diff --git a/crates/fluvio-version-manager/Cargo.toml b/crates/fluvio-version-manager/Cargo.toml
index 297cf71f5c..74c52bf4fe 100644
--- a/crates/fluvio-version-manager/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/fluvio-version-manager/Cargo.toml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ path = "src/main.rs"
 # Workspace Dependencies
 anyhow = { workspace = true }
 async-std = { workspace = true, features = ["attributes"] }
-clap = { workspace = true, features = ["std", "color", "derive", "env", "help"] }
+clap = { workspace = true, features = ["std", "color", "help", "usage", "derive", "env"] }
 colored = { workspace = true }
 comfy-table = { workspace = true }
 current_platform = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/crates/fluvio-version-manager/src/command/install.rs b/crates/fluvio-version-manager/src/command/install.rs
index f3a70e4043..2c87184382 100644
--- a/crates/fluvio-version-manager/src/command/install.rs
+++ b/crates/fluvio-version-manager/src/command/install.rs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ pub struct InstallOpt {
     /// Registry used to fetch Fluvio Versions
     #[arg(long, env = "HUB_REGISTRY_URL", default_value = HUB_REMOTE)]
     registry: Url,
-    /// Version to install
+    /// Version to install: stable, latest, or named-version x.y.z
     #[arg(index = 1, default_value_t = Channel::Stable)]
     version: Channel,
 }
diff --git a/crates/fluvio-version-manager/src/main.rs b/crates/fluvio-version-manager/src/main.rs
index 4678123445..554e3d377d 100644
--- a/crates/fluvio-version-manager/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/fluvio-version-manager/src/main.rs
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
     name = BINARY_NAME,
     about = "Fluvio Version Manager (FVM)",
     max_term_width = 100,
+    arg_required_else_help = true,
 )]
 pub struct Cli {
     #[clap(long, short = 'q', help = "Suppress all output")]