diff --git a/src/semantic_release/cli/commands/main.py b/src/semantic_release/cli/commands/main.py
index c10d3f647..71c5f0778 100644
--- a/src/semantic_release/cli/commands/main.py
+++ b/src/semantic_release/cli/commands/main.py
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ def get_command(self, _ctx: click.Context, name: str) -> click.Command | None:
     cls=Cli,
     context_settings={
         "help_option_names": ["-h", "--help"],
+        "resilient_parsing": True,
     },
 )
 @click.version_option(
diff --git a/tests/e2e/test_main.py b/tests/e2e/test_main.py
index 8ce3c58a5..b7e8d00d0 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/test_main.py
+++ b/tests/e2e/test_main.py
@@ -61,12 +61,12 @@ def test_main_prints_version_and_exits(run_cli: RunCliFn):
     assert result.output == f"semantic-release, version {__version__}\n"
 
 
-def test_main_no_args_passes_w_help_text():
+def test_main_no_args_fails_w_help_text():
     from semantic_release.cli.commands.main import main
 
     cli_cmd = [MAIN_PROG_NAME]
     result = CliRunner().invoke(main, prog_name=cli_cmd[0])
-    assert_successful_exit_code(result, cli_cmd)
+    assert_exit_code(2, result, cli_cmd)
     assert "Usage: " in result.output