diff --git a/packages/gatsby-plugin-netlify/src/constants.js b/packages/gatsby-plugin-netlify/src/constants.js
index 88ad51b7fbc9c..cfcc302f9fd01 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby-plugin-netlify/src/constants.js
+++ b/packages/gatsby-plugin-netlify/src/constants.js
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ export const SECURITY_HEADERS = {
 
 export const CACHING_HEADERS = {
   "/static/*": [`Cache-Control: public, max-age=31536000, immutable`],
+  "/sw.js": [`Cache-Control: no-cache`],
 }
 
 export const LINK_REGEX = /^(Link: <\/)(.+)(>;.+)/