diff --git a/API/Controllers/ServerController.cs b/API/Controllers/ServerController.cs
index 46c7dc9f2..ba4258531 100644
--- a/API/Controllers/ServerController.cs
+++ b/API/Controllers/ServerController.cs
@@ -291,4 +291,15 @@ public class ServerController : BaseApiController
         return Ok(await _emailService.GetVersion(emailServiceUrl));
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Checks for updates and pushes an event to the UI
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <returns></returns>
+    [HttpGet("check-for-updates")]
+    public async Task<ActionResult> CheckForAnnouncements()
+    {
+        await _taskScheduler.CheckForUpdate();
+        return Ok();
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/API/Services/TaskScheduler.cs b/API/Services/TaskScheduler.cs
index 09f1a155d..3e1b6cdb2 100644
--- a/API/Services/TaskScheduler.cs
+++ b/API/Services/TaskScheduler.cs
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ public interface ITaskScheduler
     void ScanSiteThemes();
     void CovertAllCoversToEncoding();
     Task CleanupDbEntries();
+    Task CheckForUpdate();
 
 }
 public class TaskScheduler : ITaskScheduler
@@ -242,14 +243,14 @@ public class TaskScheduler : ITaskScheduler
     public void ScheduleUpdaterTasks()
     {
         _logger.LogInformation("Scheduling Auto-Update tasks");
-        RecurringJob.AddOrUpdate(CheckForUpdateId, () => CheckForUpdate(), $"0 */{Rnd.Next(4, 6)} * * *", RecurringJobOptions);
+        RecurringJob.AddOrUpdate(CheckForUpdateId, () => CheckForUpdate(), $"0 */{Rnd.Next(1, 2)} * * *", RecurringJobOptions);
         BackgroundJob.Enqueue(() => CheckForUpdate());
     }
 
     public void ScanFolder(string folderPath, TimeSpan delay)
     {
         var normalizedFolder = Tasks.Scanner.Parser.Parser.NormalizePath(folderPath);
-        if (HasAlreadyEnqueuedTask(ScannerService.Name, "ScanFolder", new object[] { normalizedFolder }))
+        if (HasAlreadyEnqueuedTask(ScannerService.Name, "ScanFolder", [normalizedFolder]))
         {
             _logger.LogInformation("Skipped scheduling ScanFolder for {Folder} as a job already queued",
                 normalizedFolder);
diff --git a/UI/Web/hash-localization.js b/UI/Web/hash-localization.js
index 48d51761a..0d1621d90 100644
--- a/UI/Web/hash-localization.js
+++ b/UI/Web/hash-localization.js
@@ -15,13 +15,11 @@ function generateChecksum(str, algorithm, encoding) {
 const result = {};
 
 glob.sync(`${jsonFilesDir}**/*.json`).forEach(path => {
-    console.log('Calculating hash for ', path);
     let tokens = path.split('dist\\browser\\assets\\langs\\');
     if (tokens.length === 1) {
         tokens = path.split('dist/browser/assets/langs/');
     }
     const lang = tokens[1];
-    console.log('Language: ', lang);
     const content = fs.readFileSync(path, { encoding: 'utf-8' });
     result[lang.replace('.json', '')] = generateChecksum(content);
 });
diff --git a/UI/Web/src/app/_services/server.service.ts b/UI/Web/src/app/_services/server.service.ts
index 3f3a88a25..803857554 100644
--- a/UI/Web/src/app/_services/server.service.ts
+++ b/UI/Web/src/app/_services/server.service.ts
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ export class ServerService {
     return this.httpClient.get<UpdateVersionEvent>(this.baseUrl + 'server/check-update', {});
   }
 
+  checkForUpdates() {
+    return this.httpClient.get(this.baseUrl + 'server/check-for-updates', {});
+  }
+
   getChangelog() {
     return this.httpClient.get<UpdateVersionEvent[]>(this.baseUrl + 'server/changelog', {});
   }
diff --git a/UI/Web/src/app/app.component.ts b/UI/Web/src/app/app.component.ts
index 85a43eb6d..94c79b1a6 100644
--- a/UI/Web/src/app/app.component.ts
+++ b/UI/Web/src/app/app.component.ts
@@ -7,11 +7,12 @@ import { NavService } from './_services/nav.service';
 import { filter } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import {NgbModal, NgbModalConfig, NgbOffcanvas, NgbRatingConfig} from '@ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap';
 import { DOCUMENT, NgClass, NgIf, AsyncPipe } from '@angular/common';
-import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
+import {interval, Observable, switchMap} from 'rxjs';
 import {ThemeService} from "./_services/theme.service";
 import { SideNavComponent } from './sidenav/_components/side-nav/side-nav.component';
 import {NavHeaderComponent} from "./nav/_components/nav-header/nav-header.component";
 import {takeUntilDestroyed} from "@angular/core/rxjs-interop";
+import {ServerService} from "./_services/server.service";
 
