diff --git a/includes/parser.js b/includes/parser.js
index 1e9fd64c..a29019c7 100644
--- a/includes/parser.js
+++ b/includes/parser.js
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ function parseBackupArgs() {
       Number)
     .option('-u, --url <url>',
       cliutils.getUsage('URL of the CouchDB/Cloudant server', defaults.url))
+    .allowExcessArguments()
     .parse(process.argv);
 
   // Remove defaults that don't apply when using shallow mode
@@ -117,6 +118,7 @@ function parseRestoreArgs() {
       Number)
     .option('-u, --url <url>',
       cliutils.getUsage('URL of the CouchDB/Cloudant server', defaults.url))
+    .allowExcessArguments()
     .parse(process.argv);
 
   // Apply the options in order so that the CLI overrides env vars and env variables
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 9d2fe05c..a32f4794 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@ibm-cloud/cloudant": "0.11.0",
-        "commander": "12.1.0",
+        "commander": "13.0.0",
         "debug": "4.4.0"
       },
       "bin": {
@@ -1200,10 +1200,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/commander": {
-      "version": "12.1.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/commander/-/commander-12.1.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-Vw8qHK3bZM9y/P10u3Vib8o/DdkvA2OtPtZvD871QKjy74Wj1WSKFILMPRPSdUSx5RFK1arlJzEtA4PkFgnbuA==",
-      "license": "MIT",
+      "version": "13.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/commander/-/commander-13.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-oPYleIY8wmTVzkvQq10AEok6YcTC4sRUBl8F9gVuwchGVUCTbl/vhLTaQqutuuySYOsu8YTgV+OxKc/8Yvx+mQ==",
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=18"
       }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index aac057ec..719df453 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@ibm-cloud/cloudant": "0.11.0",
-    "commander": "12.1.0",
+    "commander": "13.0.0",
     "debug": "4.4.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {