diff --git a/workspaces/announcements/.changeset/small-pots-give.md b/workspaces/announcements/.changeset/small-pots-give.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..41653eb6e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/workspaces/announcements/.changeset/small-pots-give.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage-community/plugin-announcements': patch
+---
+
+Switched the entity card extension to be disabled by default.
diff --git a/workspaces/announcements/plugins/announcements/src/alpha/entityCards.tsx b/workspaces/announcements/plugins/announcements/src/alpha/entityCards.tsx
index faa6f1945c..3c2a3b4eea 100644
--- a/workspaces/announcements/plugins/announcements/src/alpha/entityCards.tsx
+++ b/workspaces/announcements/plugins/announcements/src/alpha/entityCards.tsx
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import { EntityCardBlueprint } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-react/alpha';
  */
 export const entityAnnouncementsCard = EntityCardBlueprint.make({
   name: 'announcements',
+  disabled: true,
   params: {
     filter: 'kind:component,system',
     loader: async () =>