleaseVersionChecker;
+import sonia.scm.web.VndMediaType;
+
+import javax.inject.Inject;
+import javax.ws.rs.GET;
+import javax.ws.rs.Path;
+import javax.ws.rs.Produces;
+import java.util.Optional;
+
+@OpenAPIDefinition(tags = {
+  @Tag(name = "AdminInfo", description = "Admin information endpoints")
+})
+@Path("")
+public class AdminInfoResource {
+
+  private final ReleaseVersionChecker checker;
+  private final ReleaseInfoMapper mapper;
+
+  @Inject
+  public AdminInfoResource(ReleaseVersionChecker checker, ReleaseInfoMapper mapper) {
+    this.checker = checker;
+    this.mapper = mapper;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Checks for a newer core version of SCM-Manager.
+   */
+  @GET
+  @Path("releaseInfo")
+  @Produces(VndMediaType.ADMIN_INFO)
+  @Operation(summary = "Returns release info.", description = "Returns a release info if a newer version of SCM-Manager is available.", tags = "AdminInfo")
+  @ApiResponse(responseCode = "200", description = "success")
+  @ApiResponse(responseCode = "401", description = "not authenticated / invalid credentials")
+  @ApiResponse(responseCode = "403", description = "not authorized, the current user has no privileges to read the information")
+  @ApiResponse(
+    responseCode = "500",
+    description = "internal server error",
+    content = @Content(
+      mediaType = VndMediaType.ERROR_TYPE,
+      schema = @Schema(implementation = ErrorDto.class)
+    ))
+  public ReleaseInfoDto getReleaseInfo() {
+    Optional<ReleaseInfo> releaseInfo = checker.checkForNewerVersion();
+    return releaseInfo.map(mapper::map).orElse(null);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/IndexDtoGenerator.java b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/IndexDtoGenerator.java
index d8c9acc7f6..19e7dfc0a3 100644
--- a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/IndexDtoGenerator.java
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/IndexDtoGenerator.java
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ public class IndexDtoGenerator extends HalAppenderMapper {
       }
       if (ConfigurationPermissions.list().isPermitted()) {
         builder.single(link("config", resourceLinks.config().self()));
+        builder.single(link("releaseInfo", resourceLinks.adminInfo().releaseInfo()));
       }
       builder.single(link("repositories", resourceLinks.repositoryCollection().self()));
       builder.single(link("namespaces", resourceLinks.namespaceCollection().self()));
diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/MapperModule.java b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/MapperModule.java
index b6c8e9d8ea..affa80468a 100644
--- a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/MapperModule.java
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/MapperModule.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ package sonia.scm.api.v2.resources;
 import com.google.inject.AbstractModule;
 import com.google.inject.servlet.ServletScopes;
 import org.mapstruct.factory.Mappers;
+import sonia.scm.admin.ReleaseInfoMapper;
 import sonia.scm.security.gpg.PublicKeyMapper;
 import sonia.scm.web.api.RepositoryToHalMapper;
 
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@ public class MapperModule extends AbstractModule {
     bind(RepositoryToHalMapper.class).to(Mappers.getMapperClass(RepositoryToRepositoryDtoMapper.class));
 
     bind(BlameResultToBlameDtoMapper.class).to(Mappers.getMapperClass(BlameResultToBlameDtoMapper.class));
+    bind(ReleaseInfoMapper.class).to(Mappers.getMapperClass(ReleaseInfoMapper.class));
 
     // no mapstruct required
     bind(MeDtoFactory.class);
diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/ReleaseInfoDto.java b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/ReleaseInfoDto.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1f3e2c92e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/ReleaseInfoDto.java
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/*
+ * MIT License
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2020-present Cloudogu GmbH and Contributors
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+ * SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+package sonia.scm.api.v2.resources;
+
+import de.otto.edison.hal.HalRepresentation;
+import lombok.Getter;
+import lombok.NoArgsConstructor;
+import lombok.Setter;
+
+import java.time.Instant;
+
+@NoArgsConstructor
+@Setter
+@Getter
+@SuppressWarnings("squid:S2160") // we do not need equals for dto
+public class ReleaseInfoDto extends HalRepresentation {
+  private String title;
+  private String link;
+  private Instant releaseDate;
+}
+
diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/ResourceLinks.java b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/ResourceLinks.java
index 99a2058249..4dc694d24d 100644
--- a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/ResourceLinks.java
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/ResourceLinks.java
@@ -264,6 +264,22 @@ class ResourceLinks {
     }
   }
 
