diff --git a/express-install.sh b/express-install.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0578f8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/express-install.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+#set -x #uncomment for debug mode
+
+clear_term() {
+	#comment out for output
+	clear
+	#echo "debug -- clear"
+}
+
+aborting_install() {
+	clear_term
+	echo "Aborting Install"
+}
+
+path_check() {
+	path_check_var=$(which jhira)
+	if [ -x "$path_check_var" ] ; then
+			echo "JHIRA appears to be in your path! Continuing..."
+			sleep 2
+	else
+			echo "JHIRA does not appear to be in your path,"
+			echo "Would you like the installer to try to auto add JHIRA to your path? (y/n) "
+			read addToPath
+			if [[ $addToPath == "y" ]] ; then
+					touch ~/.zshrc
+					echo "export PATH=\"$PATH:/opt\"" >> ~/.zshrc
+					echo "Now we are going to refresh your terminal"
+					sleep 2
+					source ~/.zshrc
+			else
+					echo "Skipping add to path step"
+			fi
+	fi
+}
+
+exec_install() {
+	clear_term
+	echo "Beginning express download of JHIRA"
+	curl -L "https://github.com/wearejh/jhira/releases/download/v0.1.2/jhira" --output jhira-temp-binary-file
+	chmod +x ./jhira-temp-binary-file
+	echo "Download successful!"
+	echo "You may now be asked for your password to install the JHIRA binary"
+	sudo mkdir -p /opt
+	sudo chown -R $(whoami) /opt
+	mv ./jhira-temp-binary-file /opt/jhira
+	path_check
+	echo "Now the self-update function will run to get the latest version!"
+	sleep 2
+	jhira self-update
+	echo "Thank you for using the express installer!"
+	echo "(You may need to run \"source ~/.zshrc\" - without the quotes - to see jhira)"
+}
+
+clear_term
+echo "Welcome to the JHIRA Express installer!"
+echo "Would you like to install JHIRA? (y/n) "
+read continueInstall
+if [[ $continueInstall == "y" ]] ; then
+		echo "Ok, installing now"
+		path_to_executable=$(which jhira)
+		if [ -x "$path_to_executable" ] ; then
+				clear_term
+				echo "Looks like jhira is already installed"
+				echo "Would you like to reinstall?"
+			    echo " - this will delete your existing installation (y/n) "
+				read reinstall
+				if [[ $reinstall == "y" ]] ; then
+						rm $(which jhira)
+						exec_install
+				else
+						aborting_install
+				fi
+		else
+				exec_install
+		fi
+else
+		aborting_install
+fi
+
diff --git a/jhira_core/Cargo.toml b/jhira_core/Cargo.toml
index 325da9e..7282630 100644
--- a/jhira_core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/jhira_core/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ argh = "0.1.3"
 failure = "0.1.6"
 structopt = "0.3.9"
 chrono = "0.4.10"
-reqwest = { version = "0.10.3", features = ["json"] }
+reqwest = { version = "0.10.3", features = ["json", "blocking"] }
 serde = "1.0.104"
 serde_json = "1.0.48"
 serde_derive = "1.0.104"
diff --git a/jhira_core/src/jhira.rs b/jhira_core/src/jhira.rs
index a56c14d..cd73ed8 100644
--- a/jhira_core/src/jhira.rs
+++ b/jhira_core/src/jhira.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use crate::epic::EpicCmd;
 use crate::jql::JqlCmd;
+use crate::self_update;
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct Jhira {
@@ -61,6 +62,13 @@ pub enum Subcommands {
         #[structopt(subcommand)]
         cmd: Worklog,
     },
+    /// Update to the latest version
+    #[structopt(name = "self-update", alias = "update")]
+    SelfUpdate {
+        /// Accept all prompts and update automatically
+        #[structopt(long = "yes", short = "y")]
+        yes: bool,
+    },
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Fail)]
@@ -106,6 +114,10 @@ impl Jhira {
                 let auth = Auth { api, domain, email };
                 auth.login()
             }
+            SelfUpdate { yes } => {
+                let self_update = self_update::SelfUpdate { yes };
+                self_update.into()
+            }
         }?;
         Ok((opt2, upcoming))
     }
diff --git a/jhira_core/src/lib.rs b/jhira_core/src/lib.rs
index ed68c08..28fc61c 100644
--- a/jhira_core/src/lib.rs
+++ b/jhira_core/src/lib.rs
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ pub mod issues;
 pub mod jhira;
 pub mod jql;
 pub mod login;
+pub mod self_update;
 pub mod task;
 pub mod worklog;
 
diff --git a/jhira_core/src/self_update/mod.rs b/jhira_core/src/self_update/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..270f679
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jhira_core/src/self_update/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,186 @@
+use crate::async_task::{AsyncTask, Return, TaskOutput};
+use crate::task::TaskSequence;
+use ansi_term::Colour::{Blue, Green, Red};
+use async_trait::async_trait;
+use std::fs::File;
+use std::process::Command;
+use std::{env, io};
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct SelfUpdate {
+    pub yes: bool,
+}
+
+impl From<SelfUpdate> for TaskSequence {
+    fn from(self_update: SelfUpdate) -> Self {
+        Ok(vec![Box::new(self_update)])
+    }
+}
+
+#[async_trait(?Send)]
+impl AsyncTask for SelfUpdate {
+    async fn exec(&self) -> Return {
+        let _output = run_self_update(self.yes).await?;
+        Ok(TaskOutput::Done)
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Fail)]
+enum SelfUpdateError {
+    #[fail(display = "Cannot read path to executable")]
