diff --git a/internal/boxcli/list.go b/internal/boxcli/list.go
index 48c33707b79..0fee307815f 100644
--- a/internal/boxcli/list.go
+++ b/internal/boxcli/list.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright 2024 Jetify Inc. and contributors. All rights reserved.
+// Copyright 2025 Jetify Inc. and contributors. All rights reserved.
 // Use of this source code is governed by the license in the LICENSE file.
 
 package boxcli
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 type listCmdFlags struct {
-	config configFlags
+	config   configFlags
+	outdated bool
 }
 
 func listCmd() *cobra.Command {
@@ -34,6 +35,10 @@ func listCmd() *cobra.Command {
 				return errors.WithStack(err)
 			}
 
+			if flags.outdated {
+				return outdatedPackage(cmd, box)
+			}
+
 			for _, pkg := range box.AllPackagesIncludingRemovedTriggerPackages() {
 				resolvedVersion, err := pkg.ResolvedVersion()
 				if err != nil {
@@ -57,6 +62,28 @@ func listCmd() *cobra.Command {
 			return nil
 		},
 	}
+
+	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&flags.outdated, "outdated", false, "List outdated packages")
 	flags.config.register(cmd)
 	return cmd
 }
+
+// outdatedPackage prints a list of outdated packages.
+func outdatedPackage(cmd *cobra.Command, box *devbox.Devbox) error {
+	results, err := box.Outdated(cmd.Context())
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.WithStack(err)
+	}
+
+	if len(results) == 0 {
+		cmd.Println("Your packages are up to date!")
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	cmd.Println("The following packages can be updated:")
+	for pkg, version := range results {
+		cmd.Printf(" * %-30s %s -> %s\n", pkg, version.Current, version.Latest)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/internal/boxcli/outdated.go b/internal/boxcli/outdated.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 9abff7a8c0c..00000000000
--- a/internal/boxcli/outdated.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-package boxcli
-
-import (
-	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
-	"go.jetpack.io/devbox/internal/devbox"
-	"go.jetpack.io/devbox/internal/devbox/devopt"
-)
-
-func outdatedCmd() *cobra.Command {
-	flags := listCmdFlags{}
-	command := &cobra.Command{
-		Use:     "outdated",
-		Short:   "Show all outdated packages",
-		Args:    cobra.MaximumNArgs(0),
-		PreRunE: ensureNixInstalled,
-		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
-			box, err := devbox.Open(&devopt.Opts{
-				Dir:    flags.config.path,
-				Stderr: cmd.ErrOrStderr(),
-			})
-			if err != nil {
-				return errors.WithStack(err)
-			}
-
-			resutls, err := box.Outdated(cmd.Context())
-			if err != nil {
-				return errors.WithStack(err)
-			}
-
-			if len(resutls) == 0 {
-				cmd.Println("Your packages are up to date!")
-				return nil
-			}
-
-			cmd.Println("The following packages can be updated:")
-			for pkg, version := range resutls {
-				cmd.Printf(" * %-30s %s -> %s\n", pkg, version.Current, version.Latest)
-			}
-			return nil
-		},
-	}
-
-	return command
-}
diff --git a/internal/boxcli/root.go b/internal/boxcli/root.go
index 415d8f28f0f..c502915aa52 100644
--- a/internal/boxcli/root.go
+++ b/internal/boxcli/root.go
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ func RootCmd() *cobra.Command {
 	command.AddCommand(infoCmd())
 	command.AddCommand(initCmd())
 	command.AddCommand(installCmd())
-	command.AddCommand(outdatedCmd())
 	command.AddCommand(integrateCmd())
 	command.AddCommand(listCmd())
 	command.AddCommand(logCmd())