diff --git a/cli/recipe/recipe.go b/cli/recipe/recipe.go
index 0fd3ef4d..23a74709 100644
--- a/cli/recipe/recipe.go
+++ b/cli/recipe/recipe.go
@@ -4,6 +4,30 @@ import (
 	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
 )
 
+var Major bool
+var MajorFlag = &cli.BoolFlag{
+	Name:        "major",
+	Value:       false,
+	Aliases:     []string{"ma", "x"},
+	Destination: &Major,
+}
+
+var Minor bool
+var MinorFlag = &cli.BoolFlag{
+	Name:        "minor",
+	Value:       false,
+	Aliases:     []string{"mi", "y"},
+	Destination: &Minor,
+}
+
+var Patch bool
+var PatchFlag = &cli.BoolFlag{
+	Name:        "patch",
+	Value:       false,
+	Aliases:     []string{"p", "z"},
+	Destination: &Patch,
+}
+
 // RecipeCommand defines all recipe related sub-commands.
 var RecipeCommand = &cli.Command{
 	Name:      "recipe",
diff --git a/cli/recipe/release.go b/cli/recipe/release.go
index b61d31e5..2cce44ca 100644
--- a/cli/recipe/release.go
+++ b/cli/recipe/release.go
@@ -33,30 +33,6 @@ var DryFlag = &cli.BoolFlag{
 	Destination: &Dry,
 }
 
-var Major bool
-var MajorFlag = &cli.BoolFlag{
-	Name:        "major",
-	Value:       false,
-	Aliases:     []string{"ma", "x"},
-	Destination: &Major,
-}
-
-var Minor bool
-var MinorFlag = &cli.BoolFlag{
-	Name:        "minor",
-	Value:       false,
-	Aliases:     []string{"mi", "y"},
-	Destination: &Minor,
-}
-
-var Patch bool
-var PatchFlag = &cli.BoolFlag{
-	Name:        "patch",
-	Value:       false,
-	Aliases:     []string{"p", "z"},
-	Destination: &Patch,
-}
-
 var CommitMessage string
 var CommitMessageFlag = &cli.StringFlag{
 	Name:        "commit-message",