diff --git a/src/Command/UpdateRecipesCommand.php b/src/Command/UpdateRecipesCommand.php
index 96d7d0d8..5eb389e6 100644
--- a/src/Command/UpdateRecipesCommand.php
+++ b/src/Command/UpdateRecipesCommand.php
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Exception\RuntimeException;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputArgument;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputOption;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Output\OutputInterface;
 use Symfony\Flex\Configurator;
 use Symfony\Flex\Downloader;
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ protected function configure()
             ->setAliases(['recipes:update'])
             ->setDescription('Updates an already-installed recipe to the latest version.')
             ->addArgument('package', InputArgument::OPTIONAL, 'Recipe that should be updated.')
+            ->addOption('next', null, InputOption::VALUE_NONE, 'Update recipe of next outdated package.')
         ;
     }
 
@@ -81,7 +83,7 @@ protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output): int
         $packageName = $input->getArgument('package');
         $symfonyLock = $this->flex->getLock();
         if (!$packageName) {
-            $packageName = $this->askForPackage($io, $symfonyLock);
+            $packageName = $this->getNextOrAskForPackage($io, $symfonyLock, $input->getOption('next'));
 
             if (null === $packageName) {
                 $io->writeError('All packages appear to be up-to-date!');
@@ -353,7 +355,7 @@ private function generateChangelog(Recipe $originalRecipe): ?array
         return $lines;
     }
 
-    private function askForPackage(IOInterface $io, Lock $symfonyLock): ?string
+    private function getNextOrAskForPackage(IOInterface $io, Lock $symfonyLock, bool $next = false): ?string
     {
         $installedRepo = $this->getComposer()->getRepositoryManager()->getLocalRepository();
 
@@ -373,6 +375,10 @@ private function askForPackage(IOInterface $io, Lock $symfonyLock): ?string
             $lockRef = $symfonyLock->get($name)['recipe']['ref'] ?? null;
 
             if (null !== $lockRef && $recipe->getRef() !== $lockRef && !$recipe->isAuto()) {
+                if ($next) {
+                    return $name;
+                }
+
                 $outdatedRecipes[] = $name;
             }
         }
diff --git a/tests/Command/UpdateRecipesCommandTest.php b/tests/Command/UpdateRecipesCommandTest.php
index efd16f54..c8c44f51 100644
--- a/tests/Command/UpdateRecipesCommandTest.php
+++ b/tests/Command/UpdateRecipesCommandTest.php
@@ -57,8 +57,9 @@ protected function tearDown(): void
      * that we can easily use to assert.
      *
      * @requires PHP >= 7.2
+     * @dataProvider provideCommandInput
      */
-    public function testCommandUpdatesRecipe()
+    public function testCommandUpdatesRecipe(array $input)
     {
         @mkdir(FLEX_TEST_DIR);
         (new Process(['git', 'init'], FLEX_TEST_DIR))->mustRun();
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ public function testCommandUpdatesRecipe()
         (new Process([__DIR__.'/../../vendor/bin/composer', 'install'], FLEX_TEST_DIR))->mustRun();
 
         $command = $this->createCommandUpdateRecipes();
-        $command->execute(['package' => 'symfony/console']);
+        $command->execute($input);
 
         $this->assertSame(0, $command->getStatusCode());
         $this->assertStringContainsString('Recipe updated', $this->io->getOutput());
@@ -88,6 +89,14 @@ public function testCommandUpdatesRecipe()
         $this->assertStringNotContainsString('c6d02bdfba9da13c22157520e32a602dbee8a75c', file_get_contents(FLEX_TEST_DIR.'/symfony.lock'));
     }
 
+    public function provideCommandInput()
+    {
+        return [
+            [['package' => 'symfony/console']],
+            [['--next' => true]],
+        ];
+    }
+
     private function createCommandUpdateRecipes(): CommandTester
     {
         $this->io = new BufferIO();