diff --git a/pkg/testing/ess/create_deployment_request.tmpl.json b/pkg/testing/ess/create_deployment_request.tmpl.json
index 3ef93868708..6e3797032e2 100644
--- a/pkg/testing/ess/create_deployment_request.tmpl.json
+++ b/pkg/testing/ess/create_deployment_request.tmpl.json
@@ -83,7 +83,8 @@
           "kibana": {
             "version": "{{ .request.Version }}",
             "user_settings_json": {
-              "xpack.fleet.enableExperimental": ["agentTamperProtectionEnabled"]
+              "xpack.fleet.enableExperimental": ["agentTamperProtectionEnabled"],
+              "xpack.fleet.internal.registry.kibanaVersionCheckEnabled": false,
             }
           }
         },
@@ -99,4 +100,4 @@
     "system_owned": false,
     "tags": {{ json .request.Tags }}
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}