diff --git a/apisix/cli/ops.lua b/apisix/cli/ops.lua
index de82276f8d89..c1a575ed4f87 100644
--- a/apisix/cli/ops.lua
+++ b/apisix/cli/ops.lua
@@ -811,7 +811,7 @@ local function start(env, ...)
     parser:argument("_", "Placeholder")
     parser:option("-c --config", "location of customized config.yaml")
     -- TODO: more logs for APISIX cli could be added using this feature
-    parser:flag("--verbose", "show init_etcd debug information")
+    parser:flag("-v --verbose", "show init_etcd debug information")
     local args = parser:parse()
 
     local customized_yaml = args["config"]
diff --git a/docs/en/latest/FAQ.md b/docs/en/latest/FAQ.md
index b462e01582b8..79e3f3d48a51 100644
--- a/docs/en/latest/FAQ.md
+++ b/docs/en/latest/FAQ.md
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ Mainland China users can use `luarocks.cn` as the LuaRocks server. You can use t
 make deps ENV_LUAROCKS_SERVER=https://luarocks.cn
 ```
 
-If this does not solve your problem, you can try getting a detailed log by using the `--verbose` flag to diagnose the problem.
+If this does not solve your problem, you can try getting a detailed log by using the `--verbose` or `-v` flag to diagnose the problem.
 
 ## How do I build the APISIX-Base environment?
 
diff --git a/docs/zh/latest/FAQ.md b/docs/zh/latest/FAQ.md
index 923cf22f5cf4..944f96195420 100644
--- a/docs/zh/latest/FAQ.md
+++ b/docs/zh/latest/FAQ.md
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ luarocks config rocks_servers
 make deps ENV_LUAROCKS_SERVER=https://luarocks.cn
 ```
 
-如果通过上述操作仍然无法解决问题，可以尝试使用 `--verbose` 参数获取详细的日志来诊断问题。
+如果通过上述操作仍然无法解决问题，可以尝试使用 `--verbose` 或 `-v` 参数获取详细的日志来诊断问题。
 
 ## 如何构建 APISIX-Base 环境？