diff --git a/node/CHANGELOG.md b/node/CHANGELOG.md
index 4bd87ecf..4a66117e 100644
--- a/node/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/node/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [5.2.5]
+
+### Bugfix
+
+- CLI argument `--ext` was not working
+
 ## [5.2.4]
 
 ### Bugfix
diff --git a/node/lib/retire.js b/node/lib/retire.js
index d493a1ef..7212ed26 100644
--- a/node/lib/retire.js
+++ b/node/lib/retire.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  */
 
 var exports = exports || {};
-exports.version = '5.2.4';
+exports.version = '5.2.5';
 
 function isDefined(o) {
   return typeof o !== 'undefined';
diff --git a/node/package-lock.json b/node/package-lock.json
index 60ca26b8..6c3ba042 100644
--- a/node/package-lock.json
+++ b/node/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "retire",
-  "version": "5.2.4",
+  "version": "5.2.5",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "retire",
-      "version": "5.2.4",
+      "version": "5.2.5",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "ansi-colors": "^4.1.1",
diff --git a/node/package.json b/node/package.json
index 08e0aaf3..9391484c 100644
--- a/node/package.json
+++ b/node/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "author": "Erlend Oftedal <erlend@oftedal.no>",
   "name": "retire",
   "description": "Retire is a tool for detecting use of vulnerable libraries",
-  "version": "5.2.4",
+  "version": "5.2.5",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/node/src/cli.ts b/node/src/cli.ts
index fdacf010..990dcb18 100755
--- a/node/src/cli.ts
+++ b/node/src/cli.ts
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ const config: Options = {
   verbose: !!prg.verbose,
   proxy: prg.proxy,
   deep: !!prg.deep,
+  ext: prg.ext ?? 'js',
 };
 
 log.info(`retire.js v${retire.version}`);