+  AdminInfoLinks adminInfo() {
+    return new AdminInfoLinks(scmPathInfoStore.get());
+  }
+
+  static class AdminInfoLinks {
+    private final LinkBuilder adminInfoLinkBuilder;
+
+    AdminInfoLinks(ScmPathInfo pathInfo) {
+      adminInfoLinkBuilder = new LinkBuilder(pathInfo, AdminInfoResource.class);
+    }
+
+    String releaseInfo() {
+      return adminInfoLinkBuilder.method("getReleaseInfo").parameters().href();
+    }
+  }
+
   public RepositoryLinks repository() {
     return new RepositoryLinks(scmPathInfoStore.get());
   }
diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/test/java/sonia/scm/admin/ReleaseFeedReaderTest.java b/scm-webapp/src/test/java/sonia/scm/admin/ReleaseFeedParserTest.java
similarity index 84%
rename from scm-webapp/src/test/java/sonia/scm/admin/ReleaseFeedReaderTest.java
rename to scm-webapp/src/test/java/sonia/scm/admin/ReleaseFeedParserTest.java
index 0f88839da5..7dab58f2fd 100644
--- a/scm-webapp/src/test/java/sonia/scm/admin/ReleaseFeedReaderTest.java
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/test/java/sonia/scm/admin/ReleaseFeedParserTest.java
@@ -34,20 +34,20 @@ import org.mockito.junit.jupiter.MockitoExtension;
 import sonia.scm.net.ahc.AdvancedHttpClient;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
-import java.time.Instant;
+import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.Optional;
 
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
 
 @ExtendWith(MockitoExtension.class)
-class ReleaseFeedReaderTest {
+class ReleaseFeedParserTest {
 
   @Mock(answer = Answers.RETURNS_DEEP_STUBS)
   AdvancedHttpClient client;
 
   @InjectMocks
-  ReleaseFeedReader releaseFeedReader;
+  ReleaseFeedParser releaseFeedParser;
 
   @Test
   void shouldFindLatestRelease() throws IOException {
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class ReleaseFeedReaderTest {
 
     when(client.get(url).request().contentFromXml(ReleaseFeedDto.class)).thenReturn(createReleaseFeedDto());
 
-    Optional<ReleaseInfo> release = releaseFeedReader.findLatestRelease(url);
+    Optional<ReleaseInfo> release = releaseFeedParser.findLatestRelease(url);
 
     assertThat(release).isPresent();
     assertThat(release.get().getTitle()).isEqualTo("3");
@@ -63,16 +63,14 @@ class ReleaseFeedReaderTest {
   }
 
   private ReleaseFeedDto createReleaseFeedDto() {
-    ReleaseFeedDto.Release release1 = createRelease("1", "download-1", 1000000000L);
-    ReleaseFeedDto.Release release2 = createRelease("2", "download-2", 2000000000L);
-    ReleaseFeedDto.Release release3 = createRelease("3", "download-3", 3000000000L);
-    ReleaseFeedDto.Channel channel = new ReleaseFeedDto.Channel("scm", "scm releases", "scm-download", "gatsby", Instant.now(), ImmutableList.of(release1, release2, release3));
-    ReleaseFeedDto.RSS rss = new ReleaseFeedDto.RSS(channel);
-    return new ReleaseFeedDto(rss);
+    ReleaseFeedDto.Release release1 = createRelease("1", "download-1", new Date(1000000000L));
+    ReleaseFeedDto.Release release2 = createRelease("2", "download-2", new Date(2000000000L));
+    ReleaseFeedDto.Release release3 = createRelease("3", "download-3", new Date(3000000000L));
+    ReleaseFeedDto.Channel channel = new ReleaseFeedDto.Channel("scm", "scm releases", "scm-download", "gatsby", new Date(1L), ImmutableList.of(release1, release2, release3));
+    return new ReleaseFeedDto(channel);
   }
 
-  private ReleaseFeedDto.Release createRelease(String version, String link, long date) {
-    return new ReleaseFeedDto.Release(version, version, link, version, Instant.ofEpochMilli(date));
+  private ReleaseFeedDto.Release createRelease(String version, String link, Date date) {
+    return new ReleaseFeedDto.Release(version, version, link, version, date);
   }
-
 }
diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/test/java/sonia/scm/admin/ReleaseInfoMapperTest.java b/scm-webapp/src/test/java/sonia/scm/admin/ReleaseInfoMapperTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..82abd6ce74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/test/java/sonia/scm/admin/ReleaseInfoMapperTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/*
+ * MIT License
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2020-present Cloudogu GmbH and Contributors
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+ * SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+package sonia.scm.admin;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import sonia.scm.api.v2.resources.ReleaseInfoDto;
+
+import java.time.Instant;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+
+class ReleaseInfoMapperTest {
+
+  ReleaseInfoMapper mapper = new ReleaseInfoMapperImpl();
+
+  @Test
+  void shouldMapToDto() {
+    Instant releaseDate = Instant.now();
+    ReleaseInfo releaseInfo = new ReleaseInfo("1.2.3", "download-link", releaseDate);
+    ReleaseInfoDto dto = mapper.map(releaseInfo);
+
+    assertThat(dto.getLink()).isEqualTo(releaseInfo.getLink());
+    assertThat(dto.getReleaseDate()).isEqualTo(releaseDate);
+    assertThat(dto.getTitle()).isEqualTo(releaseInfo.getTitle());
+  }
+}
diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/test/java/sonia/scm/admin/ReleaseVersionCheckerTest.java b/scm-webapp/src/test/java/sonia/scm/admin/ReleaseVersionCheckerTest.java
index e9dd8360b2..87a607a9cb 100644
--- a/scm-webapp/src/test/java/sonia/scm/admin/ReleaseVersionCheckerTest.java
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/test/java/sonia/scm/admin/ReleaseVersionCheckerTest.java
@@ -24,8 +24,77 @@
 
