diff --git a/home.admin/config.scripts/bonus.fulcrum.sh b/home.admin/config.scripts/bonus.fulcrum.sh
index 68998c644..f09f6e505 100644
--- a/home.admin/config.scripts/bonus.fulcrum.sh
+++ b/home.admin/config.scripts/bonus.fulcrum.sh
@@ -1,17 +1,69 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 # https://github.com/cculianu/Fulcrum/releases
-fulcrumVersion="1.9.1"
+fulcrumVersion="1.9.6"
 
 # command info
 if [ $# -eq 0 ] || [ "$1" = "-h" ] || [ "$1" = "-help" ]; then
-  echo "config script to switch the Fulcrum electrum server on or off"
+  echo "config script to switch the Fulcrum electrum server on, off or update to the latest release"
   # echo "bonus.fulcrum.sh status [?showAddress]"
-  echo "bonus.fulcrum.sh [on|off]"
+  echo "bonus.fulcrum.sh [on|off|update]"
   echo "installs the version $fulcrumVersion"
   exit 1
 fi
 
+function downloadAndVerifyBinary() {
+  cd /home/fulcrum || exit 1
+
+  # download the prebuilt binary
+  sudo -u fulcrum wget https://github.com/cculianu/Fulcrum/releases/download/v${fulcrumVersion}/Fulcrum-${fulcrumVersion}-${build}.tar.gz || exit 1
+  sudo -u fulcrum wget https://github.com/cculianu/Fulcrum/releases/download/v${fulcrumVersion}/Fulcrum-${fulcrumVersion}-sha256sums.txt || exit 1
+  sudo -u fulcrum wget https://github.com/cculianu/Fulcrum/releases/download/v${fulcrumVersion}/Fulcrum-${fulcrumVersion}-sha256sums.txt.asc || exit 1
+
+  # Verify
+  # get the PGP key
+  curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Electron-Cash/keys-n-hashes/master/pubkeys/calinkey.txt | sudo -u fulcrum gpg --import
+
+  echo "# Look for 'Good signature'"
+  sudo -u fulcrum gpg --verify Fulcrum-${fulcrumVersion}-sha256sums.txt.asc || exit 1
+
+  echo "# Look for 'OK'"
+  sudo -u fulcrum sha256sum -c Fulcrum-${fulcrumVersion}-sha256sums.txt --ignore-missing || exit 1
+
+  echo "# Unpack"
+  sudo -u fulcrum tar -xvf Fulcrum-${fulcrumVersion}-${build}.tar.gz
+}
+
+function createSystemdService() {
+  echo "# Create a systemd service"
+  echo "\
+[Unit]
+Description=Fulcrum
+After=network.target bitcoind.service
+StartLimitBurst=2
+StartLimitIntervalSec=20
+
+[Service]
+ExecStart=/home/fulcrum/Fulcrum-${fulcrumVersion}-${build}/Fulcrum /home/fulcrum/.fulcrum/fulcrum.conf
+KillSignal=SIGINT
+User=fulcrum
+LimitNOFILE=8192
+TimeoutStopSec=300
+RestartSec=5
+Restart=on-failure
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
+" | sudo tee /etc/systemd/system/fulcrum.service
+}
+
+# set the platform
+if [ $(uname -m) = "aarch64" ]; then
+  build="arm64-linux"
+elif [ $(uname -m) = "x86_64" ]; then
+  build="x86_64-linux-ub16"
+fi
+
 if [ "$1" = on ]; then
   # ?wait until txindex finishes?
   /home/admin/config.scripts/network.txindex.sh on
@@ -31,34 +83,10 @@ if [ "$1" = on ]; then
 
