Index: b/upgrade.py
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--- a/upgrade.py
+++ b/upgrade.py
@@ -207,6 +207,11 @@ if os.geteuid() == 0:
 if os.getenv("HPLIP_DEBUG"):
     log.set_level('debug')
 
+
+log.info("HPLIP upgrade is disabled by openSUSE for security reasons, see https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=853405 - if you like to upgrade HPLIP, use an openSUSE software package manager like YaST or zypper.")
+clean_exit(1)
+
+
 for o, a in opts:
     if o in ('-h', '--help'):
         usage()