env var to disable version check

.env.example

@@ -64,3 +64,7 @@ BROWSER_USE_API_KEY=your_bu_api_key_here
 # BROWSER_USE_NO_PROXY=localhost,127.0.0.1,*.internal
 # BROWSER_USE_PROXY_USERNAME=username
 # BROWSER_USE_PROXY_PASSWORD=password
+
+# Version Check
+# Enable/disable checking for newer browser-use versions on agent startup
+BROWSER_USE_VERSION_CHECK=true

browser_use/agent/service.py

@@ -1363,6 +1363,7 @@ class Agent(Generic[Context, AgentStructuredOutput]):
 		self.logger.debug(f'🤖 Browser-Use Library Version {self.version} ({self.source})')
 
 		# Check for latest version and log upgrade message if needed
+		if CONFIG.BROWSER_USE_VERSION_CHECK:
 			latest_version = await check_latest_browser_use_version()
 			if latest_version and latest_version != self.version:
 				self.logger.info(

browser_use/config.py

@@ -172,6 +172,10 @@ class OldConfig:
 	def IS_IN_EVALS(self) -> bool:
 		return os.getenv('IS_IN_EVALS', 'false').lower()[:1] in 'ty1'
 
+	@property
+	def BROWSER_USE_VERSION_CHECK(self) -> bool:
+		return os.getenv('BROWSER_USE_VERSION_CHECK', 'true').lower()[:1] in 'ty1'
+
 	@property
 	def WIN_FONT_DIR(self) -> str:
 		return os.getenv('WIN_FONT_DIR', 'C:\\Windows\\Fonts')
@@ -213,6 +217,7 @@ class FlatEnvConfig(BaseSettings):
 	IN_DOCKER: bool | None = Field(default=None)
 	IS_IN_EVALS: bool = Field(default=False)
 	WIN_FONT_DIR: str = Field(default='C:\\Windows\\Fonts')
+	BROWSER_USE_VERSION_CHECK: bool = Field(default=True)
 
 	# MCP-specific env vars
 	BROWSER_USE_CONFIG_PATH: str | None = Field(default=None)