diff --git a/packages/cli-v3/src/commands/deploy.ts b/packages/cli-v3/src/commands/deploy.ts
index 49e9f3c871..5c7304eff3 100644
--- a/packages/cli-v3/src/commands/deploy.ts
+++ b/packages/cli-v3/src/commands/deploy.ts
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ import { updateTriggerPackages } from "./update.js";
 const DeployCommandOptions = CommonCommandOptions.extend({
   dryRun: z.boolean().default(false),
   skipSyncEnvVars: z.boolean().default(false),
-  env: z.enum(["prod", "staging", "preview"]),
+  env: z.enum(["prod", "staging", "preview", "production"]),
   branch: z.string().optional(),
   loadImage: z.boolean().default(false),
   buildPlatform: z.enum(["linux/amd64", "linux/arm64"]).default("linux/amd64"),
@@ -201,6 +201,11 @@ async function _deployCommand(dir: string, options: DeployCommandOptions) {
     }
   }
 
+  //coerce env from production to prod
+  if (options.env === "production") {
+    options.env = "prod";
+  }
+
   const envVars = resolveLocalEnvVars(options.envFile);
 
   if (envVars.TRIGGER_PROJECT_REF) {