diff --git a/roles/kubernetes-apps/krew/defaults/main.yml b/roles/kubernetes-apps/krew/defaults/main.yml
index d0de6b14f..687842711 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes-apps/krew/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/kubernetes-apps/krew/defaults/main.yml
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 krew_enabled: false
 krew_root_dir: "/usr/local/krew"
 krew_default_index_uri: https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/krew-index.git
+krew_no_upgrade_check: 0
diff --git a/roles/kubernetes-apps/krew/templates/krew.j2 b/roles/kubernetes-apps/krew/templates/krew.j2
index a666f6e2c..62a744c01 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes-apps/krew/templates/krew.j2
+++ b/roles/kubernetes-apps/krew/templates/krew.j2
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ export KREW_ROOT="{{ krew_root_dir }}"
 export KREW_DEFAULT_INDEX_URI='{{ krew_default_index_uri }}'
 {% endif %}
 export PATH="${KREW_ROOT:-$HOME/.krew}/bin:$PATH"
+export KREW_NO_UPGRADE_CHECK={{ krew_no_upgrade_check }}