diff --git a/packages/protons/bin/protons.ts b/packages/protons/bin/protons.ts
index 23ceee2..0ca88a0 100644
--- a/packages/protons/bin/protons.ts
+++ b/packages/protons/bin/protons.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ async function main (): Promise<void> {
     flags: {
       output: {
         type: 'string',
-        alias: 'o'
+        shortFlag: 'o'
       }
     }
   })
diff --git a/packages/protons/package.json b/packages/protons/package.json
index 1cc8a15..42f58ca 100644
--- a/packages/protons/package.json
+++ b/packages/protons/package.json
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
     "release": "aegir release"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "meow": "^11.0.0",
+    "meow": "^12.0.1",
     "protobufjs-cli": "^1.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {