diff --git a/Sources/Shotdeck/AppModel.swift b/Sources/Shotdeck/AppModel.swift
index 47897ad..8937316 100644
--- a/Sources/Shotdeck/AppModel.swift
+++ b/Sources/Shotdeck/AppModel.swift
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ public final class AppModel {
     var hotkeyDisplayString: String { captureHotkey.displayString }
     /// Staged update offered in the menu. Set only after checksum + payload validation.
     public private(set) var updateAvailable: (version: String, notes: String)?
+    /// True for the duration of any appcast check (manual or scheduled).
+    public private(set) var isCheckingForUpdates: Bool = false
 
     let paths: AppSupportPaths
     let spool: SpoolStore
@@ -96,8 +98,19 @@ public final class AppModel {
                 self.setStatus(message)
             }
         }
+        self.updateChecker.onCheckingChanged = { [weak self] checking in
+            self?.isCheckingForUpdates = checking
+        }
     }
 
+    /// CFBundleShortVersionString of the running app.
+    public var appVersion: String { UpdateChecker.currentVersion() }
+    /// Version recorded in the app-managed rollback copy, when one exists.
+    public var previousVersion: String? { updateChecker.previousVersion() }
+    /// Most recent status text — shared with the general status line by design
+    /// (Redline has one status channel, not a separate update-only one).
+    public var updateStatusMessage: String? { statusLine }
+
     // MARK: Seam mutators — the only way a WP-4b/4c extension changes state.
 
     func setStatus(_ text: String?) { statusLine = text }
@@ -219,6 +232,19 @@ public final class AppModel {
         updateChecker.installStaged()
     }
 
+    /// User-initiated appcast check ("Check for updates" menu row).
+    public func checkForUpdates() {
+        Task { @MainActor in
+            await updateChecker.checkNow(manual: true)
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Reverts `/Applications/Redline.app` to the app-managed rollback copy and relaunches.
+    /// Does nothing unless a `Redline.app.previous` exists and the user clicked the row.
+    public func revertToPreviousVersion() {
+        updateChecker.revertToPrevious()
+    }
+
     /// Unregisters `capture` and binds `HotkeyPreference.load()`. If Carbon rejects the new
     /// combo, restores the previous preference (UserDefaults + Carbon) so the old one keeps working.
     func reRegisterHotkey() {
diff --git a/Sources/Shotdeck/MenuBarView.swift b/Sources/Shotdeck/MenuBarView.swift
index 5b239cb..778e3e5 100644
--- a/Sources/Shotdeck/MenuBarView.swift
+++ b/Sources/Shotdeck/MenuBarView.swift
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ struct MenuBarView: View {
                 Divider()
                 returnsBlock
             }
+            Divider()
+            updateFooter
         }
         .padding(10)
         .frame(width: 320, alignment: .leading)
@@ -83,6 +85,21 @@ struct MenuBarView: View {
                 }
             }
 
+            Button {
+                model.checkForUpdates()
+            } label: {
+                actionLabel(model.isCheckingForUpdates ? "Checking…" : "Check for updates")
+            }
+            .disabled(model.isCheckingForUpdates)
+
+            if let previous = model.previousVersion {
+                Button {
+                    model.revertToPreviousVersion()
+                } label: {
+                    actionLabel("Revert to \(previous)")
+                }
+            }
+
             Button {
                 let anchor = NSApp.keyWindow?.contentView
                 if let sender = model as? SendCapable {
@@ -193,4 +210,18 @@ struct MenuBarView: View {
     private var newestReturns: [ReturnedDocument] {
         model.allReturns.sorted { $0.detectedAt > $1.detectedAt }
     }
+
+    private var updateFooter: some View {
+        VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 2) {
+            Text("Redline \(model.appVersion)")
+                .font(.caption)
+                .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
+            if let message = model.updateStatusMessage {
+                Text(message)
+                    .font(.caption)
+                    .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
+                    .fixedSize(horizontal: false, vertical: true)
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/Sources/Shotdeck/main.swift b/Sources/Shotdeck/main.swift
index 3b61e42..beef734 100644
--- a/Sources/Shotdeck/main.swift
+++ b/Sources/Shotdeck/main.swift
@@ -21,8 +21,9 @@ struct ShotdeckApp: App {
                 .environment(appDelegate.model)
         } label: {
             let state = appDelegate.model.iconState
+            let hasUpdate = appDelegate.model.updateAvailable != nil
             HStack(spacing: 4) {
-                Image(systemName: state.symbolName)
+                menuBarIcon(for: state, hasUpdate: hasUpdate)
                 if let count = state.countText {
                     Text(count).font(.system(size: 11, weight: .semibold))
                 }
@@ -33,6 +34,29 @@ struct ShotdeckApp: App {
     }
 }
 
+/// The menu-bar symbol for `state`, badged while an update is staged. Uses the
+/// SF Symbol's own `.badge` variant when one exists; falls back to a small
+/// overlaid dot on the plain symbol otherwise. The badge disappears on its own
+/// once `updateAvailable` clears, since this reads live model state.
+@ViewBuilder
+private func menuBarIcon(for state: MenuIconState, hasUpdate: Bool) -> some View {
+    if hasUpdate {
+        let badgeName = "\(state.symbolName).badge"
+        if NSImage(systemSymbolName: badgeName, accessibilityDescription: nil) != nil {
+            Image(systemName: badgeName)
+        } else {
+            ZStack(alignment: .topTrailing) {
+                Image(systemName: state.symbolName)
+                Circle()
+                    .frame(width: 6, height: 6)
+                    .offset(x: 3, y: -3)
+            }
+        }
+    } else {
+        Image(systemName: state.symbolName)
+    }
+}
+
 @MainActor
 final class AppDelegate: NSObject, NSApplicationDelegate {
     let model: AppModel