diff --git a/Needlework.Net/Constants/AppInfo.cs b/Needlework.Net/Constants/AppInfo.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f785746
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Needlework.Net/Constants/AppInfo.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+using System.Reflection;
+
+namespace Needlework.Net.Constants
+{
+    public static class AppInfo
+    {
+        public static readonly string Version = Assembly.GetEntryAssembly()?.GetName().Version?.ToString() ?? "0.0.0.0";
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Needlework.Net/Constants/BlobCacheKeys.cs b/Needlework.Net/Constants/BlobCacheKeys.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c229115
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Needlework.Net/Constants/BlobCacheKeys.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+namespace Needlework.Net.Constants
+{
+    public static class BlobCacheKeys
+    {
+        public static readonly string GithubLatestRelease = nameof(GithubLatestRelease);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Needlework.Net/Constants/Intervals.cs b/Needlework.Net/Constants/Intervals.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b1d2d03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Needlework.Net/Constants/Intervals.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+using System;
+
+namespace Needlework.Net.Constants
+{
+    public static class Intervals
+    {
+        public static readonly TimeSpan CheckForUpdates = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(60);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Needlework.Net/Program.cs b/Needlework.Net/Program.cs
index 1251061..e1224e9 100644
--- a/Needlework.Net/Program.cs
+++ b/Needlework.Net/Program.cs
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ class Program
         builder.AddSingleton<NotificationService>();
         builder.AddSingleton<SchemaPaneService>();
         builder.AddSingleton<HextechDocsPostService>();
+        builder.AddSingleton<GithubService>();
         builder.AddSingleton<IBlobCache>((_) =>
         {
             Directory.CreateDirectory("Data");
diff --git a/Needlework.Net/Services/GithubService.cs b/Needlework.Net/Services/GithubService.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..af91ee3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Needlework.Net/Services/GithubService.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+using Akavache;
+using Flurl.Http;
+using Flurl.Http.Configuration;
+using Needlework.Net.Constants;
+using Needlework.Net.Extensions;
+using Needlework.Net.Models;
+using System;
+using System.Reactive.Linq;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace Needlework.Net.Services
+{
+    public class GithubService : IEnableLogger
+    {
+        private readonly IFlurlClient _githubClient;
+
+        private readonly IFlurlClient _githubUserContentClient;
+
+        private readonly IBlobCache _blobCache;
+
+        public GithubService(IBlobCache blobCache, IFlurlClientCache clients)
+        {
+            _githubClient = clients.Get("GithubClient");
+            _githubUserContentClient = clients.Get("GithubUserContentClient");
+            _blobCache = blobCache;
+        }
+
+        public async Task<GithubRelease> GetLatestReleaseAsync()
+        {
+            return await _blobCache.GetOrFetchObject(BlobCacheKeys.GithubLatestRelease, async () =>
+            {
+                this.Log()
+                    .Debug("Downloading latest release info from GitHub...");
+                var release = await _githubClient
+                    .Request("/repos/BlossomiShymae/Needlework.Net/releases/latest")
+                    .WithHeader("User-Agent", $"Needlework.Net/{AppInfo.Version}")
+                    .GetJsonAsync<GithubRelease>();
+                return release;
+            }, DateTimeOffset.Now + Intervals.CheckForUpdates);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Needlework.Net/ViewModels/MainWindow/MainWindowViewModel.cs b/Needlework.Net/ViewModels/MainWindow/MainWindowViewModel.cs
index 354d0d1..dd171f3 100644
--- a/Needlework.Net/ViewModels/MainWindow/MainWindowViewModel.cs
+++ b/Needlework.Net/ViewModels/MainWindow/MainWindowViewModel.cs
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@ using CommunityToolkit.Mvvm.ComponentModel;
 using CommunityToolkit.Mvvm.Input;
 using CommunityToolkit.Mvvm.Messaging;
 using FluentAvalonia.UI.Controls;
-using Flurl.Http;
-using Flurl.Http.Configuration;
+using Needlework.Net.Constants;
 using Needlework.Net.Extensions;
 using Needlework.Net.Helpers;
 using Needlework.Net.Messages;
@@ -35,7 +34,7 @@ public partial class MainWindowViewModel
 {
     private readonly DocumentService _documentService;
 
-    private readonly IFlurlClient _githubClient;
+    private readonly GithubService _githubService;
 
     private readonly NotificationService _notificationService;
 
@@ -47,13 +46,13 @@ public partial class MainWindowViewModel
 
     private readonly IDisposable _checkForSchemaVersionDisposable;
 
-    public MainWindowViewModel(IEnumerable<PageBase> pages, DialogService dialogService, DocumentService documentService, NotificationService notificationService, IFlurlClientCache clients, SchemaPaneService schemaPaneService)
+    public MainWindowViewModel(IEnumerable<PageBase> pages, DialogService dialogService, DocumentService documentService, NotificationService notificationService, GithubService githubService, SchemaPaneService schemaPaneService)
     {
         _dialogService = dialogService;
         _documentService = documentService;
         _notificationService = notificationService;
         _schemaPaneService = schemaPaneService;
-        _githubClient = clients.Get("GithubClient");
+        _githubService = githubService;
 
         NavigationViewItems = pages
             .OrderBy(p => p.Index)
@@ -91,7 +90,7 @@ public partial class MainWindowViewModel
             }
         });
 
-        _checkForUpdatesDisposable = Observable.Timer(TimeSpan.Zero, TimeSpan.FromMinutes(10))
+        _checkForUpdatesDisposable = Observable.Timer(TimeSpan.Zero, Intervals.CheckForUpdates)
             .Select(time => Unit.Default)
             .Subscribe(async _ =>
             {
@@ -109,7 +108,7 @@ public partial class MainWindowViewModel
                 }
             });
 
-        _checkForSchemaVersionDisposable = Observable.Timer(TimeSpan.Zero, TimeSpan.FromMinutes(10))
+        _checkForSchemaVersionDisposable = Observable.Timer(TimeSpan.Zero, TimeSpan.FromMinutes(5))
             .Select(time => Unit.Default)
             .Subscribe(async _ =>
             {
@@ -228,11 +227,7 @@ public partial class MainWindowViewModel
 
     private async Task CheckForUpdatesAsync()
     {
-        var release = await _githubClient
-            .Request("/repos/BlossomiShymae/Needlework.Net/releases/latest")
-            .WithHeader("User-Agent", $"Needlework.Net/{Version}")
-            .GetJsonAsync<GithubRelease>();
-
+        var release = await _githubService.GetLatestReleaseAsync();
         if (release.IsLatest(Version))
         {
             this.Log()