diff --git a/dist/.ddev/config.wunderio.yaml b/dist/.ddev/config.wunderio.yaml
index cb5d0ed..32226ed 100644
--- a/dist/.ddev/config.wunderio.yaml
+++ b/dist/.ddev/config.wunderio.yaml
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ hooks:
     - exec-host: ".ddev/wunderio/core/_run-scripts.sh hooks-host-post-start.sh"
     # Script to run on every start.
     - exec: "/var/www/html/.ddev/wunderio/core/_run-scripts.sh hooks-web-post-start.sh"
+    # Wunderio/ddev-drupal update check.
+    - exec: "UPDATE_SCRIPT=\"/var/www/html/vendor/wunderio/ddev-drupal/scripts/update_check.sh\"; [ -f \"$UPDATE_SCRIPT\" ] && $UPDATE_SCRIPT || true"
 web_environment:
 # Both this project and wunderio/lando-drupal use the same file
 # at drush/sites/local.site.yml. To make sure that the local alias
diff --git a/scripts/update_check.sh b/scripts/update_check.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..a89ab5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/update_check.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+#
+# Wunderio/ddev-drupal package update check executed after DDEV has started.
+#
+
+set -eu
+if [[ -n "${WUNDERIO_DEBUG:-}" ]]; then
+    set -x
+fi
+export PATH=/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/var/www/html/vendor/bin
+
+source /var/www/html/.ddev/wunderio/core/_helpers.sh
+
+# Get the latest version of a package via Composer.
+get_latest_version() {
+    # Run composer show to get information about the package
+    package_info=$(composer show wunderio/ddev-drupal --all)
+
+    # Extract the versions and get the latest one
+    version=$(echo "$package_info" | grep -oP '(?<=versions : \* ).*' | tr -d ' ' | cut -d ',' -f 1)
+
+    # Remove leading and trailing spaces
+    version=$(echo "$version" | sed -e 's/^[[:space:]]*//' -e 's/[[:space:]]*$//')
+
+    echo "$version"
+}
+
+# Get the current version of a package via Composer.
+get_current_version() {
+    # Check the installed version of the package
+    current_version=$(composer show | grep 'wunderio/ddev-drupal' | awk '{print $2}')
+
+    echo "$current_version"
+}
+
+# Get the current version from the first argument.
+current_version=$(get_current_version)
+
+# Get the latest version from Composer.
+latest_version=$(get_latest_version)
+
+# Compare the current version with the latest version.
+# If they are the same, exit the script.
+if [[ $current_version == $latest_version ]]; then
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+# Prompt the user with a yes or no question.
+# Separate the prompt from the rest of the output for
+# better readability.
+echo ""
+display_status_message "A newer version of wunderio/ddev-drupal is available."
+read -rp "$(display_status_message "Do you want to update to the latest version? This will run 'composer require wunderio/ddev-drupal --dev' (yes/no): [y] ")" answer
+
+# Convert the input to lowercase for case-insensitive comparison.
+answer=${answer,,}
+# If the answer is empty (user pressed Enter), default to "y".
+answer=${answer:-y}
+
+# Check the user's input and perform actions accordingly
+if [[ $answer == "yes" ]] || [[ $answer == "y" ]]; then
+    composer require wunderio/ddev-drupal --dev
+    echo ""
+    display_status_message "Staging the changes to GIT. "
+    read -rp "$(display_status_message "wunderio/ddev-drupal is updated, let's now add changes to GIT. This will run 'git add .ddev/ composer.json composer.lock' (yes/no): [y] ")" answer2
+    # Convert the input to lowercase for case-insensitive comparison.
+    answer2=${answer2,,}
+    # If the answer is empty (user pressed Enter), default to "y".
+    answer2=${answer2:-y}
+    if [[ $answer2 == "yes" ]] || [[ $answer2 == "y" ]]; then
+        git add .ddev/ composer.json composer.lock
+        display_status_message "Done! Please verify the staged changes and commit (git status / git commit)."
+    else
+        display_status_message "Skipping the GIT staging. You need to manually stage the changes to GIT."
+    fi
+else
+    display_status_message "Skipping the wunderio/ddev-drupal update."
+fi