diff --git a/lib/gitlab/upgrader.rb b/lib/gitlab/upgrader.rb
index 09e25b923f1a7cf8cb267b4eb3bf80b86c465cc2..03eff2b7cae9cd95859a360899d11f6c59726f3b 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/upgrader.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/upgrader.rb
@@ -12,7 +12,11 @@ module Gitlab
         puts "You use latest GitLab version"
       else
         puts "Newer GitLab version is available"
-        answer = prompt("Do you want to upgrade (yes/no)? ".blue, %w{yes no})
+        answer = if ENV['force'] == "yes"
+                   "yes"
+                 else
+                   prompt("Do you want to upgrade (yes/no)? ".blue, %w{yes no})
+                 end
 
         if answer == "yes"
           upgrade