diff --git a/internal/config/config.go b/internal/config/config.go
index 7746258..3fba58b 100644
--- a/internal/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/config/config.go
@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@ import (
 )
 
 var defaultConfig = types.Config{
-	RootCmd:    "sudo",
-	PagerStyle: "native",
+	RootCmd:          "sudo",
+	PagerStyle:       "native",
+	IgnorePkgUpdates: []string{},
 	Repos: []types.Repo{
 		{
 			Name: "default",
diff --git a/internal/types/config.go b/internal/types/config.go
index 9261673..ad24571 100644
--- a/internal/types/config.go
+++ b/internal/types/config.go
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@ package types
 
 // Config represents the LURE configuration file
 type Config struct {
-	RootCmd    string `toml:"rootCmd"`
-	PagerStyle string `toml:"pagerStyle"`
-	Repos      []Repo `toml:"repo"`
+	RootCmd          string   `toml:"rootCmd"`
+	PagerStyle       string   `toml:"pagerStyle"`
+	IgnorePkgUpdates []string `toml:"ignorePkgUpdates"`
+	Repos            []Repo   `toml:"repo"`
 }
 
 // Repo represents a LURE repo within a configuration file
diff --git a/upgrade.go b/upgrade.go
index ac6ad80..0668099 100644
--- a/upgrade.go
+++ b/upgrade.go
@@ -77,6 +77,10 @@ func checkForUpdates(ctx context.Context, mgr manager.Manager, info *distro.OSRe
 
 	var out []db.Package
 	for pkgName, pkgs := range found {
+		if slices.Contains(cfg.IgnorePkgUpdates, pkgName) {
+			continue
+		}
+
 		if len(pkgs) > 1 {
 			// Puts the element with the highest version first
 			slices.SortFunc(pkgs, func(a, b db.Package) bool {