diff --git a/cli/internal/common.go b/cli/internal/common.go
index b11ff0fd..4d7fc29f 100644
--- a/cli/internal/common.go
+++ b/cli/internal/common.go
@@ -295,6 +295,76 @@ var RCFlag = &cli.BoolFlag{
 	Usage:       "Insatll the latest release candidate",
 }
 
+var Major bool
+var MajorFlag = &cli.BoolFlag{
+	Name:        "major",
+	Usage:       "Increase the major part of the version",
+	Value:       false,
+	Aliases:     []string{"ma", "x"},
+	Destination: &Major,
+}
+
+var Minor bool
+var MinorFlag = &cli.BoolFlag{
+	Name:        "minor",
+	Usage:       "Increase the minor part of the version",
+	Value:       false,
+	Aliases:     []string{"mi", "y"},
+	Destination: &Minor,
+}
+
+var Patch bool
+var PatchFlag = &cli.BoolFlag{
+	Name:        "patch",
+	Usage:       "Increase the patch part of the version",
+	Value:       false,
+	Aliases:     []string{"p", "z"},
+	Destination: &Patch,
+}
+
+var Dry bool
+var DryFlag = &cli.BoolFlag{
+	Name:        "dry-run",
+	Usage:       "No changes are made, only reports changes that would be made",
+	Value:       false,
+	Aliases:     []string{"d"},
+	Destination: &Dry,
+}
+
+var Push bool
+var PushFlag = &cli.BoolFlag{
+	Name:        "push",
+	Usage:       "Git push changes",
+	Value:       false,
+	Aliases:     []string{"P"},
+	Destination: &Push,
+}
+
+var CommitMessage string
+var CommitMessageFlag = &cli.StringFlag{
+	Name:        "commit-message",
+	Usage:       "Commit message (implies --commit)",
+	Aliases:     []string{"cm"},
+	Destination: &CommitMessage,
+}
+
+var Commit bool
+var CommitFlag = &cli.BoolFlag{
+	Name:        "commit",
+	Usage:       "Commits compose.**yml file changes to recipe repository",
+	Value:       false,
+	Aliases:     []string{"c"},
+	Destination: &Commit,
+}
+
+var TagMessage string
+var TagMessageFlag = &cli.StringFlag{
+	Name:        "tag-comment",
+	Usage:       "Description for release tag",
+	Aliases:     []string{"t", "tm"},
+	Destination: &TagMessage,
+}
+
 // SSHFailMsg is a hopefully helpful SSH failure message
 var SSHFailMsg = `
 Woops, Abra is unable to connect to connect to %s.
diff --git a/cli/internal/recipe.go b/cli/internal/recipe.go
index f3c87074..1ce203fb 100644
--- a/cli/internal/recipe.go
+++ b/cli/internal/recipe.go
@@ -7,79 +7,8 @@ import (
 	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/recipe"
 	"github.com/AlecAivazis/survey/v2"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
-	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
 )
 
-var Major bool
-var MajorFlag = &cli.BoolFlag{
-	Name:        "major",
-	Usage:       "Increase the major part of the version",
-	Value:       false,
-	Aliases:     []string{"ma", "x"},
-	Destination: &Major,
-}
-
-var Minor bool
-var MinorFlag = &cli.BoolFlag{
-	Name:        "minor",
-	Usage:       "Increase the minor part of the version",
-	Value:       false,
-	Aliases:     []string{"mi", "y"},
-	Destination: &Minor,
-}
-
-var Patch bool
-var PatchFlag = &cli.BoolFlag{
-	Name:        "patch",
-	Usage:       "Increase the patch part of the version",
-	Value:       false,
-	Aliases:     []string{"p", "z"},
-	Destination: &Patch,
-}
-
-var Dry bool
-var DryFlag = &cli.BoolFlag{
-	Name:        "dry-run",
-	Usage:       "No changes are made, only reports changes that would be made",
-	Value:       false,
-	Aliases:     []string{"d"},
-	Destination: &Dry,
-}
-
-var Push bool
-var PushFlag = &cli.BoolFlag{
-	Name:        "push",
-	Usage:       "Git push changes",
-	Value:       false,
-	Aliases:     []string{"P"},
-	Destination: &Push,
-}
-
-var CommitMessage string
-var CommitMessageFlag = &cli.StringFlag{
-	Name:        "commit-message",
-	Usage:       "Commit message (implies --commit)",
-	Aliases:     []string{"cm"},
-	Destination: &CommitMessage,
-}
-
-var Commit bool
-var CommitFlag = &cli.BoolFlag{
-	Name:        "commit",
-	Usage:       "Commits compose.**yml file changes to recipe repository",
-	Value:       false,
-	Aliases:     []string{"c"},
-	Destination: &Commit,
-}
-
-var TagMessage string
-var TagMessageFlag = &cli.StringFlag{
-	Name:        "tag-comment",
-	Usage:       "Description for release tag",
-	Aliases:     []string{"t", "tm"},
-	Destination: &TagMessage,
-}
-
 // PromptBumpType prompts for version bump type
 func PromptBumpType(tagString string) error {
 	if (!Major && !Minor && !Patch) && tagString == "" {