   # create a dedicated user
   sudo adduser --system --group --home /home/fulcrum fulcrum
-  cd /home/fulcrum || exit 1
 
   sudo apt install -y libssl-dev # was needed on Debian Bullseye
 
-  # set the platform
-  if [ $(uname -m) = "aarch64" ]; then
-    build="arm64-linux"
-  elif [ $(uname -m) = "x86_64" ]; then
-    build="x86_64-linux-ub16"
-  fi
-
-  # download the prebuilt binary
-  sudo -u fulcrum wget https://github.com/cculianu/Fulcrum/releases/download/v${fulcrumVersion}/Fulcrum-${fulcrumVersion}-${build}.tar.gz
-  sudo -u fulcrum wget https://github.com/cculianu/Fulcrum/releases/download/v${fulcrumVersion}/Fulcrum-${fulcrumVersion}-${build}.tar.gz.asc
-  sudo -u fulcrum wget https://github.com/cculianu/Fulcrum/releases/download/v${fulcrumVersion}/Fulcrum-${fulcrumVersion}-${build}.tar.gz.sha256sum
-
-  # Verify
-  # get the PGP key
-  curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Electron-Cash/keys-n-hashes/master/pubkeys/calinkey.txt | sudo -u fulcrum gpg --import
-
-  echo "# Look for 'Good signature'"
-  sudo -u fulcrum gpg --verify Fulcrum-${fulcrumVersion}-${build}.tar.gz.asc || exit 1
-
-  echo "# Look for 'OK'"
-  sudo -u fulcrum sha256sum -c Fulcrum-${fulcrumVersion}-${build}.tar.gz.sha256sum --ignore-missing || exit 1
-
-  echo "# Unpack"
-  sudo -u fulcrum tar -xvf Fulcrum-${fulcrumVersion}-${build}.tar.gz
+  downloadAndVerifyBinary
 
   echo "# Create the database directory in /mnt/hdd/app-storage (on the disk)"
   sudo mkdir -p /mnt/hdd/app-storage/fulcrum/db
@@ -95,26 +123,7 @@ tcp = 0.0.0.0:50021
 # ssl via nginx
 " | sudo -u fulcrum tee /home/fulcrum/.fulcrum/fulcrum.conf
 
-  echo "# Create a systemd service"
-  echo "\
-[Unit]
-Description=Fulcrum
-After=network.target bitcoind.service
-StartLimitBurst=2
-StartLimitIntervalSec=20
-
-[Service]
-ExecStart=/home/fulcrum/Fulcrum-${fulcrumVersion}-${build}/Fulcrum /home/fulcrum/.fulcrum/fulcrum.conf
-KillSignal=SIGINT
-User=fulcrum
-LimitNOFILE=8192
-TimeoutStopSec=300
-RestartSec=5
-Restart=on-failure
-
-[Install]
-WantedBy=multi-user.target
-" | sudo tee /etc/systemd/system/fulcrum.service
+  createSystemdService
 
   sudo systemctl enable fulcrum
   if [ "${state}" == "ready" ]; then
@@ -186,9 +195,30 @@ stream {
   echo "sudo journalctl -fu fulcrum"
 fi
 
+if [ "$1" = update ]; then
+  # get the latest release from github without the leading 'v'
+  fulcrumVersion=$(curl --silent https://api.github.com/repos/cculianu/Fulcrum/releases/latest | jq -r '.tag_name | ltrimstr("v")')
+  echo "# The latest release is: $fulcrumVersion"
+
+  # check if the binary is already installed
+  if [ -f /home/fulcrum/Fulcrum-${fulcrumVersion}-${build}/Fulcrum ]; then
+    echo "# Fulcrum-${fulcrumVersion}-${build} is already installed"
+    exit 0
+  else
+    echo "# Installing Fulcrum-${fulcrumVersion}-${build}"
+  fi
+
+  downloadAndVerifyBinary
+
+  sudo systemctl disable --now fulcrum
+
+  createSystemdService
+
+  sudo systemctl enable --now fulcrum
+fi
+
 if [ "$1" = off ]; then
-  sudo systemctl disable fulcrum
-  sudo systemctl stop fulcrum
+  sudo systemctl disable --now fulcrum
   sudo userdel -rf fulcrum
   # remove Tor service
   /home/admin/config.scripts/tor.onion-service.sh off fulcrum