+    PermissionDenied,
+    #[fail(display = "Assets contained no items")]
+    NoItems,
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
+struct JhiraJson {
+    assets: Vec<JhiraJsonAsset>,
+    name: String,
+    tag_name: String,
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
+struct JhiraJsonAsset {
+    browser_download_url: String,
+    size: i32,
+    name: String,
+}
+
+pub async fn run_self_update(is_auto_confirmed: bool) -> Result<(), failure::Error> {
+    let request_url = String::from("https://api.github.com/repos/wearejh/jhira/releases/latest");
+    let response = reqwest::get(&request_url).await?;
+    let resp = response.text().await?;
+
+    let jhira_path_cmd = env::current_exe()?;
+
+    let jhira_path = jhira_path_cmd
+        .to_str()
+        .ok_or(SelfUpdateError::PermissionDenied)?;
+
+    let jhira: JhiraJson = serde_json::from_str(&resp)?;
+    let url = jhira
+        .assets
+        .get(0)
+        .map(|asset| asset.browser_download_url.clone())
+        .ok_or(SelfUpdateError::NoItems)?;
+
+    let name = jhira
+        .assets
+        .get(0)
+        .map(|asset| asset.name.clone())
+        .ok_or(SelfUpdateError::NoItems)?;
+
+    let size = jhira
+        .assets
+        .get(0)
+        .map(|asset| asset.size)
+        .ok_or(SelfUpdateError::NoItems)?;
+
+    clear_terminal(is_auto_confirmed);
+    let mut ok_to_proceed: bool = false;
+    if !is_auto_confirmed {
+        println!("{}", Green.paint("=====[Jhira Self Updater]====="));
+        println!();
+        println!("File name   : {}", name);
+        println!("Description : {}", jhira.name);
+        println!("Url         : {}", url);
+        println!("Version     : {}", jhira.tag_name);
+        println!("Size        : {}kb", size / 1024);
+        println!();
+        println!(
+            "Current jhira directory is reported as: {}",
+            Blue.paint(jhira_path)
+        );
+        println!();
+        if jhira_path != "/opt/jhira" {
+            println!(
+                "{}",
+                Red.paint("Warning! Working directory is NOT the standard directory expected.")
+            );
+            println!("{}", Red.paint("Expected directory to be /opt/jhira"));
+            println!(
+                "{}",
+                Red.paint("You can proceed with the update, but at your own risk!")
+            );
+            println!();
+            println!(
+                "{} {} {}",
+                Blue.paint("If you wish to fix this, exit out of this app and run 'sudo mv"),
+                Blue.paint(jhira_path),
+                Blue.paint("/opt/jhira'")
+            );
+            println!(
+                "{}",
+                Blue.paint("More info here: https://github.com/WeareJH/jhira#manual")
+            );
+        } else {
+            println!("{}", Green.paint("Working directory is ok!"));
+        }
+        println!();
+
+        loop {
+            println!("Ok to proceed? (y/n)");
+            let mut user_input = String::new();
+
+            io::stdin()
+                .read_line(&mut user_input)
+                .expect("Failed to read line");
+
+            if let Some('\n') = user_input.chars().next_back() {
+                user_input.pop();
+            }
+            if let Some('\r') = user_input.chars().next_back() {
+                user_input.pop();
+            }
+            if user_input == "y" || user_input == "yes" {
+                ok_to_proceed = true;
+                break;
+            } else if user_input == "n" || user_input == "no" {
+                break;
+            } else {
+                clear_terminal(is_auto_confirmed);
+                println!("Unrecognised input: '{}'", user_input);
+            }
+        }
+    } else {
+        println!("Auto confirm flag passed, continuing...");
+        ok_to_proceed = true;
+    }
+
+    if ok_to_proceed {
+        clear_terminal(is_auto_confirmed);
+        println!("Starting update...");
+
+        let mut response = reqwest::blocking::get("https://www.rust-lang.org/")?;
+
+        let current_path = std::path::PathBuf::from(jhira_path);
+        let mut current_dir = File::create(current_path)?;
+
+        println!("Attempting to copy to {}", jhira_path);
+
+        response.copy_to(&mut current_dir)?;
+
+        clear_terminal(is_auto_confirmed);
+        let version = Command::new(jhira_path)
+            .arg("-V")
+            .output()
+            .expect("failed to execute process");
+        println!("Success!");
+        println!(
+            "You updated to {}",
+            std::str::from_utf8(&version.stdout).unwrap()
+        );
+    } else {
+        clear_terminal(is_auto_confirmed);
+        println!("Aborted update");
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn clear_terminal(is_auto_confirmed: bool) {
+    if !is_auto_confirmed {
+        print!("{}[2J", 27 as char);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/pre-push.sh b/pre-push.sh
index ac4f8e0..80cced7 100644
--- a/pre-push.sh
+++ b/pre-push.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 set -eo pipefail
-cargo fix --allow-dirty --allow-staged && cargo fmt
+cargo fix --allow-dirty --allow-staged && cargo fmt --all
 cargo clippy
 cargo check
 cargo test