diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/skaffold/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/skaffold/default.nix
index 1c7d7c594ca5..7dd8ce6e9789 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/skaffold/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/skaffold/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, buildGoModule, fetchFromGitHub, installShellFiles }:
+{ lib, buildGoModule, fetchFromGitHub, installShellFiles, makeWrapper }:
 
 buildGoModule rec {
   pname = "skaffold";
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
     "-X ${t}/version.buildDate=unknown"
   ];
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ installShellFiles ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ installShellFiles makeWrapper ];
 
   doInstallCheck = true;
   installCheckPhase = ''
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   '';
 
   postInstall = ''
+    wrapProgram $out/bin/skaffold --set SKAFFOLD_UPDATE_CHECK false
+
     installShellCompletion --cmd skaffold \
       --bash <($out/bin/skaffold completion bash) \
       --zsh <($out/bin/skaffold completion zsh)