 package sonia.scm.admin;
 
-import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.*;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.ExtendWith;
+import org.mockito.junit.jupiter.MockitoExtension;
+import sonia.scm.SCMContextProvider;
+import sonia.scm.cache.Cache;
+import sonia.scm.cache.CacheManager;
+import sonia.scm.cache.MapCacheManager;
+import sonia.scm.config.ScmConfiguration;
 
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.time.Instant;
+import java.util.Optional;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
+
+@ExtendWith(MockitoExtension.class)
 class ReleaseVersionCheckerTest {
 
+  private ReleaseFeedParser feedReader;
+  private ScmConfiguration scmConfiguration;
+  private SCMContextProvider contextProvider;
+  private ReleaseVersionChecker checker;
+
+  @BeforeEach
+  void setup() {
+    feedReader = mock(ReleaseFeedParser.class);
+    scmConfiguration = mock(ScmConfiguration.class);
+    contextProvider = mock(SCMContextProvider.class);
+    CacheManager cacheManager = new MapCacheManager();
+
+    checker = new ReleaseVersionChecker(feedReader, scmConfiguration, contextProvider, cacheManager);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void shouldReturnEmptyOptional() throws IOException {
+    when(scmConfiguration.getReleaseFeedUrl()).thenReturn("releaseFeed");
+    when(feedReader.findLatestRelease("releaseFeed")).thenReturn(Optional.empty());
+
+    Optional<ReleaseInfo> releaseInfo = checker.checkForNewerVersion();
+
+    assertThat(releaseInfo).isNotPresent();
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void shouldReturnReleaseInfoFromCache() {
+    ReleaseInfo cachedReleaseInfo = new ReleaseInfo("1.42.9", "download-link", Instant.now());
+    Cache<String, ReleaseInfo> cache = new MapCacheManager().getCache("sonia.cache.releaseInfo");
+    cache.put("latest", cachedReleaseInfo);
+    checker.setCache(cache);
+
+    Optional<ReleaseInfo> releaseInfo = checker.checkForNewerVersion();
+
+    assertThat(releaseInfo).isPresent();
+    assertThat(releaseInfo.get().getTitle()).isEqualTo("1.42.9");
+    assertThat(releaseInfo.get().getLink()).isEqualTo("download-link");
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void shouldReturnReleaseInfo() throws IOException {
+    ReleaseInfo releaseInfo = new ReleaseInfo("2.0.0", "download-link", Instant.now());
+    when(scmConfiguration.getReleaseFeedUrl()).thenReturn("releaseFeed");
+    when(feedReader.findLatestRelease("releaseFeed")).thenReturn(Optional.of(releaseInfo));
+    when(contextProvider.getVersion()).thenReturn("1.9.0");
+
+    Optional<ReleaseInfo> latestRelease = checker.checkForNewerVersion();
+
+    assertThat(latestRelease).isPresent();
+    assertThat(latestRelease.get().getTitle()).isEqualTo("2.0.0");
+    assertThat(latestRelease.get().getLink()).isEqualTo("download-link");
+  }
 }
diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/test/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/ResourceLinksMock.java b/scm-webapp/src/test/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/ResourceLinksMock.java
index f2d6e85710..e7c21f5556 100644
--- a/scm-webapp/src/test/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/ResourceLinksMock.java
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/test/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/ResourceLinksMock.java
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ public class ResourceLinksMock {
     lenient().when(resourceLinks.namespace()).thenReturn(new ResourceLinks.NamespaceLinks(pathInfo));
     lenient().when(resourceLinks.namespaceCollection()).thenReturn(new ResourceLinks.NamespaceCollectionLinks(pathInfo));
     lenient().when(resourceLinks.namespacePermission()).thenReturn(new ResourceLinks.NamespacePermissionLinks(pathInfo));
+    lenient().when(resourceLinks.adminInfo()).thenReturn(new ResourceLinks.AdminInfoLinks(pathInfo));
 
     return resourceLinks;
   }