diff --git a/ubuntu/ubuntu-essentials.sh b/ubuntu/ubuntu-essentials.sh
index 527cdf6..0e0491e 100755
--- a/ubuntu/ubuntu-essentials.sh
+++ b/ubuntu/ubuntu-essentials.sh
@@ -196,6 +196,25 @@ if [ $isInFile -eq 0 ]
         echo "Email already configured."
 fi
 
+# configure unattended upgrades
+isInFile=$(cat /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/20auto-upgrades | grep -c 'APT::Periodic::Unattended-Upgrade "1";')
+if [ $isInFile -eq 0 ]
+    then
+        apt install -y apt-listchanges unattended-upgrades
+        sed -i 's@//      "origin=ubuntu,codename=${distro_codename}-updates";@        "origin=ubuntu,codename=${distro_codename}-updates";@g' /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/50unattended-upgrades
+        sed -i 's!//Unattended-Upgrade::Mail "";!Unattended-Upgrade::Mail "akanealw@gmail.com";!g' /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/50unattended-upgrades
+        sed -i 's@//Unattended-Upgrade::MailReport "on-change";@Unattended-Upgrade::MailReport "on-change";@g' /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/50unattended-upgrades
+        sed -i 's@//Unattended-Upgrade::Remove-Unused-Dependencies "false";@Unattended-Upgrade::Remove-Unused-Dependencies "true";@g' /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/50unattended-upgrades
+        echo "APT::Periodic::Update-Package-Lists \"1\";" > /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/20auto-upgrades
+        echo "APT::Periodic::Unattended-Upgrade \"1\";" >> /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/20auto-upgrades
+        systemctl enable unattended-upgrades
+        systemctl start unattended-upgrades
+        systemctl status unattended-upgrades
+        echo "Unattended upgrades configured successfully."
+    else
+        echo "Unattended upgrades already configured."
+fi
+
 # sshd config
 cp  /etc/ssh/sshd_config /etc/ssh/sshd_config.bak > /dev/null 2>&1
 isInFile=$(cat /etc/hostname | grep -c "proxmox")