diff --git a/src/vs/platform/update/common/update.config.contribution.ts b/src/vs/platform/update/common/update.config.contribution.ts
index 6061e15b..84246033 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/update/common/update.config.contribution.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/update/common/update.config.contribution.ts
@@ -65,2 +65,8 @@ configurationRegistry.registerConfiguration({
 		},
+		'update.minReleaseAge': {
+			type: 'integer',
+			default: 7,
+			scope: ConfigurationScope.APPLICATION,
+			description: localize('update.cooldown', "Configure how old an update need to be before installing it (in days)."),
+		},
 		'update.enableWindowsBackgroundUpdates': {
diff --git a/src/vs/platform/update/electron-main/abstractUpdateService.ts b/src/vs/platform/update/electron-main/abstractUpdateService.ts
index 3767c907..9b3c17bf 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/update/electron-main/abstractUpdateService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/update/electron-main/abstractUpdateService.ts
@@ -470,3 +470,3 @@ export abstract class AbstractUpdateService implements IUpdateService {
 
-				this.logService.info('update#isLatestVersion() - found version', fetchedVersion, currentVersion);
+				this.logService.info(`update#isLatestVersion() - found: ${fetchedVersion}, current: ${currentVersion}`);
 
@@ -474,3 +474,28 @@ export abstract class AbstractUpdateService implements IUpdateService {
 
-				return Promise.resolve({ lastest, update });
+				const minReleaseAge = this.configurationService.getValue<number>('update.minReleaseAge');
+
+				if(minReleaseAge === 0) {
+					return Promise.resolve({ lastest, update });
+				}
+
+				this.logService.info(`update#isLatestVersion() - ${update.timestamp} ${typeof update.timestamp}`);
+
+				const releaseDate = update.timestamp ? new Date(Number.parseInt(String(update.timestamp), 10)) : null;
+
+				this.logService.info(`update#isLatestVersion() - releaseDate: ${releaseDate}`);
+
+				if(!releaseDate || isNaN(releaseDate.getTime())) {
+					return Promise.resolve(undefined);
+				}
+
+				const age = Math.round(Math.abs(Date.now() - releaseDate.getTime()) / (1000 * 60 * 60 * 24));
+
+				this.logService.info(`update#isLatestVersion() - releaseAge: ${age}, minReleaseAge: ${minReleaseAge}`);
+
+				if(age >= minReleaseAge) {
+					return Promise.resolve({ lastest, update });
+				}
+				else {
+					return Promise.resolve(undefined);
+				}
 			})