diff --git a/config.toml b/config.toml
index 3862106950..8291f10f70 100644
--- a/config.toml
+++ b/config.toml
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ githubWebsiteRaw = "raw.githubusercontent.com/kubernetes/website"
 
 # param for displaying an announcement block on every page.
 # See /i18n/en.toml for message text and title.
-announcement = true
+announcement = false
 announcement_bg = "#000000" #choose a dark color – text is white
 
 #Searching