diff --git a/internal/build/build.go b/internal/build/build.go
index 5e0532c5b..cc430ab53 100644
--- a/internal/build/build.go
+++ b/internal/build/build.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import (
 type buildSource string
 
 const (
-	githubBuildSource buildSource = "github"
+	GithubBuildSource buildSource = "github"
 )
 
 // Define public variables here which you wish to be configurable at build time
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ func init() {
 // the version currently being used. If so, it logs this information
 // to the console.
 func CheckForUpdate(ctx context.Context, version string, logger logging.Logger, localizer localize.Localizer) {
-	if BuildSource != string(githubBuildSource) {
+	if BuildSource != string(GithubBuildSource) {
 		return
 	}
 	// prefix version with a v to correspond with Git tag
diff --git a/pkg/core/cmdutil/selfupdate.go b/pkg/core/cmdutil/selfupdate.go
index ae97a773e..82b53b435 100644
--- a/pkg/core/cmdutil/selfupdate.go
+++ b/pkg/core/cmdutil/selfupdate.go
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@ func DoSelfUpdate(f *factory.Factory) (bool, error) {
 
 // DoSelfUpdate checks for updates once per day and prompts the user to update if there is a newer version available
 func DoSelfUpdateOnceADay(f *factory.Factory) (bool, error) {
+
+	if build.BuildSource != string(build.GithubBuildSource) {
+		return false, nil
+	}
+
 	if !f.IOStreams.CanPrompt() {
 		// Do not prompt if we are not in interactive mode
 		return false, nil