diff --git a/src/uu/dir/Cargo.toml b/src/uu/dir/Cargo.toml
index 488dd22da..37d16cee8 100644
--- a/src/uu/dir/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src/uu/dir/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ edition = "2021"
 path = "src/dir.rs"
 
 [dependencies]
-clap = { version = "3.2", features = ["wrap_help", "cargo", "env"] }
+clap = { version = "4.0", features = ["wrap_help", "cargo", "env"] }
 uucore = { version=">=0.0.16", package="uucore", path="../../uucore", features=["entries", "fs"] }
 selinux = { version = "0.3", optional = true }
 uu_ls = { version = ">=0.0.16", path="../ls"}
diff --git a/src/uu/dir/src/dir.rs b/src/uu/dir/src/dir.rs
index 22932d9ae..6caf7bbe8 100644
--- a/src/uu/dir/src/dir.rs
+++ b/src/uu/dir/src/dir.rs
@@ -25,21 +25,21 @@ pub fn uumain(args: impl uucore::Args) -> UResult<()> {
     // If not, we will use dir default formatting and quoting style options
 
     if !matches.contains_id(options::QUOTING_STYLE)
-        && !matches.contains_id(options::quoting::C)
-        && !matches.contains_id(options::quoting::ESCAPE)
-        && !matches.contains_id(options::quoting::LITERAL)
+        && !matches.get_flag(options::quoting::C)
+        && !matches.get_flag(options::quoting::ESCAPE)
+        && !matches.get_flag(options::quoting::LITERAL)
     {
         default_quoting_style = true;
     }
     if !matches.contains_id(options::FORMAT)
-        && !matches.contains_id(options::format::ACROSS)
-        && !matches.contains_id(options::format::COLUMNS)
-        && !matches.contains_id(options::format::COMMAS)
-        && !matches.contains_id(options::format::LONG)
-        && !matches.contains_id(options::format::LONG_NO_GROUP)
-        && !matches.contains_id(options::format::LONG_NO_OWNER)
-        && !matches.contains_id(options::format::LONG_NUMERIC_UID_GID)
-        && !matches.contains_id(options::format::ONE_LINE)
+        && !matches.get_flag(options::format::ACROSS)
+        && !matches.get_flag(options::format::COLUMNS)
+        && !matches.get_flag(options::format::COMMAS)
+        && !matches.get_flag(options::format::LONG)
+        && !matches.get_flag(options::format::LONG_NO_GROUP)
+        && !matches.get_flag(options::format::LONG_NO_OWNER)
+        && !matches.get_flag(options::format::LONG_NUMERIC_UID_GID)
+        && !matches.get_flag(options::format::ONE_LINE)
     {
         default_format_style = true;
     }
@@ -66,6 +66,6 @@ pub fn uumain(args: impl uucore::Args) -> UResult<()> {
 // To avoid code duplication, we reuse ls uu_app function which has the same
 // arguments. However, coreutils won't compile if one of the utils is missing
 // an uu_app function, so we return the `ls` app.
-pub fn uu_app<'a>() -> Command<'a> {
+pub fn uu_app() -> Command {
     uu_ls::uu_app()
 }
diff --git a/src/uu/vdir/Cargo.toml b/src/uu/vdir/Cargo.toml
index 36d611d08..b4328ed8d 100644
--- a/src/uu/vdir/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src/uu/vdir/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ edition = "2021"
 path = "src/vdir.rs"
 
 [dependencies]
-clap = { version = "3.2", features = ["wrap_help", "cargo", "env"] }
+clap = { version = "4.0", features = ["wrap_help", "cargo", "env"] }
 uucore = { version=">=0.0.16", package="uucore", path="../../uucore", features=["entries", "fs"] }
 selinux = { version="0.3", optional = true }
 uu_ls = { version = ">=0.0.16", path="../ls"}
diff --git a/src/uu/vdir/src/vdir.rs b/src/uu/vdir/src/vdir.rs
index ba7981b7a..c49a3f1b3 100644
--- a/src/uu/vdir/src/vdir.rs
+++ b/src/uu/vdir/src/vdir.rs
@@ -24,21 +24,21 @@ pub fn uumain(args: impl uucore::Args) -> UResult<()> {
     // If not, we will use dir default formatting and quoting style options
 
     if !matches.contains_id(options::QUOTING_STYLE)
-        && !matches.contains_id(options::quoting::C)
-        && !matches.contains_id(options::quoting::ESCAPE)
-        && !matches.contains_id(options::quoting::LITERAL)
+        && !matches.get_flag(options::quoting::C)
+        && !matches.get_flag(options::quoting::ESCAPE)
+        && !matches.get_flag(options::quoting::LITERAL)
     {
         default_quoting_style = true;
     }
     if !matches.contains_id(options::FORMAT)
-        && !matches.contains_id(options::format::ACROSS)
-        && !matches.contains_id(options::format::COLUMNS)
-        && !matches.contains_id(options::format::COMMAS)
-        && !matches.contains_id(options::format::LONG)
-        && !matches.contains_id(options::format::LONG_NO_GROUP)
-        && !matches.contains_id(options::format::LONG_NO_OWNER)
-        && !matches.contains_id(options::format::LONG_NUMERIC_UID_GID)
-        && !matches.contains_id(options::format::ONE_LINE)
+        && !matches.get_flag(options::format::ACROSS)
+        && !matches.get_flag(options::format::COLUMNS)
+        && !matches.get_flag(options::format::COMMAS)
+        && !matches.get_flag(options::format::LONG)
+        && !matches.get_flag(options::format::LONG_NO_GROUP)
+        && !matches.get_flag(options::format::LONG_NO_OWNER)
+        && !matches.get_flag(options::format::LONG_NUMERIC_UID_GID)
+        && !matches.get_flag(options::format::ONE_LINE)
     {
         default_format_style = true;
     }
@@ -64,6 +64,6 @@ pub fn uumain(args: impl uucore::Args) -> UResult<()> {
 // To avoid code duplication, we reuse ls uu_app function which has the same
 // arguments. However, coreutils won't compile if one of the utils is missing
 // an uu_app function, so we need this dummy one.
-pub fn uu_app<'a>() -> Command<'a> {
+pub fn uu_app() -> Command {
     uu_ls::uu_app()
 }