diff --git a/charts/flipt/Chart.yaml b/charts/flipt/Chart.yaml
index 75da569..a5103a5 100644
--- a/charts/flipt/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/flipt/Chart.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name: flipt
 home: https://flipt.io
 description: Flipt is an open-source, self-hosted feature flag solution.
 type: application
-version: 0.74.1
+version: 0.74.2
 appVersion: v1.52.1
 maintainers:
   - name: Flipt
diff --git a/charts/flipt/templates/deployment.yaml b/charts/flipt/templates/deployment.yaml
index f587736..ec63d2b 100644
--- a/charts/flipt/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/flipt/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ spec:
           env:
             - name: FLIPT_META_STATE_DIRECTORY
               value: /home/flipt/.config/flipt
+            - name: FLIPT_META_CHECK_FOR_UPDATES
+              value: "0"
             {{- if .Values.flipt.extraEnvVars }}
             {{- include "common.tplvalues.render" (dict "value" .Values.flipt.extraEnvVars "context" $) | nindent 12 }}
             {{- end }}