diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 53e66f6..773bf40 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -313,6 +313,22 @@
         "luxon": "^1.16.0"
       }
     },
+    "@pushrocks/smartversion": {
+      "version": "2.0.4",
+      "resolved": "https://verdaccio.lossless.one/@pushrocks%2fsmartversion/-/smartversion-2.0.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-LrtaWRn1DD2zIUr8nVAsKwZ+Y55TFIVZ0z3xjwAQ46SoiTrFWooeQ2Xw18DqsEo1cEqMZyGAskaJkOaRkXHtUA==",
+      "requires": {
+        "@types/semver": "^6.0.2",
+        "semver": "^6.3.0"
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+        "semver": {
+          "version": "6.3.0",
+          "resolved": "https://verdaccio.lossless.one/semver/-/semver-6.3.0.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-b39TBaTSfV6yBrapU89p5fKekE2m/NwnDocOVruQFS1/veMgdzuPcnOM34M6CwxW8jH/lxEa5rBoDeUwu5HHTw=="
+        }
+      }
+    },
     "@pushrocks/tapbundle": {
       "version": "3.0.13",
       "resolved": "https://verdaccio.lossless.one/@pushrocks%2ftapbundle/-/tapbundle-3.0.13.tgz",
@@ -409,6 +425,11 @@
       "resolved": "https://verdaccio.lossless.one/@types%2fportscanner/-/portscanner-2.1.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-II0FA05TSt4r7PBUvYTqub+yrXTRu7L/PQnTtjcJYzAeBts6xHM/OA2MKyeQ80sFxX7p+0BTo68Nh1P3N6Oj/g=="
     },
+    "@types/semver": {
+      "version": "6.0.2",
+      "resolved": "https://verdaccio.lossless.one/@types%2fsemver/-/semver-6.0.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-G1Ggy7/9Nsa1Jt2yiBR2riEuyK2DFNnqow6R7cromXPMNynackRY1vqFTLz/gwnef1LHokbXThcPhqMRjUbkpQ=="
+    },
     "@types/vinyl": {
       "version": "2.0.3",
       "resolved": "https://verdaccio.lossless.one/@types%2fvinyl/-/vinyl-2.0.3.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f58de78..e909fa4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
     "@pushrocks/smartnetwork": "^1.1.14",
     "@pushrocks/smartpromise": "^3.0.2",
     "@pushrocks/smartrequest": "^1.1.26",
+    "@pushrocks/smartversion": "^2.0.4",
     "rxjs": "^6.5.3"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/ts/docker.classes.service.ts b/ts/docker.classes.service.ts
index 19aadd9..5402239 100644
--- a/ts/docker.classes.service.ts
+++ b/ts/docker.classes.service.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ export class DockerService {
       imageUrl: serviceCreationDescriptor.Image
     });
 
+    const serviceVersion = serviceImage.Labels.version;
+    serviceCreationDescriptor.Labels.version = serviceVersion;
+
     const networkArray: any[] = [];
     for (const network of serviceCreationDescriptor.networks) {
       networkArray.push({
@@ -52,7 +55,8 @@ export class DockerService {
         ContainerSpec: {
           Image: serviceCreationDescriptor.Image,
           Labels: serviceCreationDescriptor.Labels
-        }
+        },
+        ForceUpdate: 1
       },
       Labels: serviceCreationDescriptor.Labels,
       Networks: networkArray
@@ -71,9 +75,15 @@ export class DockerService {
   public UpdatedAt: string;
   public Spec: {
     Name: string;
-    Labels: [any]; // ZBD
-    TaskTemplate: [any],
-    Mode: [any];
+    Labels: interfaces.TLabels; // ZBD
+    TaskTemplate: {
+      ContainerSpec: {
+        Image: string;
+        Isolation: string;
+      }
+      ForceUpdate: 0;
+    },
+    Mode: {};
     Networks: [any[]]
   };
   public Endpoint: { Spec: {}, VirtualIPs: [any[]] };
@@ -84,10 +94,49 @@ export class DockerService {
   }
 
   public async update() {
-    
+    const labels: interfaces.TLabels = {
+      ...this.Spec.Labels,
+
+    };
+    const dockerData = await this.dockerHostRef.request('POST', `/servces/${this.ID}/update?version=${this.Version.Index}`, {
+      Name: this.Spec.Name,
+      TaskTemplate: {
+        ContainerSpec: {
+          Image: this.Spec.TaskTemplate.ContainerSpec.Image,
+          Labels: labels
+        },
+        ForceUpdate: 1
+      },
+      Labels: labels,
+    });
+    Object.assign(this, dockerData);
   }
 
   public async remove() {
     await this.dockerHostRef.request('DELETE', `/services/${this.ID}`);
   }
+
+  public async reReadFromDockerEngine () {
+    const dockerData = await this.dockerHostRef.request('GET', `/services/${this.ID}`);
+    Object.assign(this, dockerData);
+  }
+
+  public async updateFromRegistry () {
+    // TODO: implement digest based update recognition
+
+    await this.reReadFromDockerEngine();
+    const dockerImage = await DockerImage.createFromRegistry(this.dockerHostRef, {
+      imageUrl: this.Spec.TaskTemplate.ContainerSpec.Image 
+    });
+
+    const imageVersion = new plugins.smartversion.SmartVersion(dockerImage.Labels.version);
+    const serviceVersion = new plugins.smartversion.SmartVersion(this.Spec.Labels.version);
+    if (imageVersion.greaterThan(serviceVersion)) {
+      console.log('service needs to be updated');
+      this.update();
+    }
+
+
+
+  }
 }
diff --git a/ts/docker.plugins.ts b/ts/docker.plugins.ts
index 0e5c3c0..637bd4b 100644
--- a/ts/docker.plugins.ts
+++ b/ts/docker.plugins.ts
@@ -4,10 +4,11 @@ import * as smartlog from '@pushrocks/smartlog';
 import * as smartnetwork from '@pushrocks/smartnetwork';
 import * as smartpromise from '@pushrocks/smartpromise';
 import * as smartrequest from '@pushrocks/smartrequest';
+import * as smartversion from '@pushrocks/smartversion';
 
 smartlog.defaultLogger.enableConsole();
 
-export { lik, smartlog, smartnetwork, smartpromise, smartrequest };
+export { lik, smartlog, smartnetwork, smartpromise, smartrequest, smartversion };
 
 // third party
 import * as rxjs from 'rxjs';