diff --git a/contrib/update_docs.sh b/contrib/update_docs.sh
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+#/bin/bash
+
+cd $( cd "$( dirname "$0" )/.." && pwd )
+
+LASTREV=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
+git pull --all
+NEWREV=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
+
+if [ "$LASTREV" != "$NEWREV" ]; then
+	echo "There's a new version. Running doxygen"
+	doxygen
+fi