diff --git a/bin/npm-cli.js b/bin/npm-cli.js
index e4da63c9795d3..6f76b23828531 100755
--- a/bin/npm-cli.js
+++ b/bin/npm-cli.js
@@ -83,9 +83,11 @@
     ) {
       const pkg = require('../package.json')
       let notifier = require('update-notifier')({pkg})
+      const isCI = require('ci-info').isCI
       if (
         notifier.update &&
-        notifier.update.latest !== pkg.version
+        notifier.update.latest !== pkg.version &&
+        !isCI
       ) {
         const color = require('ansicolors')
         const useColor = npm.config.get('color')