diff --git a/nominal/cli/attachment.py b/nominal/cli/attachment.py
index d2a98e1d..a97285e8 100644
--- a/nominal/cli/attachment.py
+++ b/nominal/cli/attachment.py
@@ -27,17 +27,17 @@ def get(rid: str, client: NominalClient) -> None:
 @attachment_cmd.command("upload")
 @click.option("-n", "--name", required=True)
 @click.option("-f", "--file", required=True, help="path to the file to upload")
-@click.option("-d", "--desc")
+@click.option("-d", "--description", help="description of the attachment")
 @client_options
 @global_options
-def upload(name: str, file: str, desc: str | None, client: NominalClient) -> None:
+def upload(name: str, file: str, description: str | None, client: NominalClient) -> None:
     """Upload attachment from a local file with a given name and description and display the details of the newly
     created attachment to the user.
     """
     path = Path(file)
     file_type = FileType.from_path(path)
     with open(path, "rb") as f:
-        attachment = client.create_attachment_from_io(f, name, file_type, desc)
+        attachment = client.create_attachment_from_io(f, name, file_type, description)
     click.echo(attachment)
 
 
diff --git a/nominal/cli/dataset.py b/nominal/cli/dataset.py
index 2cd105ba..41f11cea 100644
--- a/nominal/cli/dataset.py
+++ b/nominal/cli/dataset.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ def dataset_cmd() -> None:
     ),
     help="interpretation the primary timestamp column",
 )
-@click.option("-d", "--desc")
+@click.option("-d", "--description", help="description of the dataset")
 @click.option("--wait/--no-wait", default=True, help="wait until the upload is complete")
 @client_options
 @global_options
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ def upload_csv(
     file: str,
     timestamp_column: str,
     timestamp_type: _LiteralAbsolute,
-    desc: str | None,
+    description: str | None,
     wait: bool,
     client: NominalClient,
 ) -> None:
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ def upload_csv(
         name,
         timestamp_column=timestamp_column,
         timestamp_type=timestamp_type,
-        description=desc,
+        description=description,
     )
 
     # block until ingestion completed, if requested
diff --git a/nominal/cli/run.py b/nominal/cli/run.py
index 540bcc5f..5605ad95 100644
--- a/nominal/cli/run.py
+++ b/nominal/cli/run.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ def run_cmd() -> None:
 @click.option("-n", "--name", required=True)
 @click.option("-s", "--start", required=True)
 @click.option("-e", "--end", required=True)
-@click.option("-d", "--desc")
+@click.option("-d", "--description", help="description of the run")
 @click.option("properties", "--property", type=(str, str), multiple=True)
 @click.option("labels", "--label", type=str, multiple=True)
 @client_options
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ def create(
     name: str,
     start: str,
     end: str,
-    desc: str | None,
+    description: str | None,
     properties: Sequence[tuple[str, str]],
     labels: Sequence[str],
     client: NominalClient,
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def create(
         name,
         _SecondsNanos.from_flexible(start).to_nanoseconds(),
         _SecondsNanos.from_flexible(end).to_nanoseconds(),
-        desc,
+        description,
         properties=dict(properties),
         labels=labels,
     )