diff --git a/src/eoc.js b/src/eoc.js
index d8dbae9e..7305a273 100755
--- a/src/eoc.js
+++ b/src/eoc.js
@@ -106,7 +106,8 @@ program
   .option('-c, --clean', 'Delete .eoc directory before running a command')
   .option('--debug', 'Print ALL debug messages, heavily overloading the log')
   .option('--verbose', 'Print debug messages and full output of child processes')
-  .option('--pin <version>', 'Fail if eoc version doesn\'t match exactly', version.what);
+  .option('--pin <version>', 'Fail if eoc version doesn\'t match exactly', version.what)
+  .option('--update-snapshots', 'Update snapshots in the local repository if they are outdated');
 
 program.command('audit')
   .description('Inspect all packages and report their status')
diff --git a/src/mvnw.js b/src/mvnw.js
index 5a2521ed..d3d61183 100644
--- a/src/mvnw.js
+++ b/src/mvnw.js
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ module.exports.flags = function (opts) {
     opts.verbose ? '--errors' : '',
     opts.verbose ? '' : '--quiet',
     opts.debug ? '--debug' : '',
+    opts.updateSnapshots ? '--update-snapshots' : '',
     `-Deo.sourcesDir=${sources}`,
     `-Deo.targetDir=${target}`,
     `-Deo.outputDir=${path.resolve(opts.target, 'classes')}`,
@@ -82,7 +83,6 @@ module.exports.mvnw = function (args, tgt, batch) {
     const params = args.filter((t) => t !== '').concat([
       '--batch-mode',
       '--color=never',
-      '--update-snapshots',
       '--fail-fast',
       '--strict-checksums',
     ]);
diff --git a/test/commands/test_print.js b/test/commands/test_print.js
index acc430c9..fe7827d1 100644
--- a/test/commands/test_print.js
+++ b/test/commands/test_print.js
@@ -3,25 +3,32 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
  */
 
+const assert = require('assert');
 const fs = require('fs');
 const path = require('path');
 const {runSync, assertFilesExist, parserVersion, homeTag, weAreOnline} = require('../helpers');
+const content = [
+  '<object ms="0" time="2024-01-01T01:01:01"',
+  'version="0.0.0" dob="2024-01-01T01:01:01" revision="0">',
+  '<listing/><errors/><sheets/><license/><metas/>',
+  '<o name="foo"/></object>'
+].join(' ');
+
+function setup(dir) {
+  const home = path.resolve(`temp/test-print/${dir}`);
+  fs.rmSync(home, {recursive: true, force: true});
+  fs.mkdirSync(path.resolve(home, 'target/input'), {recursive: true});
+  fs.writeFileSync(
+    path.resolve(home, 'target/input/foo.xmir'),
+    content
+  );
+  return home;
+}
 
 describe('print', () => {
   before(weAreOnline);
   it('converts XMIR files to EO files', (done) => {
-    const home = path.resolve('temp/test-print/simple');
-    fs.rmSync(home, {recursive: true, force: true});
-    fs.mkdirSync(path.resolve(home, 'target/input'), {recursive: true});
-    fs.writeFileSync(
-      path.resolve(home, 'target/input/foo.xmir'),
-      [
-        '<object ms="0" time="2024-01-01T01:01:01"',
-        'version="0.0.0" dob="2024-01-01T01:01:01" revision="0">',
-        '<listing/><errors/><sheets/><license/><metas/>',
-        '<o name="foo"/></object>'
-      ].join(' ')
-    );
+    const home = setup('simple');
     const stdout = runSync([
       'print',
       '--verbose',
@@ -40,4 +47,39 @@ describe('print', () => {
     );
     done();
   });
+  it('does not add --update--snapshots option if not requested', (done) => {
+    const home = setup('without-us');
+    const stdout = runSync([
+      'print',
+      '--verbose',
+      '--track-transformation-steps',
+      `--parser=${parserVersion}`,
+      `--home-tag=${homeTag}`,
+      '--print-input=input',
+      '--print-output=output',
+      '-t', path.resolve(home, 'target'),
+    ]);
+    assert(
+      !stdout.includes('--update-snapshots'),
+      `Expected --update-snapshots option to not be included in the command when not requested:\n ${stdout}`);
+    done();
+  });
+  it('adds --update--snapshots option if requested', (done) => {
+    const home = setup('with-us');
+    const stdout = runSync([
+      'print',
+      '--verbose',
+      '--track-transformation-steps',
+      `--parser=${parserVersion}`,
+      `--home-tag=${homeTag}`,
+      '--print-input=input',
+      '--print-output=output',
+      '--update-snapshots',
+      '-t', path.resolve(home, 'target'),
+    ]);
+    assert(
+      stdout.includes('--update-snapshots'),
+      `Expected --update-snapshots option to be included in the command when requested:\n ${stdout}`);
+    done();
+  });
 });