diff --git a/command.js b/command.js
index 4109ff1db..86349e057 100644
--- a/command.js
+++ b/command.js
@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@ exports.describe = "Bump version of packages changed since the last release.";
 
 exports.builder = (yargs, composed) => {
   const opts = {
+    // THIS IS ONLY USED BY BABEL
+    "exclude-dependents": {
+      describe: "Exclude all transitive dependents.",
+      type: "boolean"
+    },
+
     "allow-branch": {
       describe: "Specify which branches to allow versioning from.",
       type: "array",