diff --git a/update-dependencies.sh b/update-dependencies.sh
index 56fb86f1e..38fcec9e2 100755
--- a/update-dependencies.sh
+++ b/update-dependencies.sh
@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-mvn versions:use-latest-releases -DallowMinorUpdates=false
+# if the first argument is true, allow minor updates
+ALLOW_MINOR_UPDATES=${1:-false}
+echo "Updating dependencies with allowMinorUpdates=$ALLOW_MINOR_UPDATES"
+mvn versions:use-latest-releases -DallowMinorUpdates=$ALLOW_MINOR_UPDATES -DincludePlugins=true