diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d5c03cc..4f43b0e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     "chokidar": "3.3.1",
     "clone": "2.1.2",
     "color": "3.1.2",
-    "commander": "4.1.1",
+    "commander": "9.4.0",
     "cors": "2.8.5",
     "esm": "3.2.25",
     "express": "4.17.1",
diff --git a/src/main.js b/src/main.js
index 2fb3723..c9725a2 100644
--- a/src/main.js
+++ b/src/main.js
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ if (args.length >= 3 && args[2][0] !== '-') {
   args.splice(2, 0, '--mbtiles');
 }
 
-const opts = require('commander')
+const { program } = require('commander');
+program
   .description('tileserver-gl startup options')
   .usage('tileserver-gl [mbtiles] [options]')
   .option(
@@ -68,7 +69,8 @@ const opts = require('commander')
     packageJson.version,
     '-v, --version'
   )
-  .parse(args);
+program.parse(process.argv);
+const opts = program.opts();
 
 console.log(`Starting ${packageJson.name} v${packageJson.version}`);