diff --git a/bin/migrate b/bin/migrate
index 11d2490..e366686 100755
--- a/bin/migrate
+++ b/bin/migrate
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@
 // vim: set ft=javascript:
 'use strict'
 
-const program = require('commander')
+const { Command } = require('commander')
 const pkg = require('../package.json')
 
+const program = new Command()
 program
   .version(pkg.version)
   .command('init', 'Initalize the migrations tool in a project')
diff --git a/bin/migrate-create b/bin/migrate-create
index f9e5db2..4c9406e 100755
--- a/bin/migrate-create
+++ b/bin/migrate-create
@@ -2,13 +2,14 @@
 // vim: set ft=javascript:
 'use strict'
 
-const program = require('commander')
+const { Command } = require('commander')
 const path = require('path')
 const dotenv = require('dotenv')
 const log = require('../lib/log')
 const registerCompiler = require('../lib/register-compiler')
 const pkg = require('../package.json')
 
+const program = new Command()
 program
   .version(pkg.version)
   .option('-c, --chdir [dir]', 'Change the working directory', process.cwd())
@@ -24,47 +25,48 @@ program
   .action(create)
   .parse(process.argv)
 
-if (program.extention) {
-  console.log('create', '"--extention" argument is deprecated. Use "--extension" instead')
-}
-
-// Setup environment
-if (program.env) {
-  const e = dotenv.config({
-    path: typeof program.env === 'string' ? program.env : '.env'
-  })
-  if (e && e.error instanceof Error) {
-    throw e.error
-  }
-}
-
 // eslint-disable-next-line no-var
 var _name
 function create (name) {
+  const opts = program.opts()
+
+  if (opts.extention) {
+    console.log('create', '"--extention" argument is deprecated. Use "--extension" instead')
+  }
+
+  // Setup environment
+  if (opts.env) {
+    const e = dotenv.config({
+      path: typeof opts.env === 'string' ? opts.env : '.env'
+    })
+    if (e && e.error instanceof Error) {
+      throw e.error
+    }
+  }
   // Name provided?
   _name = name
 
   // Change the working dir
-  process.chdir(program.chdir)
+  process.chdir(opts.chdir)
 
   // Load compiler
-  if (program.compiler) {
-    registerCompiler(program.compiler)
+  if (opts.compiler) {
+    registerCompiler(opts.compiler)
   }
 
   // Load the template generator
   let gen
   try {
-    gen = require(program.generator)
+    gen = require(opts.generator)
   } catch (e) {
-    gen = require(path.resolve(program.generator))
+    gen = require(path.resolve(opts.generator))
   }
   gen({
     name,
-    dateFormat: program.dateFormat,
-    templateFile: program.templateFile,
-    migrationsDirectory: program.migrationsDir,
-    extension: program.extension || path.extname(program.templateFile)
+    dateFormat: opts.dateFormat,
+    templateFile: opts.templateFile,
+    migrationsDirectory: opts.migrationsDir,
+    extension: opts.extension || path.extname(opts.templateFile)
   }, function (err, p) {
     if (err) {
       log.error('Template generation error', err.message)
diff --git a/bin/migrate-down b/bin/migrate-down
index b64bbd4..c0cd4fe 100755
--- a/bin/migrate-down
+++ b/bin/migrate-down
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // vim: set ft=javascript:
 'use strict'
 
-const program = require('commander')
+const { Command } = require('commander')
 const path = require('path')
 const minimatch = require('minimatch')
 const dotenv = require('dotenv')
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ const log = require('../lib/log')
 const registerCompiler = require('../lib/register-compiler')
 const pkg = require('../package.json')
 
+const program = new Command()
 program
   .version(pkg.version)
   .usage('[options] <name>')
@@ -24,14 +25,15 @@ program
   .option('--env [name]', 'Use dotenv to load an environment file')
   .option('-F, --force', 'Force through the command, ignoring warnings')
   .parse(process.argv)
+const opts = program.opts()
 
 // Change the working dir
-process.chdir(program.chdir)
+process.chdir(opts.chdir)
 
 // Setup environment
-if (program.env) {
+if (opts.env) {
   const e = dotenv.config({
-    path: typeof program.env === 'string' ? program.env : '.env'
+    path: typeof opts.env === 'string' ? opts.env : '.env'
   })
   if (e && e.error instanceof Error) {
     throw e.error
@@ -39,23 +41,23 @@ if (program.env) {
 }
 
 // Load compiler
-if (program.compiler) {
-  registerCompiler(program.compiler)
+if (opts.compiler) {
+  registerCompiler(opts.compiler)
 }
 
 // Setup store
-if (program.store[0] === '.') program.store = path.join(process.cwd(), program.store)
+if (opts.store[0] === '.') opts.store = path.join(process.cwd(), opts.store)
 
-const StoreImport = require(program.store)
+const StoreImport = require(opts.store)
 const Store = StoreImport.default || StoreImport
-const store = new Store(program.stateFile)
+const store = new Store(opts.stateFile)
 
