diff --git a/.config/waybar/scripts/updates.sh b/.config/waybar/scripts/updates.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..a51840f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.config/waybar/scripts/updates.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+updates=$(checkupdates | wc -l)
+echo "{\"text\": \"󰇚 $updates\", \"tooltip\": \"$updates pending updates\"}"
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