diff --git a/contrib/container/Dockerfile b/contrib/container/Dockerfile
index de1ab6ce8e..fa9fecf4f8 100644
--- a/contrib/container/Dockerfile
+++ b/contrib/container/Dockerfile
@@ -125,6 +125,9 @@ RUN curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/1889911f0841e669de0be5
     nvm install $NODE_VERSION && corepack enable yarn && yarn config set network-timeout 600000 -g"
 RUN bash -c "source $HOME/.nvm/nvm.sh && cd '${INVENTREE_HOME}' && invoke int.frontend-compile --extract"
 
+COPY contrib/container/execute.sh ${INVENTREE_HOME}/execute.sh
+RUN chmod +x ${INVENTREE_HOME}/execute.sh
+
 # InvenTree production image:
 # - Copies required files from local directory
 # - Starts a gunicorn webserver
diff --git a/contrib/container/execute.sh b/contrib/container/execute.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..3e3c369d89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/container/execute.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# File to check existence
+db_version_old="${INVENTREE_HOME}/db_version.old"
+new_version="$(python3 ${INVENTREE_HOME}/.github/scripts/version_check.py only_version)"
+
+# Check if the file exists
+if [ ! -e "$db_version_old" ]; then
+    echo "New Installation DB is getting initialised"
+    # Run setup command
+    invoke update || exit 2
+
+    echo "Setup command completed."
+    echo "$new_version" > "$db_version_old"
+    exit 0
+fi
+old_version=$(cat "$db_version_old")
+echo "old version $old_version"
+echo "new version $new_version"
+# Number to compare (replace with your actual value)
+
+# Check if the stored version is smaller than new one
+if [ "$(awk -v num1=$new_version -v num2=$old_version 'BEGIN { print (num1 < num2) }')" -eq 1 ]; then
+    echo "Error: Downgrade of version is not allowed."
+    echo "Old DB version was $old_version, and the new version is $new_version"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ "$(awk -v num1=$old_version -v num2=$new_version 'BEGIN { print (num1 < num2) }')" -eq 1 ]; then
+    echo "DB upgrade available: Version was $old_version, new version is $new_version"
+
+    # Run update command
+    invoke update || exit 2
+
+    echo "Update successful"
+
+    # Write the the new version to the old version file after update
+    echo "$new_version" > "$db_version_old"
+fi
+
+echo "Database migration/update checks completed."
diff --git a/contrib/container/init.sh b/contrib/container/init.sh
index 4883c49b0b..79120c8b70 100644
--- a/contrib/container/init.sh
+++ b/contrib/container/init.sh
@@ -55,5 +55,11 @@ fi
 
 cd ${INVENTREE_HOME}
 
+# Check for database updates
+if($2 == 'server') then
+    echo "Running database update checks"
+    source ./execute.sh
+fi
+
 # Launch the CMD *after* the ENTRYPOINT completes
 exec "$@"