diff --git a/src/Composer/Command/RequireCommand.php b/src/Composer/Command/RequireCommand.php
index bd969cebd..ee81d1ad1 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Command/RequireCommand.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Command/RequireCommand.php
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ class RequireCommand extends InitCommand
                 new InputOption('prefer-dist', null, InputOption::VALUE_NONE, 'Forces installation from package dist even for dev versions.'),
                 new InputOption('no-progress', null, InputOption::VALUE_NONE, 'Do not output download progress.'),
                 new InputOption('no-update', null, InputOption::VALUE_NONE, 'Disables the automatic update of the dependencies.'),
+                new InputOption('update-no-dev', null, InputOption::VALUE_NONE, 'Run the dependency update with the --no-dev option.'),
                 new InputOption('update-with-dependencies', null, InputOption::VALUE_NONE, 'Allows inherited dependencies to be updated with explicit dependencies.'),
             ))
             ->setHelp(<<<EOT
@@ -109,6 +110,7 @@ EOT
         if ($input->getOption('no-update')) {
             return 0;
         }
+        $updateDevMode = $input->getOption('update-no-dev') ? false : true;
 
         // Update packages
         $composer = $this->getComposer();
@@ -124,7 +126,7 @@ EOT
             ->setVerbose($input->getOption('verbose'))
             ->setPreferSource($input->getOption('prefer-source'))
             ->setPreferDist($input->getOption('prefer-dist'))
-            ->setDevMode(true)
+            ->setDevMode($updateDevMode)
             ->setUpdate(true)
             ->setUpdateWhitelist(array_keys($requirements))
             ->setWhitelistDependencies($input->getOption('update-with-dependencies'));