diff --git a/npm/lib/utils/config/definitions.js b/npm/lib/utils/config/definitions.js

index ac8a4e2f..4104203c 100644

--- a/npm/lib/utils/config/definitions.js

+++ b/npm/lib/utils/config/definitions.js

@@ -2077,7 +2077,7 @@ define('unicode', {

 })

 define('update-notifier', {

-  default: true,

+  default: false,

   type: Boolean,

   description: `

     Set to false to suppress the update notification when using an older