diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index cfbfb57..638f3e8 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "springs"
-version = "1.12.1"
+version = "1.12.2"
 description = """\
     A set of utilities to create and manage typed configuration files \
     effectively, built on top of OmegaConf.\
diff --git a/src/springs/commandline.py b/src/springs/commandline.py
index b8149d2..1364861 100644
--- a/src/springs/commandline.py
+++ b/src/springs/commandline.py
@@ -129,7 +129,6 @@ class CliFlags:
             "CRITICAL, ERROR, WARNING, INFO, or DEBUG; defaults to WARNING"
         ),
         default="WARNING",
-        nargs=1,
         choices=["CRITICAL", "ERROR", "WARNING", "INFO", "DEBUG"],
     )
     debug: Flag = Flag(
@@ -159,7 +158,6 @@ class CliFlags:
         name="save",
         help="save the configuration to a YAML file and exit",
         default=None,
-        nargs=1,
         metavar="/path/to/destination.yaml",
     )