diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index d1e26a0..65259f8 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ func init() {
 	rootCommand.AddCommand(versionCommand)
 	rootCommand.AddCommand(configureCmd)
 	rootCommand.AddCommand(diagnosticsCmd)
+	rootCommand.AddCommand(newUpgradeCommand())
 }
 
 // Get the configuration path based on the arguments provided.
diff --git a/cmd/upgrade.go b/cmd/upgrade.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5935bb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/upgrade.go
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"github.com/apex/log"
+	"github.com/pterodactyl/wings/loggers/cli"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	"runtime"
+)
+
+type upgrader struct{}
+
+func newUpgradeCommand() *cobra.Command {
+	u := upgrader{}
+	command := &cobra.Command{
+		Use:   "upgrade",
+		Short: "Performs a self-upgrade for Wings.",
+		Long: `Queries GitHub to find the latest Wings release and then downloads it, replacing
+the existing system binary. This will use checksums and GPG signatures present on
+the uploaded assets to validate that they have been released by the Pterodactyl team.
+
+Once downloaded the Wings systemd process will be restarted if it is present on the
+system, therefore this command MUST be executed as a root user.
+
+This command can only be executed on ARM64/AMD64 Linux systems. All other systems will
+report an error when executing this command.
+`,
+		PersistentPreRun: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+			log.SetLevel(log.InfoLevel)
+			if debug {
+				log.SetLevel(log.DebugLevel)
+			}
+			log.SetHandler(cli.Default)
+		},
+		PreRunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			if runtime.GOOS != "linux" {
+				return errors.New(fmt.Sprintf("upgrade: os not supported: %s", runtime.GOOS))
+			}
+			if runtime.GOARCH != "arm64" && runtime.GOARCH != "amd64" {
+				return errors.New(fmt.Sprintf("upgrade: unexpected architecture: %s", runtime.GOARCH))
+			}
+			return nil
+		},
+		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			return u.execute()
+		},
+	}
+
+	command.PersistentFlags().String("version", "latest", "download a specific version of Wings")
+	command.PersistentFlags().String("repository", "pterodactyl/wings", "the repository to use when looking for updates -- if set, GPG verification is skipped")
+	command.PersistentFlags().String("auth-token", "", "a GitHub authentication token to use for private repositories")
+	command.PersistentFlags().Bool("download-only", false, "if set, do not restart wings after downloading")
+
+	return command
+}
+
+// Executes a self-upgrade of Wings by pulling down the latest version from GitHub
+// (or the given flag version) and then restarting the Wings process.
+func (u *upgrader) execute() error {
+	return nil
+}