diff --git a/bin/d2l-license-checker b/bin/d2l-license-checker
index be4bf3b..177256b 100755
--- a/bin/d2l-license-checker
+++ b/bin/d2l-license-checker
@@ -16,10 +16,17 @@ const OverrideHelper = require('../lib/override-helper');
 
 const defaultConfigFilePath = '.licensechecker.json';
 const argv = require('yargs')
-	.usage(
-		'$0 [project-path [config-file-path]]\n\n' +
-		'  If no project path is given, the current directory with be used\n' +
-		`  If no config path is given, the file <project-path>/${defaultConfigFilePath} will be used as default.`)
+	.usage('$0 [project-path] [config-file-path]', '', yargs => {
+		yargs
+			.positional('project-path', {
+				describe: 'Path to the project from current directory.',
+				defaultDescription: 'current directory.'
+			})
+			.positional('config-file-path', {
+				describe: 'Path to configuration file from current directory.',
+				defaultDescription: `<project-path>/${defaultConfigFilePath}`
+			})
+	})
 	.help('h')
 	.alias('h', 'help')
 	.alias('t', 'generate-template')
@@ -32,8 +39,8 @@ const argv = require('yargs')
 	.boolean(['d', 'p', 't'])
 	.strict()
 	.argv;
-const projectDir = argv._[0] || process.cwd();
-const configFilePath = path.resolve(argv._[1] || path.join(projectDir, defaultConfigFilePath));
+const projectDir = argv.projectPath || process.cwd();
+const configFilePath = path.resolve(argv.configFilePath || path.join(projectDir, defaultConfigFilePath));
 const configAcceptedEntries = ['manualOverrides', 'acceptedScopes', 'ignoreUnusedManualOverrides'];
 const spdxExceptions = ['Public-Domain', 'Project-Owner'];
 const specialExemptionPrefix = 'D2L-Open-Source-Special-Exemption';
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 702addc..43c4d10 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1986,9 +1986,9 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-3wdGidZyq5PB084XLES5TpOSRA3wjXAlIWMhum2kRcv/41Sn2emQ0dycQW4uZXLejwKvg6EsvbdlVL+FYEct7A=="
     },
     "yargs": {
-      "version": "17.0.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/yargs/-/yargs-17.0.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-xBBulfCc8Y6gLFcrPvtqKz9hz8SO0l1Ni8GgDekvBX2ro0HRQImDGnikfc33cgzcYUSncapnNcZDjVFIH3f6KQ==",
+      "version": "17.2.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/yargs/-/yargs-17.2.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-XfR8du6ua4K6uLGm5S6fA+FIJom/MdJcFNVY8geLlp2v8GYbOXD4EB1tPNZsRn4vBzKGMgb5DRZMeWuFc2GO8Q==",
       "requires": {
         "cliui": "^7.0.2",
         "escalade": "^3.1.1",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ad112bc..30a3c1a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     "semver": "^7.3.5",
     "spdx-license-ids": "^3.0.10",
     "spdx-satisfies": "^5.0.1",
-    "yargs": "17.0.1"
+    "yargs": "^17.2.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "chai": "^4.3.4",