diff --git a/src/cli/program/help.ts b/src/cli/program/help.ts
index 17b041e2d..2d9203154 100644
--- a/src/cli/program/help.ts
+++ b/src/cli/program/help.ts
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ export function configureProgramHelp(program: Command, ctx: ProgramContext) {
   program.option("--no-color", "Disable ANSI colors", false);
 
   program.configureHelp({
+    // sort options and subcommands alphabetically
+    sortSubcommands: true,
+    sortOptions: true,
     optionTerm: (option) => theme.option(option.flags),
     subcommandTerm: (cmd) => theme.command(cmd.name()),
   });