diff --git a/.github/workflows/run.yml b/.github/workflows/run.yml
index 4943b7e5..fc260401 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run.yml
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Run example
         working-directory: ./example
+        env:
+          CI: 'false'
         run: |
             dfetch update
             dfetch update
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 47e3376c..bb32eb6e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+Release 0.11.0 (unreleased)
+====================================
+
+* Don't show animation when running in CI (#702)
+
 Release 0.10.0 (released 2025-03-12)
 ====================================
 
diff --git a/dfetch/project/vcs.py b/dfetch/project/vcs.py
index 73c946ce..7c2b0da6 100644
--- a/dfetch/project/vcs.py
+++ b/dfetch/project/vcs.py
@@ -35,6 +35,14 @@ def __init__(self, project: dfetch.manifest.project.ProjectEntry) -> None:
         self.__project = project
         self.__metadata = Metadata.from_project_entry(self.__project)
 
+        self._show_animations = not self._running_in_ci()
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _running_in_ci() -> bool:
+        """Are we running in CI."""
+        ci_env_var = os.getenv("CI", "")
+        return bool(ci_env_var) and ci_env_var[0].lower() in ("t", "1", "y")
+
     def check_wanted_with_local(self) -> Tuple[Optional[Version], Optional[Version]]:
         """Given the project entry in the manifest, get the relevant version from disk.
 
@@ -109,6 +117,7 @@ def update(self, force: bool = False) -> None:
             text=f"Fetching {self.__project.name} {to_fetch}",
             spinner="dots",
             text_color="green",
+            enabled=self._show_animations,
         ):
             actually_fetched = self._fetch_impl(to_fetch)
         self._log_project(f"Fetched {actually_fetched}")
@@ -148,6 +157,7 @@ def check_for_update(self, reporters: Sequence[AbstractCheckReporter]) -> None:
             text=f"Checking {self.__project.name}",
             spinner="dots",
             text_color="green",
+            enabled=self._show_animations,
         ):
             latest_version = self._check_for_newer_version()
 
diff --git a/tests/test_vcs.py b/tests/test_vcs.py
index 6a3b9cfe..bd138f0c 100644
--- a/tests/test_vcs.py
+++ b/tests/test_vcs.py
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 # mypy: ignore-errors
 # flake8: noqa
 
-from unittest.mock import MagicMock, Mock, patch
+from typing import Optional
+from unittest.mock import patch
 
 import pytest
 
@@ -95,7 +96,11 @@ def get_default_branch(self):
     ],
 )
 def test_check_wanted_with_local(
-    name, given_on_disk, given_wanted, expect_wanted, expect_have
+    name: str,
+    given_on_disk: Version | None,
+    given_wanted: Version,
+    expect_wanted: Version,
+    expect_have: Version | None,
 ):
     with patch("dfetch.project.vcs.os.path.exists") as mocked_path_exists:
         with patch("dfetch.project.vcs.Metadata.from_file") as mocked_metadata:
@@ -120,7 +125,9 @@ def test_check_wanted_with_local(
         ("same-hash", "1234", "1234", False),
     ],
 )
-def test_are_there_local_changes(name, hash_in_metadata, current_hash, expectation):
+def test_are_there_local_changes(
+    name: str, hash_in_metadata: str, current_hash: str, expectation: bool
+):
     with patch("dfetch.project.vcs.hash_directory") as mocked_hash_directory:
         with patch("dfetch.project.vcs.VCS._on_disk_hash") as mocked_on_disk_hash:
             vcs = ConcreteVCS(ProjectEntry({"name": "proj1"}))
@@ -129,3 +136,28 @@ def test_are_there_local_changes(name, hash_in_metadata, current_hash, expectati
             mocked_hash_directory.return_value = current_hash
 
             assert expectation == vcs._are_there_local_changes()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "ci_env_value, expected_result",
+    [
+        ("true", True),
+        ("1", True),
+        ("True", True),
+        ("yes", True),
+        ("YES", True),
+        ("false", False),
+        (None, False),
+        (0, False),
+        ("other", False),
+    ],
+)
+def test_ci_enabled(
+    monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch, ci_env_value: Optional[str], expected_result: bool
+):
+    if ci_env_value is None:
+        monkeypatch.delenv("CI", raising=False)
+    else:
+        monkeypatch.setenv("CI", ci_env_value)
+
+    assert ConcreteVCS._running_in_ci() == expected_result