diff --git a/pyk/docs/conf.py b/pyk/docs/conf.py
index 81d7a05ec8c..800eaaf3abe 100644
--- a/pyk/docs/conf.py
+++ b/pyk/docs/conf.py
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
 project = 'pyk'
 author = 'Runtime Verification, Inc'
 copyright = '2024, Runtime Verification, Inc'
-version = '0.1.689'
-release = '0.1.689'
+version = '0.1.690'
+release = '0.1.690'
 
 # -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------
 # https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/configuration.html#general-configuration
diff --git a/pyk/package/version b/pyk/package/version
index 916850d609c..9fcd79232f9 100644
--- a/pyk/package/version
+++ b/pyk/package/version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.1.689
+0.1.690
diff --git a/pyk/pyproject.toml b/pyk/pyproject.toml
index 8bd18857777..f7f60a33e0b 100644
--- a/pyk/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyk/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "poetry.core.masonry.api"
 
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "pyk"
-version = "0.1.689"
+version = "0.1.690"
 description = ""
 authors = [
     "Runtime Verification, Inc. <contact@runtimeverification.com>",
diff --git a/pyk/src/pyk/cli/args.py b/pyk/src/pyk/cli/args.py
index 7af8b4d999e..af0fc12f2a3 100644
--- a/pyk/src/pyk/cli/args.py
+++ b/pyk/src/pyk/cli/args.py
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ def default() -> dict[str, Any]:
 
     @staticmethod
     def update_args(parser: ArgumentParser) -> None:
-        parser.add_argument('--verbose', '-v', action='store_true', help='Verbose output.')
-        parser.add_argument('--debug', action='store_true', help='Debug output.')
+        parser.add_argument('--verbose', '-v', default=None, action='store_true', help='Verbose output.')
+        parser.add_argument('--debug', default=None, action='store_true', help='Debug output.')
 
 
 class OutputFileOptions(Options):
@@ -69,8 +69,10 @@ def default() -> dict[str, Any]:
 
     @staticmethod
     def update_args(parser: ArgumentParser) -> None:
-        parser.add_argument('--minimize', dest='minimize', action='store_true', help='Minimize output.')
-        parser.add_argument('--no-minimize', dest='minimize', action='store_false', help='Do not minimize output.')
+        parser.add_argument('--minimize', dest='minimize', default=None, action='store_true', help='Minimize output.')
+        parser.add_argument(
+            '--no-minimize', dest='minimize', default=None, action='store_false', help='Do not minimize output.'
+        )
 
 
 class KDefinitionOptions(Options):
@@ -185,11 +187,16 @@ def update_args(parser: ArgumentParser) -> None:
         parser.add_argument(
             '--emit-json',
             dest='emit_json',
+            default=None,
             action='store_true',
             help='Emit JSON definition after compilation.',
         )
         parser.add_argument(
-            '--no-emit-json', dest='emit_json', action='store_false', help='Do not JSON definition after compilation.'
+            '--no-emit-json',
+            dest='emit_json',
+            default=None,
+            action='store_false',
+            help='Do not JSON definition after compilation.',
         )
         parser.add_argument(
             '-ccopt',
@@ -200,31 +207,35 @@ def update_args(parser: ArgumentParser) -> None:
         parser.add_argument(
             '--no-llvm-kompile',
             dest='llvm_kompile',
+            default=None,
             action='store_false',
             help='Do not run llvm-kompile process.',
         )
         parser.add_argument(
             '--with-llvm-library',
             dest='llvm_library',
+            default=None,
             action='store_true',
             help='Make kompile generate a dynamic llvm library.',
         )
         parser.add_argument(
             '--enable-llvm-debug',
             dest='enable_llvm_debug',
+            default=None,
             action='store_true',
             help='Make kompile generate debug symbols for llvm.',
         )
         parser.add_argument(
             '--read-only-kompiled-directory',
             dest='read_only',
+            default=None,
             action='store_true',
             help='Generated a kompiled directory that K will not attempt to write to afterwards.',
         )
-        parser.add_argument('-O0', dest='o0', action='store_true', help='Optimization level 0.')
-        parser.add_argument('-O1', dest='o1', action='store_true', help='Optimization level 1.')
-        parser.add_argument('-O2', dest='o2', action='store_true', help='Optimization level 2.')
-        parser.add_argument('-O3', dest='o3', action='store_true', help='Optimization level 3.')
+        parser.add_argument('-O0', dest='o0', default=None, action='store_true', help='Optimization level 0.')
+        parser.add_argument('-O1', dest='o1', default=None, action='store_true', help='Optimization level 1.')
+        parser.add_argument('-O2', dest='o2', default=None, action='store_true', help='Optimization level 2.')
+        parser.add_argument('-O3', dest='o3', default=None, action='store_true', help='Optimization level 3.')
 
 
 class ParallelOptions(Options):
diff --git a/pyk/src/pyk/kdist/__main__.py b/pyk/src/pyk/kdist/__main__.py
index 47643d2fe4c..b168347831d 100644
--- a/pyk/src/pyk/kdist/__main__.py
+++ b/pyk/src/pyk/kdist/__main__.py
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ def update_args(parser: ArgumentParser) -> None:
             action='append',
             help='build with argument',
         )
-        parser.add_argument('-f', '--force', action='store_true', help='force build')
+        parser.add_argument('-f', '--force', default=None, action='store_true', help='force build')
         parser.add_argument('-j', '--jobs', metavar='N', type=int, help='maximal number of build jobs')
 
     def exec(self) -> None: