diff --git a/comfy_api/feature_flags.py b/comfy_api/feature_flags.py
index a74fe9e79..d5340b6fa 100644
--- a/comfy_api/feature_flags.py
+++ b/comfy_api/feature_flags.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ CLI_FEATURE_FLAG_REGISTRY: dict[str, FeatureFlagInfo] = {
     },
     "show_version_updates": {
         "type": "bool",
-        "default": True,
+        "default": False,
         "description": "Default for whether the frontend shows new-release/version-update notifications (the user setting can still override it)",
     },
 }