 // Load in migrations
 migrate.load({
   stateStore: store,
-  migrationsDirectory: program.migrationsDir,
-  filterFunction: minimatch.filter(program.matches),
-  ignoreMissing: program.force
+  migrationsDirectory: opts.migrationsDir,
+  filterFunction: minimatch.filter(opts.matches),
+  ignoreMissing: opts.force
 }, function (err, set) {
   if (err) {
     log.error('error', err)
diff --git a/bin/migrate-init b/bin/migrate-init
index 6d6bfcb..e1a551d 100755
--- a/bin/migrate-init
+++ b/bin/migrate-init
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // vim: set ft=javascript:
 'use strict'
 
-const program = require('commander')
+const { Command } = require('commander')
 const mkdirp = require('mkdirp')
 const dotenv = require('dotenv')
 const path = require('path')
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ const log = require('../lib/log')
 const pkg = require('../package.json')
 const registerCompiler = require('../lib/register-compiler')
 
+const program = new Command()
 program
   .version(pkg.version)
   .option('-f, --state-file <path>', 'Set path to state file', '.migrate')
@@ -19,14 +20,15 @@ program
   .option('-c, --chdir [dir]', 'Change the working directory', process.cwd())
   .option('--env [name]', 'Use dotenv to load an environment file')
   .parse(process.argv)
+const opts = program.opts()
 
 // Change the working dir
-process.chdir(program.chdir)
+process.chdir(opts.chdir)
 
 // Setup environment
-if (program.env) {
+if (opts.env) {
   const e = dotenv.config({
-    path: typeof program.env === 'string' ? program.env : '.env'
+    path: typeof opts.env === 'string' ? opts.env : '.env'
   })
   if (e && e.error instanceof Error) {
     throw e.error
@@ -34,19 +36,19 @@ if (program.env) {
 }
 
 // Load compiler
-if (program.compiler) {
-  registerCompiler(program.compiler)
+if (opts.compiler) {
+  registerCompiler(opts.compiler)
 }
 
 // Setup store
-if (program.store[0] === '.') program.store = path.join(process.cwd(), program.store)
+if (opts.store[0] === '.') opts.store = path.join(process.cwd(), opts.store)
 
-const StoreImport = require(program.store)
+const StoreImport = require(opts.store)
 const Store = StoreImport.default || StoreImport
-const store = new Store(program.stateFile)
+const store = new Store(opts.stateFile)
 
 // Create migrations dir path
-const p = path.resolve(process.cwd(), program.migrationsDir)
+const p = path.resolve(process.cwd(), opts.migrationsDir)
 
 log('migrations dir', p)
 mkdirp.sync(p)
diff --git a/bin/migrate-list b/bin/migrate-list
index d25b3b1..52421a2 100755
--- a/bin/migrate-list
+++ b/bin/migrate-list
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // vim: set ft=javascript:
 'use strict'
 
-const program = require('commander')
+const { Command } = require('commander')
 const path = require('path')
 const dateFormat = require('dateformat')
 const minimatch = require('minimatch')
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ const log = require('../lib/log')
 const registerCompiler = require('../lib/register-compiler')
 const pkg = require('../package.json')
 
+const program = new Command()
 program
   .version(pkg.version)
   .usage('[options] <name>')
@@ -24,20 +25,21 @@ program
   .option('--compiler <ext:module>', 'Use the given module to compile files')
   .option('--env [name]', 'Use dotenv to load an environment file')
   .parse(process.argv)
+const opts = program.opts()
 
 // Check clean flag, exit if NODE_ENV === 'production' and force not specified
-if (program.clean && process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production' && !program.force) {
+if (opts.clean && process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production' && !opts.force) {
   log.error('error', 'Cowardly refusing to clean while node environment set to production, use --force to continue.')
   process.exit(1)
 }
 
 // Change the working dir
-process.chdir(program.chdir)
+process.chdir(opts.chdir)
 
 // Setup environment
-if (program.env) {
+if (opts.env) {
   const e = dotenv.config({
-    path: typeof program.env === 'string' ? program.env : '.env'
+    path: typeof opts.env === 'string' ? opts.env : '.env'
   })
   if (e && e.error instanceof Error) {
     throw e.error
@@ -45,22 +47,22 @@ if (program.env) {
 }
 
 // Load compiler
-if (program.compiler) {
-  registerCompiler(program.compiler)
+if (opts.compiler) {
+  registerCompiler(opts.compiler)
 }
 
 // Setup store
-if (program.store[0] === '.') program.store = path.join(process.cwd(), program.store)
+if (opts.store[0] === '.') opts.store = path.join(process.cwd(), opts.store)
 
-const StoreImport = require(program.store)
+const StoreImport = require(opts.store)
 const Store = StoreImport.default || StoreImport
-const store = new Store(program.stateFile)
+const store = new Store(opts.stateFile)
 
