diff --git a/deno-disable-update-check.patch b/deno-disable-update-check.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8204635
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deno-disable-update-check.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+diff --git a/cli/tools/run.rs.1 b/cli/tools/run.rs
+index 99312d5..e733306 100644
+--- a/cli/tools/run.rs.1
++++ b/cli/tools/run.rs
+@@ -38,13 +38,6 @@ To grant permissions, set them before the script argument. For example:
+   let http_client = factory.http_client();
+   let cli_options = factory.cli_options();
+ 
+-  // Run a background task that checks for available upgrades. If an earlier
+-  // run of this background task found a new version of Deno.
+-  super::upgrade::check_for_upgrades(
+-    http_client.clone(),
+-    deno_dir.upgrade_check_file_path(),
+-  );
+-
+   let main_module = cli_options.resolve_main_module()?;
+ 
+   let permissions = PermissionsContainer::new(Permissions::from_options(
diff --git a/deno.changes b/deno.changes
index 2ce59d4..3e0cbbf 100644
--- a/deno.changes
+++ b/deno.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed May 17 19:57:07 UTC 2023 - Avindra Goolcharan <avindra@opensuse.org>
+
+- add deno-disable-update-check.patch
+  * this stops deno from automatically checking for an update
+    whenever a script is run
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri May 12 17:08:12 UTC 2023 - Avindra Goolcharan <avindra@opensuse.org>
 
diff --git a/deno.spec b/deno.spec
index b7adbe9..3e43c24 100644
--- a/deno.spec
+++ b/deno.spec
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ Source0:        %{name}-%{version}.tar.xz
 Source1:        vendor.tar.xz
 Source2:        cargo_config
 Source99:       revendor_source.sh
+Patch0:         deno-disable-update-check.patch
 # PATCH-FIX-OPENSUSE - Disable LTO (to reduce req memory)
 %ifarch %{arm} aarch64
 Patch1:         deno-disable-lto.patch