diff --git a/librarymanagement/src/main/scala/sbt/librarymanagement/UpdateOptions.scala b/librarymanagement/src/main/scala/sbt/librarymanagement/UpdateOptions.scala
index c0214a6cb..34f4a8873 100644
--- a/librarymanagement/src/main/scala/sbt/librarymanagement/UpdateOptions.scala
+++ b/librarymanagement/src/main/scala/sbt/librarymanagement/UpdateOptions.scala
@@ -67,6 +67,14 @@ final class UpdateOptions private[sbt] (
       moduleResolvers
     )
 
+  override def toString(): String =
+    s"""UpdateOptions(
+        |  circularDependencyLevel = $circularDependencyLevel,
+        |  latestSnapshots = $latestSnapshots,
+        |  consolidatedResolution = $consolidatedResolution,
+        |  cachedResolution = $cachedResolution
+        |)""".stripMargin
+
   override def equals(o: Any): Boolean = o match {
     case o: UpdateOptions =>
       this.circularDependencyLevel == o.circularDependencyLevel &&
diff --git a/librarymanagement/src/test/scala/UpdateOptionsSpec.scala b/librarymanagement/src/test/scala/UpdateOptionsSpec.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c347ef0e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/librarymanagement/src/test/scala/UpdateOptionsSpec.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+package sbt.librarymanagement
+
+import sbt.internal.util.UnitSpec
+
+class UpdateOptionsSpec extends UnitSpec {
+
+  "UpdateOptions" should "have proper toString defined" in {
+    UpdateOptions().toString() should be(
+      """|UpdateOptions(
+        |  circularDependencyLevel = warn,
+        |  latestSnapshots = false,
+        |  consolidatedResolution = false,
+        |  cachedResolution = false
+        |)""".stripMargin)
+
+    UpdateOptions()
+      .withCircularDependencyLevel(CircularDependencyLevel.Error)
+      .withCachedResolution(true)
+      .withLatestSnapshots(true).toString() should be(
+      """|UpdateOptions(
+        |  circularDependencyLevel = error,
+        |  latestSnapshots = true,
+        |  consolidatedResolution = false,
+        |  cachedResolution = true
+        |)""".stripMargin)
+  }
+}