diff --git a/mmapper.spec b/mmapper.spec
index 81b5a8e..e3812ee 100644
--- a/mmapper.spec
+++ b/mmapper.spec
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ cp -a %{S:1} external/glm/glm-prefix/src/
 %{cmake} \
   -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
   -DWITH_MAP=OFF \
+  -DWITH_UPDATER=OFF \
   ..
 popd
 
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ desktop-file-validate $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_datadir}/applications/org.mume.MMapper.d
 %changelog
 * Sat Oct 26 2019 Kalev Lember <klember@redhat.com> - 19.10.0-1
 - Update to 19.10.0
+- Disable github version checks
 
 * Wed Aug 28 2019 Kalev Lember <klember@redhat.com> - 19.04.0-1
 - Update to 19.04.0