diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index cadb9d5d..18fe8132 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Start MySQL
         if: ${{ matrix.os.database }}
-        uses: shogo82148/actions-setup-mysql@v1.14.1
+        uses: shogo82148/actions-setup-mysql@v1.40.0
         with:
           mysql-version: '8.0'
           root-password: ${{ env.DB_PASSWORD }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/qodana_code_quality.yml b/.github/workflows/qodana_code_quality.yml
index b3df742b..e7b9e089 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/qodana_code_quality.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/qodana_code_quality.yml
@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@ jobs:
           ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}  # to check out the actual pull request commit, not the merge commit
           fetch-depth: 0  # a full history is required for pull request analysis
       - name: 'Qodana Scan'
-        uses: JetBrains/qodana-action@v2024.1
+        uses: JetBrains/qodana-action@v2024.3
         with:
           pr-mode: false
         env:
           QODANA_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.QODANA_TOKEN_1488465344 }}
           QODANA_ENDPOINT: 'https://qodana.cloud'
-      - uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@v2
+      - uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@v3
         with:
           sarif_file: ${{ runner.temp }}/qodana/results/qodana.sarif.json
diff --git a/ProjectLighthouse.Servers.GameServer/Controllers/Slots/ScoreController.cs b/ProjectLighthouse.Servers.GameServer/Controllers/Slots/ScoreController.cs
index 79ae3163..8a859fd7 100644
--- a/ProjectLighthouse.Servers.GameServer/Controllers/Slots/ScoreController.cs
+++ b/ProjectLighthouse.Servers.GameServer/Controllers/Slots/ScoreController.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ using LBPUnion.ProjectLighthouse.Helpers;
 using LBPUnion.ProjectLighthouse.Logging;
 using LBPUnion.ProjectLighthouse.StorableLists.Stores;
 using LBPUnion.ProjectLighthouse.Types.Entities.Level;
+using LBPUnion.ProjectLighthouse.Types.Entities.Profile;
 using LBPUnion.ProjectLighthouse.Types.Entities.Token;
 using LBPUnion.ProjectLighthouse.Types.Levels;
 using LBPUnion.ProjectLighthouse.Types.Logging;
@@ -159,7 +160,7 @@ public class ScoreController : ControllerBase
 
         await this.database.SaveChangesAsync();
 
-        return this.Ok(await this.GetScores(new LeaderboardOptions
+        ScoreboardResponse scores = await this.GetScores(new LeaderboardOptions
         {
             RootName = "scoreboardSegment",
             PageSize = 5,
@@ -169,7 +170,17 @@ public class ScoreController : ControllerBase
             ScoreType = score.Type,
             TargetUser = token.UserId,
             TargetPlayerIds = null,
-        })); 
+        });
+
+        if (score.Type == 1 && scores.YourRank == 1 && scores.Total > 1)
+        {
+            GameScore? second = scores.Scores[1];
+            UserEntity? user = await this.database.UserFromGameToken(token);
+
+            await this.database.SendNotification(second.UserId, $"{user?.InfoXml} beat your highscore (<em>{second.Points}</em>) on {slot.InfoXml} with a score of <em>{score.Points}</em>.", true);
+        }
+
+        return this.Ok(scores); 
     }
 
     [HttpGet("scoreboard/{slotType}/{id:int}")]
diff --git a/ProjectLighthouse/Database/DatabaseContext.Notifications.cs b/ProjectLighthouse/Database/DatabaseContext.Notifications.cs
index 8fefaec8..d22af72e 100644
--- a/ProjectLighthouse/Database/DatabaseContext.Notifications.cs
+++ b/ProjectLighthouse/Database/DatabaseContext.Notifications.cs
@@ -15,9 +15,10 @@ public partial class DatabaseContext
     /// </summary>
     /// <param name="userId">The user ID of the target user.</param>
     /// <param name="text">The message to send.</param>
+    /// <param name="prefix">Prepend server name/timestamp.</param>
     /// <param name="type">The <see cref="NotificationType"/> for the notification. Defaults to <c>ModerationNotification</c>.</param>
     public async Task SendNotification
-        (int userId, string text, NotificationType type = NotificationType.ModerationNotification)
+        (int userId, string text, bool prefix = true, NotificationType type = NotificationType.ModerationNotification)
     {
         if (!await this.Users.AnyAsync(u => u.UserId == userId))
         {
@@ -31,15 +32,19 @@ public partial class DatabaseContext
 
         StringBuilder builder = new(text);
 
-        // Prepend server name to notification text if enabled
-        if (ServerConfiguration.Instance.NotificationConfiguration.ShowServerNameInText)
+        if (prefix)
         {
-            builder.Insert(0, $"[{ServerConfiguration.Instance.Customization.ServerName}] ");
-        }
-        // Prepend timestamp to notification text if enabled
-        if (ServerConfiguration.Instance.NotificationConfiguration.ShowTimestampInText)
-        {
-            builder.Insert(0, $"[{DateTime.Now:g}] ");
+            // Prepend server name to notification text if enabled
+            if (ServerConfiguration.Instance.NotificationConfiguration.ShowServerNameInText)
+            {
+                builder.Insert(0, $"[{ServerConfiguration.Instance.Customization.ServerName}] ");
+            }
+
+            // Prepend timestamp to notification text if enabled
+            if (ServerConfiguration.Instance.NotificationConfiguration.ShowTimestampInText)
+            {
+                builder.Insert(0, $"[{DateTime.Now:g}] ");
+            }
         }
 
         NotificationEntity notification = new()
diff --git a/ProjectLighthouse/Types/Entities/Level/SlotEntity.cs b/ProjectLighthouse/Types/Entities/Level/SlotEntity.cs
index 693bf4aa..07d65c04 100644
--- a/ProjectLighthouse/Types/Entities/Level/SlotEntity.cs
+++ b/ProjectLighthouse/Types/Entities/Level/SlotEntity.cs
@@ -29,6 +29,13 @@ public class SlotEntity
 
     public string IconHash { get; set; } = "";
 
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     Markup that displays the level name next to its badge.
+    ///     This can be used everywhere markup works ingame, e.g. news or notifications
+    /// </summary>
+    [NotMapped]
+    public string InfoXml => $"<slot type=\"{this.Type}\" id=\"{this.SlotId}\" icon=\"{this.IconHash}\">{this.Name}</slot>";
+
     public bool IsAdventurePlanet { get; set; }
 
     public string RootLevel { get; set; } = "";
diff --git a/ProjectLighthouse/Types/Entities/Profile/UserEntity.cs b/ProjectLighthouse/Types/Entities/Profile/UserEntity.cs
index 998c63b8..6fb65301 100644
--- a/ProjectLighthouse/Types/Entities/Profile/UserEntity.cs
+++ b/ProjectLighthouse/Types/Entities/Profile/UserEntity.cs
@@ -28,6 +28,13 @@ public class UserEntity
 
     public string IconHash { get; set; }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     Markup that displays the username next to a polaroid with the user's icon.
+    ///     This can be used everywhere markup works ingame, e.g. news or notifications
+    /// </summary>
+    [NotMapped]
+    public string InfoXml => $"<player icon=\"{this.IconHash}\">{this.Username}</player>";
+
     /// <summary>
     ///     A user-customizable biography shown on the profile card
     /// </summary>