diff --git a/update.sh b/update.sh
index 73d492c..957c549 100755
--- a/update.sh
+++ b/update.sh
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ function install_tools(){
     echo "- kubectl"
     echo "- helm"
     echo "- stern"
+    echo "- virtctl"
     if asktobreak; then
         return
     fi
@@ -200,6 +201,21 @@ function install_tools(){
     fi
     echo ""
 
+    echo "---- virtctl ----"
+    if [[ -f stern ]]; then
+        VIRTCTL_CURRENT="$(./virtctl version --client 2> /dev/null| sed -n 's/.*GitVersion:"\(v[0-9]*\.[0-9]*\.[0-9]*\)".*/\1/p')"
+    else
+        VIRTCTL_CURRENT="N/A"
+    fi
+    VIRTCTL_STABLE="$(curl -Ls https://github.com/kubevirt/kubevirt/releases | egrep 'href="/kubevirt/kubevirt/releases/tag/v[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+*\"' | head -n 1 | sed -n 's/.*tag\/\(v.*\)" data.*/\1/p')"
+    echo "Installed version:     $VIRTCTL_CURRENT"
+    echo "Latest stable version: $VIRTCTL_STABLE"
+    if [[ "$VIRTCTL_CURRENT" != "$VIRTCTL_STABLE" ]]; then
+        echo "updating to $VIRTCTL_STABLE"
+	curl -Lo virtctl https://github.com/kubevirt/kubevirt/releases/download/$VIRTCTL_STABLE/virtctl-$VIRTCTL_STABLE-linux-amd64
+	chmod +x ./virtctl
+    fi
+    echo ""
     set -e
 }