diff --git a/bazarr/api.py b/bazarr/api.py
index 30d7ceee2..bde16e1f0 100644
--- a/bazarr/api.py
+++ b/bazarr/api.py
@@ -295,12 +295,15 @@ class SystemReleases(Resource):
         releases = []
         try:
             with io.open(os.path.join(args.config_dir, 'config', 'releases.txt'), 'r', encoding='UTF-8') as f:
-                releases = ast.literal_eval(f.read())
-            for release in releases:
-                release[1] = release[1].replace('- ', '')
-                release[1] = release[1].split('\r\n')
-                release[1].pop(0)
-                release.append(True if release[0].lstrip('v') == os.environ["BAZARR_VERSION"] else False)
+                releases = json.loads(f.read())
+            releases = releases[:5]
+            for i, release in enumerate(releases):
+                body = release['body'].replace('- ', '').split('\r\n')[1:]
+                releases[i] = {"body": body,
+                               "name": release['name'],
+                               "date": release['date'][:10],
+                               "prerelease": release['prerelease'],
+                               "current": True if release['name'].lstrip('v') == os.environ["BAZARR_VERSION"] else False}
 
         except Exception as e:
             logging.exception(
diff --git a/bazarr/check_update.py b/bazarr/check_update.py
index 5cc39b765..06c454d22 100644
--- a/bazarr/check_update.py
+++ b/bazarr/check_update.py
@@ -54,24 +54,22 @@ def check_and_apply_update():
             logging.info('BAZARR Updated to latest version. Restart required. ' + result)
             updated()
     else:
-        url = 'https://api.github.com/repos/morpheus65535/bazarr/releases'
-        releases = request_json(url, timeout=20, whitelist_status_code=404, validator=lambda x: type(x) == list)
+        url = 'https://api.github.com/repos/morpheus65535/bazarr/releases/latest'
+        release = request_json(url, timeout=20, whitelist_status_code=404, validator=lambda x: type(x) == list)
         
-        if releases is None:
+        if release is None:
             logging.warning('BAZARR Could not get releases from GitHub.')
             return
         else:
-            release = releases[0]
-        latest_release = release['tag_name']
+            latest_release = release['tag_name']
         
         if ('v' + os.environ["BAZARR_VERSION"]) != latest_release:
-            update_from_source()
+            update_from_source(tar_download_url=release['tarball_url'])
         else:
             logging.info('BAZARR is up to date')
 
 
-def update_from_source():
-    tar_download_url = 'https://github.com/morpheus65535/bazarr/tarball/{}'.format(settings.general.branch)
+def update_from_source(tar_download_url):
     update_dir = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '..', 'update')
     
     logging.info('BAZARR Downloading update from: ' + tar_download_url)
@@ -135,7 +133,10 @@ def check_releases():
         logging.exception("Error trying to get releases from Github.")
     else:
         for release in r.json():
-            releases.append([release['name'], release['body']])
+            releases.append({'name': release['name'],
+                             'body': release['body'],
+                             'date': release['published_at'],
+                             'prerelease': release['prerelease']})
         with open(os.path.join(args.config_dir, 'config', 'releases.txt'), 'w') as f:
             json.dump(releases, f)
 
diff --git a/bazarr/scheduler.py b/bazarr/scheduler.py
index 2bac3f1c6..acbd4dba7 100644
--- a/bazarr/scheduler.py
+++ b/bazarr/scheduler.py
@@ -215,12 +215,12 @@ class Scheduler:
                     check_and_apply_update, CronTrigger(year='2100'), hour=4, id='update_bazarr', name=task_name,
                     replace_existing=True)
                 self.aps_scheduler.add_job(
-                    check_releases, IntervalTrigger(hours=6), max_instances=1, coalesce=True, misfire_grace_time=15,
+                    check_releases, IntervalTrigger(hours=3), max_instances=1, coalesce=True, misfire_grace_time=15,
                     id='update_release', name='Update Release Info', replace_existing=True)
 
         else:
             self.aps_scheduler.add_job(
-                check_releases, IntervalTrigger(hours=6), max_instances=1, coalesce=True, misfire_grace_time=15,
+                check_releases, IntervalTrigger(hours=3), max_instances=1, coalesce=True, misfire_grace_time=15,
                 id='update_release', name='Update Release Info', replace_existing=True)
 
     def __search_wanted_subtitles_task(self):
diff --git a/views/systemreleases.html b/views/systemreleases.html
index 9f2c0c3b7..f7708e010 100644
--- a/views/systemreleases.html
+++ b/views/systemreleases.html
@@ -2,6 +2,15 @@
 
 {% block title %}Releases - Bazarr{% endblock %}
 
+{% block head %}
+    <style>
+        .badge {
+            vertical-align: text-bottom;
+            margin-left: 10px;
+        }
+    </style>
+{% endblock head %}
+
 {% block bcleft %}
 
 {% endblock bcleft %}
@@ -27,8 +36,12 @@
 
                 function appendFunc(value) {
                     entries = '';
-                    value[1].forEach(appendEntry);
-                    releases = releases + '<h4>'+value[0]+((value[2]) ? ' <span class="badge badge-success">Current Version</span>' : '')+'</h4><hr/><p><b>From newest to oldest:</b></p><ul>'+entries+'</ul>';
+                    value['body'].forEach(appendEntry);
+                    releases = releases + '<h3 style="display:inline;">'+value['name']+'</h3>'
+                    releases += ' — '+value['date']
+                    releases += ((value['prerelease']) ? '<span class="badge badge-danger">Development</span>' : '<span class="badge badge-info">Master</span>')
+                    releases += ((value['current']) ? '<span class="badge badge-secondary">Currently Installed</span>' : '')
+                    releases += '</h4><hr/><p><b>From newest to oldest:</b></p><ul>'+entries+'</ul>';
 
                     function appendEntry(entry) {
                         entries = entries + '<li>'+entry+'</li>';