diff --git a/packages/shorebird_cli/lib/src/config/shorebird_yaml.dart b/packages/shorebird_cli/lib/src/config/shorebird_yaml.dart
index 2e8244da..2b3e7e7b 100644
--- a/packages/shorebird_cli/lib/src/config/shorebird_yaml.dart
+++ b/packages/shorebird_cli/lib/src/config/shorebird_yaml.dart
@@ -12,7 +12,12 @@ part 'shorebird_yaml.g.dart';
 )
 class ShorebirdYaml {
   /// {@macro shorebird_yaml}
-  const ShorebirdYaml({required this.appId, this.flavors, this.baseUrl});
+  const ShorebirdYaml({
+    required this.appId,
+    this.flavors,
+    this.baseUrl,
+    this.autoUpdate,
+  });
 
   factory ShorebirdYaml.fromJson(Map<dynamic, dynamic> json) =>
       _$ShorebirdYamlFromJson(json);
@@ -38,6 +43,9 @@ class ShorebirdYaml {
 
   /// The base url used to check for updates.
   final String? baseUrl;
+
+  /// Whether or not to automatically update the app.
+  final bool? autoUpdate;
 }
 
 extension AppIdExtension on ShorebirdYaml {
diff --git a/packages/shorebird_cli/lib/src/config/shorebird_yaml.g.dart b/packages/shorebird_cli/lib/src/config/shorebird_yaml.g.dart
index 74aa5a5e..73d00d07 100644
--- a/packages/shorebird_cli/lib/src/config/shorebird_yaml.g.dart
+++ b/packages/shorebird_cli/lib/src/config/shorebird_yaml.g.dart
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ ShorebirdYaml _$ShorebirdYamlFromJson(Map json) => $checkedCreate(
       ($checkedConvert) {
         $checkKeys(
           json,
-          allowedKeys: const ['app_id', 'flavors', 'base_url'],
+          allowedKeys: const ['app_id', 'flavors', 'base_url', 'auto_update'],
         );
         final val = ShorebirdYaml(
           appId: $checkedConvert('app_id', (v) => v as String),
@@ -24,8 +24,13 @@ ShorebirdYaml _$ShorebirdYamlFromJson(Map json) => $checkedCreate(
                     (k, e) => MapEntry(k as String, e as String),
                   )),
           baseUrl: $checkedConvert('base_url', (v) => v as String?),
+          autoUpdate: $checkedConvert('auto_update', (v) => v as bool?),
         );
         return val;
       },
-      fieldKeyMap: const {'appId': 'app_id', 'baseUrl': 'base_url'},
+      fieldKeyMap: const {
+        'appId': 'app_id',
+        'baseUrl': 'base_url',
+        'autoUpdate': 'auto_update'
+      },
     );
diff --git a/packages/shorebird_cli/test/src/config/shorebird_yaml_test.dart b/packages/shorebird_cli/test/src/config/shorebird_yaml_test.dart
index cd1f7922..75bec973 100644
--- a/packages/shorebird_cli/test/src/config/shorebird_yaml_test.dart
+++ b/packages/shorebird_cli/test/src/config/shorebird_yaml_test.dart
@@ -37,5 +37,34 @@ base_url: https://example.com
       });
       expect(shorebirdYaml.baseUrl, 'https://example.com');
     });
+
+    test('can be deserialized without auto-update', () {
+      const yaml = '''
+app_id: test_app_id
+''';
+      final shorebirdYaml = checkedYamlDecode(
+        yaml,
+        (m) => ShorebirdYaml.fromJson(m!),
+      );
+      expect(shorebirdYaml.appId, 'test_app_id');
+      expect(shorebirdYaml.flavors, isNull);
+      expect(shorebirdYaml.baseUrl, isNull);
+      expect(shorebirdYaml.autoUpdate, isNull);
+    });
+
+    test('can be deserialized with auto-update', () {
+      const yaml = '''
+app_id: test_app_id
+auto_update: true
+''';
+      final shorebirdYaml = checkedYamlDecode(
+        yaml,
+        (m) => ShorebirdYaml.fromJson(m!),
+      );
+      expect(shorebirdYaml.appId, 'test_app_id');
+      expect(shorebirdYaml.flavors, isNull);
+      expect(shorebirdYaml.baseUrl, isNull);
+      expect(shorebirdYaml.autoUpdate, isTrue);
+    });
   });
 }