diff --git a/apache-rat-core/src/main/java/org/apache/rat/OptionCollection.java b/apache-rat-core/src/main/java/org/apache/rat/OptionCollection.java
index 7a993cb99..d7e51bc42 100644
--- a/apache-rat-core/src/main/java/org/apache/rat/OptionCollection.java
+++ b/apache-rat-core/src/main/java/org/apache/rat/OptionCollection.java
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ public static ReportConfiguration parseCommands(final File workingDirectory, fin
         CommandLine commandLine;
         try {
             commandLine = DefaultParser.builder().setDeprecatedHandler(DeprecationReporter.getLogReporter())
-                    .setAllowPartialMatching(true).build().parse(opts, args);
+                    .setAllowPartialMatching(true).get().parse(opts, args);
         } catch (ParseException e) {
             DefaultLog.getInstance().error(e.getMessage());
             DefaultLog.getInstance().error("Please use the \"--help\" option to see a list of valid commands and options.", e);
diff --git a/apache-rat-core/src/test/java/org/apache/rat/help/HelpTest.java b/apache-rat-core/src/test/java/org/apache/rat/help/HelpTest.java
index e3e994765..a844d7b0a 100644
--- a/apache-rat-core/src/test/java/org/apache/rat/help/HelpTest.java
+++ b/apache-rat-core/src/test/java/org/apache/rat/help/HelpTest.java
@@ -42,10 +42,10 @@ public void verifyAllOptionsListed() {
 
         for (Option option : opts.getOptions()) {
             if (option.getOpt() != null) {
-                TextUtils.assertContains("-" + option.getOpt() + (option.getLongOpt() == null ? " " : ","), result);
+                TextUtils.assertContains(option, "-" + option.getOpt() + (option.getLongOpt() == null ? " " : ","), result);
             }
             if (option.getLongOpt() != null) {
-                TextUtils.assertContains("--" + option.getLongOpt() + " ", result);
+                TextUtils.assertContains(option, "--" + option.getLongOpt() + " ", result);
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/apache-rat-core/src/test/java/org/apache/rat/testhelpers/TextUtils.java b/apache-rat-core/src/test/java/org/apache/rat/testhelpers/TextUtils.java
index e90a30b9c..68e31a5f7 100644
--- a/apache-rat-core/src/test/java/org/apache/rat/testhelpers/TextUtils.java
+++ b/apache-rat-core/src/test/java/org/apache/rat/testhelpers/TextUtils.java
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
 import java.nio.file.Files;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
+
+import org.apache.commons.cli.Option;
 import org.apache.commons.io.IOUtils;
 
 /**
@@ -78,6 +80,18 @@ public static void assertContains(final String find, final String target) {
                 .isTrue();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Asserts that a string is contained within another string and allows to print the related option.
+     * @param option The current option to search in via parameter find.
+     * @param find The string to find.
+     * @param target The string to search.
+     */
+    public static void assertContains(final Option option, final String find, final String target) {
+        assertThat(target.contains(find)).as(() ->
+                        format("Target option '%s' is not properly found in the text: %s%n%s", option, find, target))
+                .isTrue();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Asserts that a string is contained exactly a specified number of times within another string.
      * @param times The number of times to find the string in the target.
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 31c78b8a1..13918d541 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ agnostic home for software distribution comprehension and audit tools.
       <dependency>
         <groupId>commons-cli</groupId>
         <artifactId>commons-cli</artifactId>
-        <version>1.8.0</version>
+        <version>1.11.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>