diff --git a/tools/cli/Cargo.toml b/tools/cli/Cargo.toml
index 617e0105f..989b2c71b 100644
--- a/tools/cli/Cargo.toml
+++ b/tools/cli/Cargo.toml
@@ -24,9 +24,12 @@ toml = "0.5.9"
 atty = "0.2.14"
 thiserror = "1.0.37"
 anyhow = "1.0.66"
-check-latest = "1.0.1"
+check-latest = { version = "1.0.1", optional = true }
 clap = "2.34.0"
 exitfailure = "0.5.1"
 serde = "1.0.147"
 serde_json = "1.0.89"
 termion = "1.5.6"
+
+[features]
+check-latest = ["dep:check-latest"]
diff --git a/tools/cli/src/main.rs b/tools/cli/src/main.rs
index 58abbd83c..3ca0d23f1 100644
--- a/tools/cli/src/main.rs
+++ b/tools/cli/src/main.rs
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ pub fn main() -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
         return Ok(());
     }
 
+    #[cfg(feature = "check-latest")]
     if let Ok(Some(new_version)) = check_latest::check_max!() {
         use termion::color;
 
diff --git a/tools/repl/Cargo.toml b/tools/repl/Cargo.toml
index fcb857c0f..bc3015162 100644
--- a/tools/repl/Cargo.toml
+++ b/tools/repl/Cargo.toml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ serde_json = "1.0.89"
 wasmer-wasi = { package = "wasmer-wasi-fl", version = "0.17.1"}
 
 env_logger = "0.9.3"
-check-latest = "1.0.1"
+check-latest = { version = "1.0.1", optional = true }
 log = "0.4.17"
 rustyline = { version = "10.0.0", features = ["with-fuzzy"] }
 rustyline-derive = "0.7.0"
@@ -30,3 +30,6 @@ rustop = "1.1.2"
 itertools = "0.10.5"
 uuid = { version = "1.2.2", features = ["v4"] }
 termion = "1.5.6"
+
+[features]
+check-latest = ["dep:check-latest"]
diff --git a/tools/repl/src/main.rs b/tools/repl/src/main.rs
index aba84d24e..b519dd6c2 100644
--- a/tools/repl/src/main.rs
+++ b/tools/repl/src/main.rs
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ fn print_welcome_message() {
         color::Fg(color::Reset),
     );
 
+    #[cfg(feature = "check-latest")]
     if let Ok(Some(new_version)) = check_latest::check_max!() {
         println!(
             "New version is available! {}{} -> {}{}",