diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6416383e..5c66d015 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -70,10 +70,10 @@ This section describes the integration between a single formatter and
     full filenames can be passed. Eg: `[ "Makefile" ]`.
 
 * `command`: A list of arguments to execute the formatter. This will be
-    composed with the `args` attribute during invocation. The first argument
+    composed with the `options` attribute during invocation. The first argument
     is the name of the executable to run.
 
-* `args`: A list of extra arguments to add to the command. This is typically
+* `options`: A list of extra arguments to add to the command. This is typically
     project-specific arguments.
 
 NOTE: Formatters SHOULD adhere to the [formatter
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ Example:
 In the `prjfmt.toml` file of the project:
 ```toml
 [formatters.ormolu]
-args = [
+options = [
   "--ghc-opt", "-XBangPatterns",
   "--ghc-opt", "-XPatternSynonyms",
 ]
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ contains:
 ```toml
 command = ["ormolu", "--mode", "inplace"]
 files = ["*.hs"]
-args = []
+options = []
 ```
 
 The project will first load `prjfmt.toml`, take note of the ormolu formatter,
@@ -157,12 +157,12 @@ this in their config:
 [formatters.ormolu]
 command = ["ormolu", "--mode", "inplace"]
 files = ["*.hs"]
-args = [
+options = [
   "--ghc-opt", "-XBangPatterns",
   "--check-idempotence"
 ]
 ```
-Note how the empty ormolu `args` got overwritten by the project `args`.
+Note how the empty ormolu `options` got overwritten by the project `options`.
 
 ## Related projects
 
diff --git a/examples/monorepo/prjfmt.toml b/examples/monorepo/prjfmt.toml
index b202db90..8479733f 100644
--- a/examples/monorepo/prjfmt.toml
+++ b/examples/monorepo/prjfmt.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 files = "*.hs" # / "*.hs" / "Makefile" mandatory
 excludes = [ "haskell/" ] # blacklisted folder/files.
 command = "ormolu"
-args = [
+options = [
   "--ghc-opt", "-XBangPatterns",
   "--ghc-opt", "-XPatternSynonyms",
   "--ghc-opt", "-XTypeApplications",
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@ files = [ "*.rs" ]
 includes = [ "rust/" ]
 excludes = []
 command = "cargo"
-args = [ "fmt", "--" ]
+options = [ "fmt", "--" ]
diff --git a/src/command/init.rs b/src/command/init.rs
index efe30551..4b53ce09 100644
--- a/src/command/init.rs
+++ b/src/command/init.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ pub fn init_prjfmt(path: Option<PathBuf>) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
 includes = [ "*.<language-extension>" ]
 excludes = []
 command = ""
-args = []
+options = []
     "#,
     )
     .with_context(|| {
diff --git a/src/formatters/check.rs b/src/formatters/check.rs
index 86a53183..3a1684fa 100644
--- a/src/formatters/check.rs
+++ b/src/formatters/check.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ pub fn check_prjfmt(
         .map(|(a, b)| {
             Ok(CmdContext {
                 command: a.command.clone(),
-                args: a.args.clone(),
+                options: a.options.clone(),
                 metadata: a.metadata.difference(&b.metadata).cloned().collect(),
             })
         })
diff --git a/src/formatters/manifest.rs b/src/formatters/manifest.rs
index 156b183e..13f8ff0f 100644
--- a/src/formatters/manifest.rs
+++ b/src/formatters/manifest.rs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ pub fn create_prjfmt_manifest(
             let prjfmt = cmd.command;
             let manifest = CmdContext {
                 command: prjfmt.to_string(),
-                args: cmd.args,
+                options: cmd.options,
                 metadata: cmd.metadata,
             };
             (prjfmt.to_string(), manifest)
diff --git a/src/formatters/tool.rs b/src/formatters/tool.rs
index 7119a3e5..ebcc037f 100644
--- a/src/formatters/tool.rs
+++ b/src/formatters/tool.rs
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ pub fn run_prjfmt(cwd: PathBuf, cache_dir: PathBuf) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         .par_iter()
         .flat_map(|c| {
             c.metadata.par_iter().cloned().map(move |m| {
-                let arg = &c.args;
+                let arg = &c.options;
                 let cmd_arg = &c.command;
                 let path = &m.path;
                 cmd!("{cmd_arg} {arg...} {path}").output()
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ pub fn run_prjfmt(cwd: PathBuf, cache_dir: PathBuf) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
                 if c.command == octx.command {
                     CmdContext {
                         command: c.command.clone(),
-                        args: c.args.clone(),
+                        options: c.options.clone(),
                         metadata: octx.metadata.union(&c.metadata).cloned().collect(),
                     }
                 } else {
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ pub fn create_command_context(prjfmt_toml: &PathBuf) -> Result<Vec<CmdContext>>
             )?;
             Ok(CmdContext {
                 command: config.command.clone().unwrap_or_default(),
-                args: config.args.clone().unwrap_or_default(),
+                options: config.options.clone().unwrap_or_default(),
                 metadata: path_to_filemeta(list_files)?,
             })
         })
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ pub struct FmtConfig {
     /// Command formatter to run
     pub command: Option<String>,
     /// Argument for formatter
-    pub args: Option<Vec<String>>,
+    pub options: Option<Vec<String>>,
 }
 
 /// File extensions can be single string (e.g. "*.hs") or
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ pub struct CmdContext {
     /// formatter command to run
     pub command: String,
     /// formatter arguments or flags
-    pub args: Vec<String>,
+    pub options: Vec<String>,
     /// formatter target path
     pub metadata: BTreeSet<FileMeta>,
 }
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 096a4b27..edb5e6ce 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -12,15 +12,15 @@ fn main() {
 }
 
 fn run() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
-    let args = Cli::from_args();
+    let options = Cli::from_args();
 
-    CLOG.set_log_level(args.log_level);
+    CLOG.set_log_level(options.log_level);
 
-    if args.quiet {
+    if options.quiet {
         CLOG.set_quiet(true);
     }
 
-    run_cli(args)?;
+    run_cli(options)?;
 
     Ok(())
 }