diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c852215..046abd5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 </p>
 
 <p align="center">
-  <a href="https://pypi.org/project/coinhunter/"><img src="https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/coinhunter?style=flat-square&color=F7B93E&labelColor=1a1a1a" /></a>
+  <a href="https://pypi.org/project/coinhunter/"><img src="https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/coinhunter?style=flat-square&color=F7B93E&labelColor=1a1a1a&cacheSeconds=60" /></a>
   <a href="#"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/python-3.10%2B-3776ab?style=flat-square&logo=python&logoColor=white&labelColor=1a1a1a" /></a>
   <a href="#"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/tests-passing-22c55e?style=flat-square&labelColor=1a1a1a" /></a>
   <a href="#"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/lint-ruff%20%2B%20mypy-8b5cf6?style=flat-square&labelColor=1a1a1a" /></a>
@@ -21,11 +21,25 @@
 
 ## Install
 
+For end users, install from PyPI with [pipx](https://pipx.pypa.io/) (recommended) to avoid polluting your system Python:
+
 ```bash
-pip install -e ".[dev]"
+pipx install coinhunter
 coinhunter --help
 ```
 
+Check the installed version:
+
+```bash
+coinhunter --version
+```
+
+To update later:
+
+```bash
+pipx upgrade coinhunter
+```
+
 ## Initialize runtime
 
 ```bash
@@ -73,8 +87,13 @@ coinhunter trade futures close BTCUSDT
 coinhunter opportunity portfolio
 coinhunter opportunity scan
 coinhunter opportunity scan --symbols BTCUSDT ETHUSDT SOLUSDT
+
+# Self-update
+coinhunter update
 ```
 
+`update` will try `pipx upgrade coinhunter` first, and fall back to `pip install --upgrade coinhunter` if pipx is not available.
+
 ## Architecture
 
 CoinHunter V2 uses a flat, direct architecture:
@@ -106,6 +125,16 @@ Events include:
 
 ## Development
 
+Clone the repo and install in editable mode:
+
+```bash
+git clone https://git.tacitlab.cc/TacitLab/coinhunter-cli.git
+cd coinhunter-cli
+pip install -e ".[dev]"
+```
+
+Run quality checks:
+
 ```bash
 pytest tests/           # run tests
 ruff check src tests     # lint
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index c676dfe..238ac0f 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "coinhunter"
-version = "2.0.0"
+version = "2.0.1"
 description = "Binance-first trading CLI for balances, market data, opportunity scanning, and execution."
 readme = "README.md"
 license = {text = "MIT"}
diff --git a/src/coinhunter/__init__.py b/src/coinhunter/__init__.py
index 23f8bf1..0e1d7d4 100644
--- a/src/coinhunter/__init__.py
+++ b/src/coinhunter/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
 """CoinHunter V2."""
 
-__version__ = "2.0.0"
+try:
+    from importlib.metadata import version
+
+    __version__ = version("coinhunter")
+except Exception:  # pragma: no cover
+    __version__ = "unknown"
diff --git a/src/coinhunter/cli.py b/src/coinhunter/cli.py
index c5b1c32..c19f385 100644
--- a/src/coinhunter/cli.py
+++ b/src/coinhunter/cli.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from . import __version__
 from .binance.spot_client import SpotBinanceClient
 from .binance.um_futures_client import UMFuturesClient
 from .config import ensure_init_files, get_binance_credentials, load_config
-from .runtime import get_runtime_paths, print_json
+from .runtime import get_runtime_paths, print_json, self_update
 from .services import account_service, market_service, opportunity_service, trade_service
 
 
@@ -102,6 +102,8 @@ def build_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
     scan_parser = opportunity_subparsers.add_parser("scan")
     scan_parser.add_argument("--symbols", nargs="*")
 
+    subparsers.add_parser("update", help="Upgrade coinhunter to the latest version")
+
     return parser
 
 
@@ -231,6 +233,10 @@ def main(argv: list[str] | None = None) -> int:
                 return 0
             parser.error("opportunity requires `portfolio` or `scan`")
 
+        if args.command == "update":
+            print_json(self_update())
+            return 0
+
         parser.error(f"Unsupported command {args.command}")
         return 2
     except Exception as exc:
diff --git a/src/coinhunter/runtime.py b/src/coinhunter/runtime.py
index 45aaf7c..fdc80ba 100644
--- a/src/coinhunter/runtime.py
+++ b/src/coinhunter/runtime.py
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 
 import json
 import os
+import shutil
+import subprocess
+import sys
 from dataclasses import asdict, dataclass, is_dataclass
 from datetime import date, datetime
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -50,3 +53,17 @@ def json_default(value: Any) -> Any:
 
 def print_json(payload: Any) -> None:
     print(json.dumps(payload, ensure_ascii=False, indent=2, sort_keys=True, default=json_default))
+
+
+def self_update() -> dict[str, Any]:
+    if shutil.which("pipx"):
+        cmd = ["pipx", "upgrade", "coinhunter"]
+    else:
+        cmd = [sys.executable, "-m", "pip", "install", "--upgrade", "coinhunter"]
+    result = subprocess.run(cmd, capture_output=True, text=True)
+    return {
+        "command": " ".join(cmd),
+        "returncode": result.returncode,
+        "stdout": result.stdout.strip(),
+        "stderr": result.stderr.strip(),
+    }
diff --git a/tests/test_cli.py b/tests/test_cli.py
index dd8d234..e9f13dc 100644
--- a/tests/test_cli.py
+++ b/tests/test_cli.py
@@ -36,3 +36,12 @@ class CLITestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             result = cli.main(["market", "tickers", "BTCUSDT"])
         self.assertEqual(result, 1)
         self.assertIn("error: boom", stderr.getvalue())
+
+    def test_update_dispatches(self):
+        captured = {}
+        with patch.object(cli, "self_update", return_value={"command": "pipx upgrade coinhunter", "returncode": 0}), patch.object(
+            cli, "print_json", side_effect=lambda payload: captured.setdefault("payload", payload)
+        ):
+            result = cli.main(["update"])
+        self.assertEqual(result, 0)
+        self.assertEqual(captured["payload"]["returncode"], 0)