diff --git a/scripts/upgrade_oniro/upgrade_oniro.py b/scripts/upgrade_oniro/upgrade_oniro.py
index ac7604dd08d8f9d6b2b6f42a6793f697e642d492..41cb1f69e2a6838441192bb196df3283ebc4480e 100644
--- a/scripts/upgrade_oniro/upgrade_oniro.py
+++ b/scripts/upgrade_oniro/upgrade_oniro.py
@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@ def init_script_options():
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=script_description)
 
     # TODO a choice could be added in the version by checking all the tags of Oniro
-    parser.add_argument("-tv", "--target-version", type=str, required=True,
+    parser.add_argument("target-version", type=str,
                         help="Specify the target version of Oniro you want to upgrade to")
-    parser.add_argument("-d", "--build-directory", type=pathlib.Path, required=True,
+    parser.add_argument("build-directory", type=pathlib.Path,
                         help="Path to the build directory you want to use (can be non-existent)")
     # TODO a choice could be added in the machine
     parser.add_argument("-m", "--machine", type=str, default="qemux86-64",