diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 2a2ccd0..e452834 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
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         "@cucumber/tag-expressions": "^6.1.0",
         "@types/stack-utils": "2.0.3",
-        "commander": "12.1.0",
+        "commander": "13.1.0",
         "glob": "11.0.1",
         "stack-utils": "2.0.6"
       },
@@ -1820,9 +1820,9 @@
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     },
     "node_modules/commander": {
-      "version": "12.1.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/commander/-/commander-12.1.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-Vw8qHK3bZM9y/P10u3Vib8o/DdkvA2OtPtZvD871QKjy74Wj1WSKFILMPRPSdUSx5RFK1arlJzEtA4PkFgnbuA==",
+      "version": "13.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/commander/-/commander-13.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-/rFeCpNJQbhSZjGVwO9RFV3xPqbnERS8MmIQzCtD/zl6gpJuV/bMLuN92oG3F7d8oDEHHRrujSXNUr8fpjntKw==",
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=18"
       }
@@ -6573,9 +6573,9 @@
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     },
     "commander": {
-      "version": "12.1.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/commander/-/commander-12.1.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-Vw8qHK3bZM9y/P10u3Vib8o/DdkvA2OtPtZvD871QKjy74Wj1WSKFILMPRPSdUSx5RFK1arlJzEtA4PkFgnbuA=="
+      "version": "13.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/commander/-/commander-13.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-/rFeCpNJQbhSZjGVwO9RFV3xPqbnERS8MmIQzCtD/zl6gpJuV/bMLuN92oG3F7d8oDEHHRrujSXNUr8fpjntKw=="
     },
     "concat-map": {
       "version": "0.0.1",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 145b696..6a8503c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
     "@cucumber/cucumber-expressions": "^18.0.0",
     "@cucumber/tag-expressions": "^6.1.0",
     "@types/stack-utils": "2.0.3",
-    "commander": "12.1.0",
+    "commander": "13.1.0",
     "glob": "11.0.1",
     "stack-utils": "2.0.6"
   },
diff --git a/src/cli.ts b/src/cli.ts
index cac5a73..7a1fe95 100644
--- a/src/cli.ts
+++ b/src/cli.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import runCucumber from './runCucumber'
 import { RunOptions } from './types'
 
 const program = new Command()
+program.allowExcessArguments(true)
 program.version(packageJson.version)
 program.option('-r, --require <path>', 'override require path')
 program.option(