diff --git a/PROJECTS/simple-vulnerability-scanner/internal/cli/update.go b/PROJECTS/simple-vulnerability-scanner/internal/cli/update.go
index ad4cf8a6..444f0585 100644
--- a/PROJECTS/simple-vulnerability-scanner/internal/cli/update.go
+++ b/PROJECTS/simple-vulnerability-scanner/internal/cli/update.go
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
+var verbose bool
+
 type updateFlags struct {
 	file              string
 	safe              bool
@@ -44,6 +46,11 @@ latest stable versions, and checks for known CVEs using OSV.dev.`,
 		SilenceErrors: true,
 	}
 
+	root.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(
+		&verbose, "verbose", "v", false,
+		"show full vulnerability details",
+	)
+
 	root.AddCommand(
 		newUpdateCmd(),
 		newCheckCmd(),