diff --git a/cmd/scw/testdata/test-all-usage-instance-snapshot-create-usage.golden b/cmd/scw/testdata/test-all-usage-instance-snapshot-create-usage.golden
index 5f1da70191..9117faae70 100644
--- a/cmd/scw/testdata/test-all-usage-instance-snapshot-create-usage.golden
+++ b/cmd/scw/testdata/test-all-usage-instance-snapshot-create-usage.golden
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ EXAMPLES:
 
 ARGS:
   [name=<generated>]   Name of the snapshot
-  volume-id            UUID of the volume
+  [volume-id]          UUID of the volume
   [unified]            Whether a snapshot is unified or not.
   [tags.{index}]       The tags of the snapshot
   [project-id]         Project ID to use. If none is passed the default project ID will be used
diff --git a/docs/commands/instance.md b/docs/commands/instance.md
index a426546d57..7394574f44 100644
--- a/docs/commands/instance.md
+++ b/docs/commands/instance.md
@@ -1928,7 +1928,7 @@ scw instance snapshot create [arg=value ...]
 | Name |   | Description |
 |------|---|-------------|
 | name | Default: `<generated>` | Name of the snapshot |
-| volume-id | Required | UUID of the volume |
+| volume-id |  | UUID of the volume |
 | unified |  | Whether a snapshot is unified or not. |
 | tags.{index} |  | The tags of the snapshot |
 | project-id |  | Project ID to use. If none is passed the default project ID will be used |
diff --git a/internal/namespaces/instance/v1/instance_cli.go b/internal/namespaces/instance/v1/instance_cli.go
index c3af93d91e..3ec262b4be 100644
--- a/internal/namespaces/instance/v1/instance_cli.go
+++ b/internal/namespaces/instance/v1/instance_cli.go
@@ -1269,7 +1269,7 @@ func instanceSnapshotCreate() *core.Command {
 			{
 				Name:       "volume-id",
 				Short:      `UUID of the volume`,
-				Required:   true,
+				Required:   false,
 				Deprecated: false,
 				Positional: false,
 			},