diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 907b0e1..c15e073 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "jshint": "^2.8.0",
-    "npm-check": "^5.4.0",
+    "npm-check": "git://github.com/orangejulius/npm-check.git#disable-update-check",
     "precommit-hook": "^3.0.0",
     "tap-dot": "^1.0.5",
     "tape": "^4.6.3",