diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/AppVersionController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/AppVersionController.php
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index 0000000..85b7c8d
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+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/AppVersionController.php
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Controllers;
+
+use App\Models\AppVersion;
+use App\Traits\HandlesImageUpload;
+use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+
+class AppVersionController extends Controller
+{
+    use HandlesImageUpload;
+
+    // Admin list — every version, highest version_code first.
+    public function index()
+    {
+        return response()->json([
+            'data' => AppVersion::with('image')->orderByDesc('version_code')->get(),
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    // App side: the newest version (highest version_code) for update checks.
+    public function latest()
+    {
+        return response()->json([
+            'data' => AppVersion::with('image')->orderByDesc('version_code')->first(),
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    public function store(Request $request)
+    {
+        $data = $request->validate([
+            'title' => 'required|string|max:255',
+            'description' => 'nullable|string',
+            'version_name' => 'required|string|max:255',
+            'version_code' => 'required|integer|min:0',
+            'link' => 'nullable|string|max:500',
+            'image_id' => 'nullable|exists:images,id',
+            'image' => 'nullable|file|extensions:jpg,jpeg,png,gif,webp,bmp,svg|max:8192',
+        ]);
+
+        // An uploaded image file takes precedence over a provided image_id.
+        $data['image_id'] = $this->uploadedImageId($request) ?? ($data['image_id'] ?? null);
+
+        $version = AppVersion::create($data);
+
+        return response()->json([
+            'message' => 'Version created successfully',
+            'data' => $version->load('image'),
+        ], 201);
+    }
+
+    public function show($id)
+    {
+        return response()->json(
+            AppVersion::with('image')->findOrFail($id)
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function update(Request $request, $id)
+    {
+        $version = AppVersion::findOrFail($id);
+
+        $data = $request->validate([
+            'title' => 'sometimes|string|max:255',
+            'description' => 'nullable|string',
+            'version_name' => 'sometimes|string|max:255',
+            'version_code' => 'sometimes|integer|min:0',
+            'link' => 'nullable|string|max:500',
+            'image_id' => 'nullable|exists:images,id',
+            'image' => 'nullable|file|extensions:jpg,jpeg,png,gif,webp,bmp,svg|max:8192',
+        ]);
+
+        // An uploaded image file takes precedence over a provided image_id.
+        if (($uploadedImageId = $this->uploadedImageId($request)) !== null) {
+            $data['image_id'] = $uploadedImageId;
+        }
+
+        $version->update($data);
+
+        return response()->json([
+            'message' => 'Version updated successfully',
+            'data' => $version->load('image'),
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    public function destroy($id)
+    {
+        $version = AppVersion::findOrFail($id);
+        $version->delete();
+
+        return response()->json(['message' => 'Version deleted successfully']);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Models/AppVersion.php b/app/Models/AppVersion.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..60c3d3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Models/AppVersion.php
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Models;
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\BelongsTo;
+
+class AppVersion extends Model
+{
+    protected $fillable = [
+        'image_id', 'title', 'description', 'version_name', 'version_code', 'link',
+    ];
+
+    protected $casts = [
+        'version_code' => 'integer',
+    ];
+
+    public function image(): BelongsTo
+    {
+        return $this->belongsTo(Image::class);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/database/migrations/2026_06_24_110000_create_app_versions_table.php b/database/migrations/2026_06_24_110000_create_app_versions_table.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..618ed58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/migrations/2026_06_24_110000_create_app_versions_table.php
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+
+return new class extends Migration
+{
+    public function up(): void
+    {
+        Schema::create('app_versions', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->id();
+            $table->foreignId('image_id')->nullable()->constrained('images')->nullOnDelete();
+            $table->string('title');
+            $table->text('description')->nullable();
+            $table->string('version_name');           // e.g. "1.2.0"
+            $table->unsignedInteger('version_code');   // monotonic build number, e.g. 42
+            $table->string('link')->nullable();
+            $table->timestamps();
+        });
+    }
+
+    public function down(): void
+    {
+        Schema::dropIfExists('app_versions');
+    }
+};
diff --git a/routes/api.php b/routes/api.php
index aa7f129..c1850fb 100644
--- a/routes/api.php
+++ b/routes/api.php
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 use App\Http\Controllers\FaqCategoryController;
 use App\Http\Controllers\SliderController;
 use App\Http\Controllers\AnnouncementController;
+use App\Http\Controllers\AppVersionController;
 use App\Http\Controllers\SceneController;
 use App\Http\Controllers\ThemeController;
 use App\Http\Controllers\BellSoundController;
@@ -208,6 +209,15 @@
     Route::post('/announcements/{id}', [AnnouncementController::class, 'update']);   // update (multipart: image)
     Route::delete('/announcements/{id}', [AnnouncementController::class, 'destroy']); // delete
 
+    /// app versions
+    Route::get('/versions/latest', [AppVersionController::class, 'latest']);  // newest version (app update check)
+    Route::get('/versions', [AppVersionController::class, 'index']);          // list all (admin)
+    Route::post('/versions', [AppVersionController::class, 'store']);         // create
+    Route::get('/versions/{id}', [AppVersionController::class, 'show']);      // single
+    Route::put('/versions/{id}', [AppVersionController::class, 'update']);    // update (json)
+    Route::post('/versions/{id}', [AppVersionController::class, 'update']);   // update (multipart: image)
+    Route::delete('/versions/{id}', [AppVersionController::class, 'destroy']); // delete
+
 
     /// themes (color themes a scene can use)
     Route::get('/themes', [ThemeController::class, 'index']);