diff --git a/scripts/build_news_json.py b/scripts/build_news_json.py
index 10a86b67..8359604a 100644
--- a/scripts/build_news_json.py
+++ b/scripts/build_news_json.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ This reads all .html files from the `news/` directory and creates
 """
 
 import json
+import os
 import sys
 from pathlib import Path
 
@@ -41,4 +42,14 @@ def build_news_json() -> None:
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
+    deploy = False
+    for arg in sys.argv[1:]:
+        if arg == "--deploy":
+            deploy = True
+
     build_news_json()
+
+    if deploy:
+        user = os.getenv("HADES_USER")
+        assert user, "HADES_USER environment variable must be set to deploy news.json to Hades"
+        os.system(f"scp news/news.json {user}@hades:/var/www/html/oraios-software/serena_news.json")
diff --git a/src/serena/dashboard.py b/src/serena/dashboard.py
index 528af993..3c33f1a2 100644
--- a/src/serena/dashboard.py
+++ b/src/serena/dashboard.py
@@ -630,7 +630,7 @@ class SerenaDashboardAPI:
     # ===== Remote News Methods =====
 
     # The branch from which news are fetched. Change to a feature branch for testing.
-    _NEWS_JSON_URL = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/oraios/serena/main/news/news.json"
+    _NEWS_JSON_URL = "https://oraios-software.de/serena_news.json"
 
     def _fetch_news(self) -> None:
         """Fetch news.json from GitHub using ETag-based caching and store in memory. Silently ignores network errors."""