diff --git a/src/app/api/releases/route.ts b/src/app/api/releases/route.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..530f6101
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/api/releases/route.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+import { fetchGitHubReleases } from "@/lib/github";
+import { NextResponse, NextRequest } from "next/server";
+
+export const revalidate = 86400; // Revalidate every 24 hours
+
+export async function GET(request: NextRequest) {
+  try {
+    // Check if this is a cache-busting request from the client refresh button
+    const url = new URL(request.url);
+    const bypassCache =
+      url.searchParams.has("t") ||
+      request.headers.get("cache-control") === "no-cache" ||
+      request.headers.get("pragma") === "no-cache";
+
+    const releases = await fetchGitHubReleases();
+
+    // If cache bypass requested, return with no-cache headers
+    if (bypassCache) {
+      return NextResponse.json(releases, {
+        headers: {
+          "Cache-Control": "no-cache, no-store, must-revalidate",
+          Pragma: "no-cache",
+          Expires: "0",
+          "Content-Type": "application/json",
+        },
+      });
+    }
+
+    // Otherwise use standard cache headers (24 hours)
+    return NextResponse.json(releases, {
+      headers: {
+        "Cache-Control": "public, max-age=86400, s-maxage=86400", // 24 hours
+        "Content-Type": "application/json",
+      },
+    });
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error("Error in releases API:", error);
+    return NextResponse.json(
+      { error: "Failed to fetch releases" },
+      { status: 500 },
+    );
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/components/footer.tsx b/src/components/footer.tsx
index 68ddad2b..ef46ed22 100644
--- a/src/components/footer.tsx
+++ b/src/components/footer.tsx
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ const footerNav = {
   Legal: [
     { title: "Privacy Policy", href: "/legal/privacy" },
     { title: "Terms of Service", href: "/legal/terms" },
-    { title: "License", href: "/license" },
+    { title: "License", href: "/legal/license" },
     { title: "Security", href: "/security" },
   ],
 };