diff --git a/dependency.lic b/dependency.lic
index 5296f6ace..b96c4cdf8 100644
--- a/dependency.lic
+++ b/dependency.lic
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ require 'ostruct'
 require 'digest/sha1'
 require 'monitor'
 
-$DEPENDENCY_VERSION = '2.0.4'
+$DEPENDENCY_VERSION = '2.0.5'
 $MIN_RUBY_VERSION = '3.2.2'
 DRINFOMON_IN_CORE_LICH ||= false
 DRINFOMON_CORE_LICH_DEFINES ||= Array.new
@@ -387,6 +387,13 @@ class ScriptManager
     return unless info
     return if get_versions[filename] == info['sha'] && !force
 
+    if filename == 'dependency.lic' && File.exist?(File.join(SCRIPT_DIR, filename))
+      body = File.open(File.join(SCRIPT_DIR, filename), 'r').readlines.join('')
+      @versions[filename] = Digest::SHA1.hexdigest('blob' + " #{body.size}" + "\0" + body)
+
+      return if info['sha'] == @versions[filename]
+    end
+
     echo("info:#{info}") if @debug
     blob = make_request(info['url'])
     File.open(File.join(SCRIPT_DIR, "#{filename}"), 'w') { |file| file.print(Base64.decode64(blob['content'])) }
@@ -488,19 +495,6 @@ class ScriptManager
     start_script(filename)
   end
 
-  def file_outdated?(filename)
-    echo("file_outdated?:#{filename}") if @debug
-    local_version = get_versions[filename]
-    echo("local:#{local_version}") if @debug
-    info = get_file_status(filename)
-    unless info
-      echo("file not found in repository: #{filename}")
-      return false
-    end
-    echo("remote:#{info['sha']}") if @debug
-    info['sha'] != local_version
-  end
-
   def get_file_status(filename)
     get_status['tree'].find { |element| element['path'] == filename }
   end