diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 433c926fa..d071040c9 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ xmlwriter = "1.0.4"
 
 # Tool dependencies
 betterparse = "0.4.4"
-clikt = "4.4.0"
+clikt = "5.0.1"
 icu4j = "76.1"
 junit-jupiter = "5.11.3"
 kotlin-logging-jvm = "7.0.0"
diff --git a/tools/mklanguages/src/main/kotlin/app/pachli/mklanguages/Main.kt b/tools/mklanguages/src/main/kotlin/app/pachli/mklanguages/Main.kt
index fd6675bb3..efb54963a 100644
--- a/tools/mklanguages/src/main/kotlin/app/pachli/mklanguages/Main.kt
+++ b/tools/mklanguages/src/main/kotlin/app/pachli/mklanguages/Main.kt
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ package app.pachli.mklanguages
 import ch.qos.logback.classic.Level
 import ch.qos.logback.classic.Logger
 import com.github.ajalt.clikt.core.CliktCommand
+import com.github.ajalt.clikt.core.Context
 import com.github.ajalt.clikt.core.UsageError
+import com.github.ajalt.clikt.core.main
 import com.github.ajalt.clikt.parameters.options.flag
 import com.github.ajalt.clikt.parameters.options.option
 import com.github.h0tk3y.betterParse.grammar.parseToEnd
@@ -82,9 +84,11 @@ data class Language(
  *
  * Run with `gradlew :tools:mklanguages:run` or `runtools mklanguages`.
  */
-class App : CliktCommand(help = """Update languages in donottranslate.xml""") {
+class App : CliktCommand() {
     private val verbose by option("-n", "--verbose", help = "show additional information").flag()
 
+    override fun help(context: Context) = "Update languages in donottranslate.xml"
+
     /**
      * Returns the full path to the Pachli `.../app/src/main/res` directory, starting from the
      * given [start] directory, walking up the tree if it can't be found there.
diff --git a/tools/mkserverversions/src/main/kotlin/app/pachli/mkserverversions/Main.kt b/tools/mkserverversions/src/main/kotlin/app/pachli/mkserverversions/Main.kt
index caa1f2317..9bf8d4128 100644
--- a/tools/mkserverversions/src/main/kotlin/app/pachli/mkserverversions/Main.kt
+++ b/tools/mkserverversions/src/main/kotlin/app/pachli/mkserverversions/Main.kt
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@ import ch.qos.logback.classic.Level
 import ch.qos.logback.classic.Logger
 import com.apollographql.apollo3.ApolloClient
 import com.github.ajalt.clikt.core.CliktCommand
+import com.github.ajalt.clikt.core.Context
 import com.github.ajalt.clikt.core.UsageError
+import com.github.ajalt.clikt.core.main
 import com.github.ajalt.clikt.parameters.options.flag
 import com.github.ajalt.clikt.parameters.options.option
 import com.squareup.moshi.Moshi
@@ -42,9 +44,11 @@ private val log = KotlinLogging.logger {}
 
 const val DEST_DIR = "core/network/src/test/resources"
 
-class App : CliktCommand(help = """Update server-versions.json5""") {
+class App : CliktCommand() {
     private val verbose by option("-n", "--verbose", help = "show additional information").flag()
 
+    override fun help(context: Context) = "Update server-versions.json5"
+
     /**
      * Returns the full path to the Pachli `.../core/network/src/test/resources` directory,
      * starting from the given [start] directory, walking up the tree if it can't be found
diff --git a/tools/mvstring/src/main/kotlin/app/pachli/mvstring/Main.kt b/tools/mvstring/src/main/kotlin/app/pachli/mvstring/Main.kt
index 658142b26..2e9dce04c 100644
--- a/tools/mvstring/src/main/kotlin/app/pachli/mvstring/Main.kt
+++ b/tools/mvstring/src/main/kotlin/app/pachli/mvstring/Main.kt
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ package app.pachli.mvstring
 import ch.qos.logback.classic.Level
 import ch.qos.logback.classic.Logger
 import com.github.ajalt.clikt.core.CliktCommand
+import com.github.ajalt.clikt.core.Context
 import com.github.ajalt.clikt.core.UsageError
+import com.github.ajalt.clikt.core.main
 import com.github.ajalt.clikt.parameters.arguments.argument
 import com.github.ajalt.clikt.parameters.arguments.multiple
 import com.github.ajalt.clikt.parameters.options.default
@@ -50,13 +52,15 @@ private val log = KotlinLogging.logger {}
  *
  * Run with `gradlew :tools:mvstring:run` or `runtools mvstring`.
  */
-class App : CliktCommand(help = """Move string resources between modules""") {
+class App : CliktCommand() {
     private val args by argument().multiple()
 
     private val verbose by option("-v", "--verbose", help = "show additional information").flag()
     private val srcVariant by option("--srcVariant").default("main")
     private val dstVariant by option("--dstVariant").default("main")
 
+    override fun help(context: Context) = "Move string resources between modules"
+
     /**
      * Returns the full path to a module's `.../src/main/res` directory, starting from the
      * given [start] directory, walking up the tree if it can't be found there.