diff --git a/cookbook/upgrade/major_version.rst b/cookbook/upgrade/major_version.rst
index 86dd434c907..44747c12724 100644
--- a/cookbook/upgrade/major_version.rst
+++ b/cookbook/upgrade/major_version.rst
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ Next, use Composer to download new versions of the libraries:
 
 .. code-block:: bash
 
-    $ composer update --with-dependencies symfony/symfony
+    $ composer update symfony/symfony
 
 .. include:: /cookbook/upgrade/_update_dep_errors.rst.inc