diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/help/VersionWorker.java b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/help/VersionWorker.java
index b4760f58c9b..1636ca85924 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/help/VersionWorker.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/help/VersionWorker.java
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public VersionWorker(Version installedVersion,
      * Returns a newer version excluding any non-stable versions, except if the installed one is unstable too. If no
      * newer version was found, then an empty optional is returned.
      */
-    private Optional<Version> getNewVersion() throws IOException {
+    protected Optional<Version> getNewVersion() throws IOException {
         List<Version> availableVersions = Version.getAllAvailableVersions();
         return installedVersion.shouldBeUpdatedTo(availableVersions);
     }
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ private void showConnectionError(Exception exception, boolean manualExecution) {
      * Prints up-to-date to the status bar (and shows a dialog it was executed manually) if there is now new version.
      * Shows a "New Version" Dialog to the user if there is.
      */
-    private void showUpdateInfo(Optional<Version> newerVersion, boolean manualExecution) {
+    protected void showUpdateInfo(Optional<Version> newerVersion, boolean manualExecution) {
         // no new version could be found, only respect the ignored version on automated version checks
         if (newerVersion.isEmpty() || (newerVersion.get().equals(internalPreferences.getIgnoredVersion()) && !manualExecution)) {
             if (manualExecution) {
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/jabref/gui/help/VersionWorkerTest.java b/src/test/java/org/jabref/gui/help/VersionWorkerTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d281db6d25d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/org/jabref/gui/help/VersionWorkerTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+package org.jabref.gui.help;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Optional;
+
+import javafx.application.Platform;
+import javafx.stage.Stage;
+
+import org.jabref.gui.DialogService;
+import org.jabref.gui.util.TaskExecutor;
+import org.jabref.logic.util.Version;
+import org.jabref.preferences.InternalPreferences;
+import org.jabref.testutils.category.GUITest;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.ExtendWith;
+import org.mockito.Answers;
+import org.mockito.MockedStatic;
+import org.mockito.Mockito;
+import org.testfx.framework.junit5.ApplicationExtension;
+import org.testfx.framework.junit5.Start;
+
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;
+import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.eq;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
+
+@GUITest
+@ExtendWith(ApplicationExtension.class)
+class VersionWorkerTest {
+
+    InternalPreferences internalPreferences;
+    DialogService dialogService;
+    VersionWorker versionWorker;
+
+    @Start
+    void onStart(Stage stage) {
+        // Needed to init JavaFX thread
+        stage.show();
+    }
+
+    @BeforeEach
+    void setUp() {
+        internalPreferences = mock(InternalPreferences.class);
+        dialogService = mock(DialogService.class, Answers.RETURNS_DEEP_STUBS);
+        versionWorker = new VersionWorker(Version.parse("1.0.0"),
+                mock(DialogService.class, Answers.RETURNS_DEEP_STUBS),
+                mock(TaskExecutor.class),
+                internalPreferences);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void getNewVersionTest() throws IOException {
+        List<Version> availVersions = List.of(Version.parse("1.0.0"), Version.parse("2.0.0"));
+        try (MockedStatic<Version> version = Mockito.mockStatic(Version.class)) {
+            version.when(Version::getAllAvailableVersions)
+                   .thenReturn(availVersions);
+
+            assertEquals("2.0.0", versionWorker.getNewVersion().map(Version::toString).orElse(""));
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void setIgnoredVersionTest() {
+        Platform.runLater(() -> {
+            versionWorker.showUpdateInfo(Optional.of(Version.parse("1.0.0")), true);
+
+            when(dialogService.showCustomDialogAndWait(any())).thenReturn(Optional.of(false));
+
+            verify(internalPreferences).setIgnoredVersion(eq(Version.parse("2.0.0")));
+        });
+    }
+}