diff --git a/ChangeLog.md b/ChangeLog.md
--- a/ChangeLog.md
+++ b/ChangeLog.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## 1.4.18.2
+
+* Work around change in behavior in newer optparse-applicative ([mailing list discussion](https://groups.google.com/d/msg/yesodweb/BrTkMKFREgU/AKVc9AK2AQAJ))
+
 ## 1.4.18.1
 
 * error handling when checking for stack binary [#1219](https://github.com/yesodweb/yesod/pull/1219)
diff --git a/main.hs b/main.hs
--- a/main.hs
+++ b/main.hs
@@ -174,24 +174,24 @@
 optParser = Options
         <$> flag Cabal CabalDev ( long "dev"     <> short 'd' <> help "use cabal-dev" )
         <*> switch              ( long "verbose" <> short 'v' <> help "More verbose output" )
-        <*> subparser ( command "init"         (info initOptions
+        <*> subparser ( command "init"         (info (helper <*> initOptions)
                             (progDesc "Command no longer available, please use 'stack new'"))
                       <> command "hsfiles" (info (pure HsFiles)
                             (progDesc "Create a hsfiles file for the current folder"))
                       <> command "configure" (info (pure Configure)
                             (progDesc "Configure a project for building"))
-                      <> command "build"     (info (Build <$> extraCabalArgs)
+                      <> command "build"     (info (helper <*> (Build <$> extraCabalArgs))
                             (progDesc $ "Build project (performs TH dependency analysis)" ++ windowsWarning))
                       <> command "touch"     (info (pure Touch)
                             (progDesc $ "Touch any files with altered TH dependencies but do not build" ++ windowsWarning))
-                      <> command "devel"     (info develOptions
+                      <> command "devel"     (info (helper <*> develOptions)
                             (progDesc "Run project with the devel server"))
                       <> command "test"      (info (pure Test)
                             (progDesc "Build and run the integration tests"))
-                      <> command "add-handler" (info addHandlerOptions
+                      <> command "add-handler" (info (helper <*> addHandlerOptions)
                             (progDesc ("Add a new handler and module to the project."
                             ++ " Interactively asks for input if you do not specify arguments.")))
-                      <> command "keter"       (info keterOptions
+                      <> command "keter"       (info (helper <*> keterOptions)
                             (progDesc "Build a keter bundle"))
                       <> command "version"     (info (pure Version)
                             (progDesc "Print the version of Yesod"))
diff --git a/yesod-bin.cabal b/yesod-bin.cabal
--- a/yesod-bin.cabal
+++ b/yesod-bin.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:            yesod-bin
-version:         1.4.18.1
+version:         1.4.18.2
 license:         MIT
 license-file:    LICENSE
 author:          Michael Snoyman <michael@snoyman.com>