diff --git a/ubuntu/pip.conf b/ubuntu/pip.conf
index 2556014ae1d448ab0608472d847b4e4547f5ca79..ab6bce5f72ec11a27905331480677556f19905cf 100644
--- a/ubuntu/pip.conf
+++ b/ubuntu/pip.conf
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 [global]
 extra-index-url = https://agki-nas01.imp.fu-berlin.de:30443/
 cert = /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt
+disable-pip-version-check = True