diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b815910..d159dd2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -133,9 +133,12 @@ require("glaze").setup({
     silent = false,      -- Suppress install notifications
   },
   auto_check = {
-    enabled = true,      -- Auto-check for updates
+    enabled = true,      -- Auto-check for updates (disabling also disables auto_update)
     frequency = "daily", -- "daily", "weekly", or hours as number
   },
+  auto_update = {
+    enabled = false,     -- Auto-update binaries when newer versions are found (requires auto_check)
+  },
 })
 ```
 
diff --git a/doc/glaze.txt b/doc/glaze.txt
index 907ac2d..f97fa03 100644
--- a/doc/glaze.txt
+++ b/doc/glaze.txt
@@ -156,9 +156,12 @@ Default configuration:
       silent = false,      -- Suppress install notifications
     },
     auto_check = {
-      enabled = true,      -- Auto-check for updates on setup
+      enabled = true,      -- Auto-check for updates (disabling also disables auto_update)
       frequency = "daily", -- "daily", "weekly", or hours (number)
     },
+    auto_update = {
+      enabled = false,     -- Auto-update when newer versions found (requires auto_check)
+    },
   })
 <
 
diff --git a/lua/glaze/checker.lua b/lua/glaze/checker.lua
index 20390a5..a20806a 100644
--- a/lua/glaze/checker.lua
+++ b/lua/glaze/checker.lua
@@ -201,10 +201,22 @@ function M.check(opts)
           end
           write_state(state)
 
-          if not opts.silent then
+          -- Auto-update if enabled (requires auto_check to be enabled)
+          if updates_found > 0 and glaze.config.auto_update.enabled and glaze.config.auto_check.enabled then
+            vim.schedule(function()
+              local to_update = {}
+              for n, i in pairs(M._update_info) do
+                if i.has_update then
+                  table.insert(to_update, n)
+                end
+              end
+              vim.notify("Glaze: auto-updating " .. #to_update .. " binary(ies)…", vim.log.levels.INFO)
+              require("glaze.runner").update(to_update)
+            end)
+          elseif not opts.silent then
             if updates_found > 0 then
               vim.schedule(function()
-                vim.notify("Glaze: " .. updates_found .. " update(s) available", vim.log.levels.INFO)
+                vim.notify("Glaze: " .. updates_found .. " update(s) available — run :GlazeUpdate", vim.log.levels.INFO)
               end)
             else
               vim.schedule(function()
@@ -213,7 +225,7 @@ function M.check(opts)
             end
           elseif updates_found > 0 then
             vim.schedule(function()
-              vim.notify("Glaze: " .. updates_found .. " update(s) available", vim.log.levels.INFO)
+              vim.notify("Glaze: " .. updates_found .. " update(s) available — run :GlazeUpdate", vim.log.levels.INFO)
             end)
           end
 
diff --git a/lua/glaze/init.lua b/lua/glaze/init.lua
index a2b433f..6f1d14b 100644
--- a/lua/glaze/init.lua
+++ b/lua/glaze/init.lua
@@ -26,12 +26,16 @@ local M = {}
 ---@field enabled boolean Whether to auto-install missing binaries on register
 ---@field silent boolean Suppress notifications during auto-install
 
+---@class GlazeAutoUpdateConfig
+---@field enabled boolean Whether to auto-update binaries when newer versions are found (requires auto_check)
+
 ---@class GlazeConfig
 ---@field ui GlazeUIConfig
 ---@field concurrency number Max parallel installations
 ---@field go_cmd string[] Go command (supports goenv)
----@field auto_check GlazeAutoCheckConfig
 ---@field auto_install GlazeAutoInstallConfig
+---@field auto_check GlazeAutoCheckConfig
+---@field auto_update GlazeAutoUpdateConfig
 
 ---@class GlazeUIConfig
 ---@field border string Border style
@@ -60,13 +64,16 @@ M.config = {
   },
   concurrency = 4,
   go_cmd = { "go" },
+  auto_install = {
+    enabled = true,
+    silent = false,
+  },
   auto_check = {
     enabled = true,
     frequency = "daily",
   },
-  auto_install = {
-    enabled = true,
-    silent = false,
+  auto_update = {
+    enabled = false,
   },
 }