 @Component({
     selector: 'app-root',
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ export class AppComponent implements OnInit {
   private readonly offcanvas = inject(NgbOffcanvas);
   public readonly navService = inject(NavService);
   public readonly cdRef = inject(ChangeDetectorRef);
+  public readonly serverService = inject(ServerService);
 
   constructor(private accountService: AccountService,
     private libraryService: LibraryService,
@@ -95,6 +97,14 @@ export class AppComponent implements OnInit {
       this.libraryService.getLibraryNames().pipe(take(1), shareReplay({refCount: true, bufferSize: 1})).subscribe();
       // On load, make an initial call for valid license
       this.accountService.hasValidLicense().subscribe();
+
+      interval(4 * 60 * 60 * 1000) // 4 hours in milliseconds
+        .pipe(
+          switchMap(() => this.accountService.currentUser$),
+          filter(u => this.accountService.hasAdminRole(u!)),
+          switchMap(_ => this.serverService.checkForUpdates())
+        )
+        .subscribe();
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/UI/Web/src/app/cards/_modals/edit-series-modal/edit-series-modal.component.ts b/UI/Web/src/app/cards/_modals/edit-series-modal/edit-series-modal.component.ts
index 379b68521..515d9dace 100644
--- a/UI/Web/src/app/cards/_modals/edit-series-modal/edit-series-modal.component.ts
+++ b/UI/Web/src/app/cards/_modals/edit-series-modal/edit-series-modal.component.ts
@@ -440,10 +440,6 @@ export class EditSeriesModalComponent implements OnInit {
       return a.isoCode == b.isoCode;
     }
 
-    if (this.metadata.language === undefined || this.metadata.language === null || this.metadata.language === '') {
-      this.metadata.language = 'en';
-    }
-
     const l = this.validLanguages.find(l => l.isoCode === this.metadata.language);
     if (l !== undefined) {
       this.languageSettings.savedData = l;
diff --git a/UI/Web/src/app/dashboard/_components/dashboard.component.ts b/UI/Web/src/app/dashboard/_components/dashboard.component.ts
index 0475cf9fe..ce011ceb7 100644
--- a/UI/Web/src/app/dashboard/_components/dashboard.component.ts
+++ b/UI/Web/src/app/dashboard/_components/dashboard.component.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ import {StreamType} from "../../_models/dashboard/stream-type.enum";
 import {LoadingComponent} from "../../shared/loading/loading.component";
 import {ScrobbleProvider, ScrobblingService} from "../../_services/scrobbling.service";
 import {ToastrService} from "ngx-toastr";
-
+import {ServerService} from "../../_services/server.service";
 
 enum StreamId {
   OnDeck,
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ enum StreamId {
   MoreInGenre,
 }
 
+
 @Component({
   selector: 'app-dashboard',
   templateUrl: './dashboard.component.html',
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ export class DashboardComponent implements OnInit {
   private readonly dashboardService = inject(DashboardService);
   private readonly scrobblingService = inject(ScrobblingService);
   private readonly toastr = inject(ToastrService);
+  private readonly serverService = inject(ServerService);
 
   libraries$: Observable<Library[]> = this.libraryService.getLibraries().pipe(take(1), takeUntilDestroyed(this.destroyRef))
   isLoadingDashboard = true;
diff --git a/openapi.json b/openapi.json
index d3396ce87..fb7dca492 100644
--- a/openapi.json
+++ b/openapi.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
       "name": "GPL-3.0",
       "url": "https://github.com/Kareadita/Kavita/blob/develop/LICENSE"
     },
-    "version": "0.7.12.5"
+    "version": "0.7.12.7"
   },
   "servers": [
     {
@@ -9869,6 +9869,19 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "/api/Server/check-for-updates": {
+      "get": {
+        "tags": [
+          "Server"
+        ],
+        "summary": "Checks for updates and pushes an event to the UI",
+        "responses": {
+          "200": {
+            "description": "Success"
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
     "/api/Settings/base-url": {
       "get": {
         "tags": [