 // Load in migrations
 migrate.load({
   stateStore: store,
-  migrationsDirectory: program.migrationsDir,
-  filterFunction: minimatch.filter(program.matches)
+  migrationsDirectory: opts.migrationsDir,
+  filterFunction: minimatch.filter(opts.matches)
 }, function (err, set) {
   if (err) {
     log.error('error', err)
@@ -72,7 +74,7 @@ migrate.load({
   }
 
   set.migrations.forEach(function (migration) {
-    log(migration.title + (migration.timestamp ? ' [' + dateFormat(migration.timestamp, program.dateFormat) + ']' : ' [not run]'), migration.description || '<No Description>')
+    log(migration.title + (migration.timestamp ? ' [' + dateFormat(migration.timestamp, opts.dateFormat) + ']' : ' [not run]'), migration.description || '<No Description>')
   })
 
   process.exit(0)
diff --git a/bin/migrate-up b/bin/migrate-up
index 34549ed..fc29f08 100755
--- a/bin/migrate-up
+++ b/bin/migrate-up
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // vim: set ft=javascript:
 'use strict'
 
-const program = require('commander')
+const { Command } = require('commander')
 const path = require('path')
 const minimatch = require('minimatch')
 const dotenv = require('dotenv')
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ const log = require('../lib/log')
 const registerCompiler = require('../lib/register-compiler')
 const pkg = require('../package.json')
 
+const program = new Command()
 program
   .version(pkg.version)
   .usage('[options] <name>')
@@ -26,14 +27,14 @@ program
   .option('--compiler <ext:module>', 'Use the given module to compile files')
   .option('--env [name]', 'Use dotenv to load an environment file')
   .parse(process.argv)
+const opts = program.opts()
 
 // Change the working dir
-process.chdir(program.chdir)
-
+process.chdir(opts.chdir)
 // Setup environment
-if (program.env) {
+if (opts.env) {
   const e = dotenv.config({
-    path: typeof program.env === 'string' ? program.env : '.env'
+    path: typeof opts.env === 'string' ? opts.env : '.env'
   })
   if (e && e.error instanceof Error) {
     throw e.error
@@ -41,31 +42,31 @@ if (program.env) {
 }
 
 // Check clean flag, exit if NODE_ENV === 'production' and force not specified
-if (program.clean && process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production' && !program.force) {
+if (opts.clean && process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production' && !opts.force) {
   log.error('error', 'Cowardly refusing to clean while node environment set to production, use --force to continue.')
   process.exit(1)
 }
 
 // Check init flag, exit if NODE_ENV === 'production' and force not specified
-if (program.init && process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production' && !program.force) {
+if (opts.init && process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production' && !opts.force) {
   log.error('error', 'Cowardly refusing to init while node environment set to production, use --force to continue.')
   process.exit(1)
 }
 
 // Load compiler
-if (program.compiler) {
-  registerCompiler(program.compiler)
+if (opts.compiler) {
+  registerCompiler(opts.compiler)
 }
 
 // Setup store
-if (program.store[0] === '.') program.store = path.join(process.cwd(), program.store)
+if (opts.store[0] === '.') opts.store = path.join(process.cwd(), opts.store)
 
-const StoreImport = require(program.store)
+const StoreImport = require(opts.store)
 const Store = StoreImport.default || StoreImport
-const store = new Store(program.stateFile)
+const store = new Store(opts.stateFile)
 
 // Call store init
-if (program.init && typeof store.init === 'function') {
+if (opts.init && typeof store.init === 'function') {
   store.init(function (err) {
     if (err) return log.error(err)
     loadAndGo()
@@ -78,9 +79,9 @@ if (program.init && typeof store.init === 'function') {
 function loadAndGo () {
   migrate.load({
     stateStore: store,
-    migrationsDirectory: program.migrationsDir,
-    filterFunction: minimatch.filter(program.matches),
-    ignoreMissing: program.force
+    migrationsDirectory: opts.migrationsDir,
+    filterFunction: minimatch.filter(opts.matches),
+    ignoreMissing: opts.force
   }, function (err, set) {
     if (err) {
       log.error('error', err)
@@ -96,7 +97,7 @@ function loadAndGo () {
     })
 
     // Run
-    ;(program.clean ? cleanUp : up)(set, function (err) {
+    ;(opts.clean ? cleanUp : up)(set, function (err) {
       if (err) {
         log.error('error', err)
         process.exit(1)
diff --git a/examples/cli/migrations/db.js b/examples/cli/migrations/db.js
index 159c435..ebf7671 100644
--- a/examples/cli/migrations/db.js
+++ b/examples/cli/migrations/db.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // bad example, but you get the point ;)
 
-// $ npm install redis
+// $ npm install redis@3.0.0
 // $ redis-server
 
 const redis = require('redis')
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6c2d2cd..cd540b0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "mocha": "^10.2.0",
+    "redis": "^3.0.0",
     "rimraf": "^5.0.1",
     "standard": "^17.0.0"
   },
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@
   "license": "MIT",
   "dependencies": {
     "chalk": "^4.1.2",
-    "commander": "^2.20.3",
+    "commander": "^12.1.0",
     "dateformat": "^4.6.3",
     "dotenv": "^16.0.0",
     "inherits": "^2.0.3",