diff --git a/PROJECTS/simple-vulnerability-scanner/Justfile b/PROJECTS/simple-vulnerability-scanner/Justfile
index 78897c28..4d1b9182 100644
--- a/PROJECTS/simple-vulnerability-scanner/Justfile
+++ b/PROJECTS/simple-vulnerability-scanner/Justfile
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ dev-scan:
 
 [group('dev')]
 dev-full:
-    go run ./cmd/angela update --scan-vulns --file testdata/pyproject.toml
+    go run ./cmd/angela update --vulns --file testdata/pyproject.toml
 
 # =============================================================================
 # Build (Production)
diff --git a/PROJECTS/simple-vulnerability-scanner/internal/cli/update.go b/PROJECTS/simple-vulnerability-scanner/internal/cli/update.go
index 53b27c55..ad4cf8a6 100644
--- a/PROJECTS/simple-vulnerability-scanner/internal/cli/update.go
+++ b/PROJECTS/simple-vulnerability-scanner/internal/cli/update.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import (
 type updateFlags struct {
 	file              string
 	safe              bool
-	scanVulns         bool
+	vulns             bool
 	includePrerelease bool
 }
 
@@ -61,8 +61,9 @@ func newUpdateCmd() *cobra.Command {
 	f := &updateFlags{}
 
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
-		Use:   "update",
-		Short: "Update dependencies to latest stable versions",
+		Use:     "update",
+		Aliases: []string{"u"},
+		Short:   "Update dependencies to latest stable versions",
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
 			return runUpdate(cmd.Context(), f, false)
 		},
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ func newUpdateCmd() *cobra.Command {
 		"skip major version bumps",
 	)
 	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(
-		&f.scanVulns, "scan-vulns", false,
+		&f.vulns, "vulns", false,
 		"also scan for vulnerabilities",
 	)
 	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(
@@ -91,10 +92,10 @@ func newCheckCmd() *cobra.Command {
 	f := &updateFlags{}
 
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
-		Use:   "check",
-		Short: "Show available updates without modifying files",
+		Use:     "check",
+		Aliases: []string{"c"},
+		Short:   "Show available updates without modifying files",
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
-			f.scanVulns = true
 			return runUpdate(cmd.Context(), f, true)
 		},
 	}
@@ -107,6 +108,10 @@ func newCheckCmd() *cobra.Command {
 		&f.safe, "safe", false,
 		"skip major version bumps",
 	)
+	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(
+		&f.vulns, "vulns", false,
+		"also scan for vulnerabilities",
+	)
 	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(
 		&f.includePrerelease, "include-prerelease", false,
 		"include pre-release versions",
@@ -118,8 +123,9 @@ func newScanCmd() *cobra.Command {
 	var file string
 
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
-		Use:   "scan",
-		Short: "Scan dependencies for known vulnerabilities",
+		Use:     "scan",
+		Aliases: []string{"s"},
+		Short:   "Scan dependencies for known vulnerabilities",
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
 			return runScan(cmd.Context(), file)
 		},
@@ -196,7 +202,7 @@ func runUpdate(
 	sortUpdates(updates)
 
 	var vulns map[string][]types.Vulnerability
-	if f.scanVulns {
+	if f.vulns {
 		vulns = scanForVulns(ctx, deps)
 	}
 
@@ -224,7 +230,7 @@ func runUpdate(
 		TotalPackages:   len(deps),
 		TotalUpdated:    len(updateSpecs),
 		TotalVulns:      totalVulns,
-		VulnsScanned:    f.scanVulns,
+		VulnsScanned:    f.vulns,
 		Duration:        time.Since(start),
 	}, !dryRun && len(updateSpecs) > 0)