diff --git a/nuitka/options/OptionParsing.py b/nuitka/options/OptionParsing.py
index b6b16d6..bebe1fd 100644
--- a/nuitka/options/OptionParsing.py
+++ b/nuitka/options/OptionParsing.py
@@ -803,7 +803,7 @@ warnings_group.add_option(
     type="choice",
     choices=("never", "force", "error", "warning", "info"),
     dest="update_check",
-    default="warning",
+    default="never",
     environment_variable_name="NUITKA_UPDATE_CHECK",
     help="""\
 Control checking for newer Nuitka releases. Use "never" to disable it,