diff --git a/mugshot/__init__.py b/mugshot/__init__.py
index 5a5691e..44c102b 100644
--- a/mugshot/__init__.py
+++ b/mugshot/__init__.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
 #   with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-import optparse
+import argparse
 import signal
 
 from locale import gettext as _
@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@ from mugshot_lib import set_up_logging, get_version, helpers
 
 def parse_options():
     """Support for command line options"""
-    parser = optparse.OptionParser(version="%%prog %s" % get_version())
-    parser.add_option(
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Mugshot %s" % get_version())
+    parser.add_argument(
         "-v", "--verbose", action="count", dest="verbose",
         help=_("Show debug messages (-vv debugs mugshot_lib also)"))
-    options = parser.parse_args()[0]
+    options = parser.parse_args()
 
     set_up_logging(options)
 
diff --git a/po/mugshot.pot b/po/mugshot.pot
index 883c143..b5d8dca 100644
--- a/po/mugshot.pot
+++ b/po/mugshot.pot
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: PACKAGE VERSION\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: \n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2018-08-07 06:57-0400\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2018-08-07 07:04-0400\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
 "Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
 "Language-Team: LANGUAGE <LL@li.org>\n"