diff --git a/check-version.sh b/check-version.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0ebb622
--- /dev/null
+++ b/check-version.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Gitlab repository
+REPO="xdg/desktop-file-utils"
+
+# Replace slash with URL encoded representation
+REPO=$(echo "$REPO" | sed 's|/|%2F|g')
+
+# Get tag name using Gitlab Rest API
+TAG_NAME=$(curl -s -L https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/api/v4/projects/"$REPO"/repository/tags | jq -r '.[0].name')
+
+# Get version number from tag name
+VERSION=$(echo "$TAG_NAME" | cut -d'-' -f2)
+
+echo "$VERSION"
diff --git a/pkg.info b/pkg.info
index e6f63a8..66f1d91 100644
--- a/pkg.info
+++ b/pkg.info
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: desktop-file-utils
 description: CLI utilities for working with desktop entries
-version: 0.27
+version: 0.28
 url: https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/desktop-file-utils/
 license: GPL
 architecture: any