diff --git a/.expeditor/config.yml b/.expeditor/config.yml
index d4446a201..1125c5be3 100644
--- a/.expeditor/config.yml
+++ b/.expeditor/config.yml
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ subscriptions:
      - built_in:rollover_changelog
      - built_in:publish_rubygems
      - built_in:create_github_release
-     - built_in:promote_habitat_packages
+     # - built_in:promote_habitat_packages # disable habitat package promotion
      - bash:.expeditor/publish-release-notes.sh:
         post_commit: true
      - purge_packages_chef_io_fastly:{{target_channel}}/inspec/latest: