diff --git a/jadx-gui/src/main/java/jadx/gui/settings/JadxSettings.java b/jadx-gui/src/main/java/jadx/gui/settings/JadxSettings.java
index 13c864e2f..7640feba5 100644
--- a/jadx-gui/src/main/java/jadx/gui/settings/JadxSettings.java
+++ b/jadx-gui/src/main/java/jadx/gui/settings/JadxSettings.java
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ public class JadxSettings extends JadxCLIArgs {
 	private String lastOpenFilePath = USER_HOME;
 	private String lastSaveFilePath = USER_HOME;
 	private boolean flattenPackage = false;
-	private boolean checkForUpdates = true;
+	private boolean checkForUpdates = false;
 	private List<String> recentFiles = new ArrayList<String>();
 	private String fontStr = "";
 	private boolean autoStartJobs = true;
diff --git a/version b/version
index 2feed2fef..ee6cdce3c 100644
--- a/version
+++ b/version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.6.1-dev
+0.6.1