diff --git a/config.example.toml b/config.example.toml
index 7c0db353..e171263a 100644
--- a/config.example.toml
+++ b/config.example.toml
@@ -325,3 +325,9 @@
 # extensions should be updated for.
 # (default: this won't be set by default)
 # profile = ""
+
+[pixi]
+# Show the release notes of the latest pixi release
+# during the pixi step
+# (default: false)
+# include_release_notes = false
diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index 237739b3..a6174bb2 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -301,6 +301,13 @@ pub struct Flatpak {
     use_sudo: Option<bool>,
 }
 
+#[derive(Deserialize, Default, Debug, Merge)]
+#[serde(deny_unknown_fields)]
+#[allow(clippy::upper_case_acronyms)]
+pub struct Pixi {
+    include_release_notes: Option<bool>,
+}
+
 #[derive(Deserialize, Default, Debug, Merge)]
 #[serde(deny_unknown_fields)]
 pub struct Brew {
@@ -560,6 +567,9 @@ pub struct ConfigFile {
     #[merge(strategy = crate::utils::merge_strategies::inner_merge_opt)]
     flatpak: Option<Flatpak>,
 
+    #[merge(strategy = crate::utils::merge_strategies::inner_merge_opt)]
+    pixi: Option<Pixi>,
+
     #[merge(strategy = crate::utils::merge_strategies::inner_merge_opt)]
     distrobox: Option<Distrobox>,
 
@@ -1345,6 +1355,15 @@ impl Config {
             .unwrap_or("")
     }
 
+    /// Show release notes of latest pixi release
+    pub fn show_pixi_release_notes(&self) -> bool {
+        self.config_file
+            .pixi
+            .as_ref()
+            .and_then(|s| s.include_release_notes)
+            .unwrap_or(false)
+    }
+
     /// Show news on Arch Linux
     pub fn show_arch_news(&self) -> bool {
         self.config_file
diff --git a/src/steps/generic.rs b/src/steps/generic.rs
index 24d04406..5d712a5f 100644
--- a/src/steps/generic.rs
+++ b/src/steps/generic.rs
@@ -590,14 +590,21 @@ pub fn run_pixi_update(ctx: &ExecutionContext) -> Result<()> {
 
     // Check if `pixi --help` mentions self-update, if yes, self-update must be enabled.
     // pixi self-update --help works regardless of whether the feature is enabled.
-    let output = ctx.run_type().execute(&pixi).arg("--help").output_checked()?;
+    let top_level_help_output = ctx.run_type().execute(&pixi).arg("--help").output_checked_utf8()?;
 
-    if String::from_utf8(output.stdout)?.contains("self-update") {
-        ctx.run_type()
+    if top_level_help_output.stdout.contains("self-update") {
+        let self_update_help_output = ctx
+            .run_type()
             .execute(&pixi)
-            .args(["self-update"])
-            .status_checked()
-            .ok();
+            .args(["self-update", "--help"])
+            .output_checked_utf8()?;
+        let mut cmd = ctx.run_type().execute(&pixi);
+        cmd.arg("self-update");
+        // check if help mentions --no-release-note to check if it is supported
+        if self_update_help_output.stdout.contains("--no-release-note") && !ctx.config().show_pixi_release_notes() {
+            cmd.arg("--no-release-note");
+        }
+        cmd.status_checked()?;
     }
 
     ctx.run_type()