diff --git a/version/version.go b/version/version.go
index c015a59d7..939f0d458 100644
--- a/version/version.go
+++ b/version/version.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
+	"os"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/blang/semver"
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ func PrintVersion(c *cli.Context) {
 
 	out.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("%s %s", c.App.Name, c.App.Version))
 
-	if c.Bool("disable-version-check") {
+	if c.Bool("disable-version-check") || os.Getenv("SOPS_DISABLE_VERSION_CHECK") != "" {
 		out.WriteString("\n")
 	} else {
 		upstreamVersion, upstreamURL, err := RetrieveLatestReleaseVersion()