diff --git a/bin/check.ml b/bin/check.ml
index 1558d88f..a28a65fd 100644
--- a/bin/check.ml
+++ b/bin/check.ml
@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@ let clone_and_checkout_tag repo ~dir ~tag =
 
 open Cmdliner
 
-let working_tree =
-  let doc = "Perform the check on the current working tree." in
-  Arg.(value & flag & info [ "working-tree" ] ~doc)
-
 let doc = "Check dune-release compatibility"
 
 let man =
@@ -44,7 +40,10 @@ let term =
     and+ skip_build = Cli.skip_build
     and+ skip_tests = Cli.skip_tests
     and+ skip_change_log = Cli.skip_change_log
-    and+ on_working_tree = working_tree in
+    and+ on_working_tree =
+      let doc = "Perform the check on the current working tree." in
+      Arg.(value & flag & info [ "working-tree" ] ~doc)
+    in
     (let dir, clean_up =
        if on_working_tree then (OS.Dir.current (), fun _ -> ())
        else
diff --git a/bin/cli.ml b/bin/cli.ml
index b52dec4f..b8c60df0 100644
--- a/bin/cli.ml
+++ b/bin/cli.ml
@@ -245,28 +245,23 @@ let keep_build_dir =
 (* use cmdliner evaluation error *)
 
 let setup =
-  let style_renderer =
-    let env = Cmd.Env.info "DUNE_RELEASE_COLOR" in
-    Fmt_cli.style_renderer ~docs:Manpage.s_common_options ~env ()
-  in
-  let log_level =
-    let env = Cmd.Env.info "DUNE_RELEASE_VERBOSITY" in
-    Logs_cli.level ~docs:Manpage.s_common_options ~env ()
-  in
-  let cwd =
-    let doc = "Change to directory $(docv) before doing anything." in
-    let docv = "DIR" in
-    Arg.(
-      value
-      & opt (some path_arg) None
-      & info [ "C"; "pkg-dir" ] ~docs:Manpage.s_common_options ~doc ~docv)
-  in
   Term.(
     ret
       (let open Syntax in
-       let+ style_renderer = style_renderer
-       and+ log_level = log_level
-       and+ cwd = cwd in
+       let+ style_renderer =
+         let env = Cmd.Env.info "DUNE_RELEASE_COLOR" in
+         Fmt_cli.style_renderer ~docs:Manpage.s_common_options ~env ()
+       and+ log_level =
+         let env = Cmd.Env.info "DUNE_RELEASE_VERBOSITY" in
+         Logs_cli.level ~docs:Manpage.s_common_options ~env ()
+       and+ cwd =
+         let doc = "Change to directory $(docv) before doing anything." in
+         let docv = "DIR" in
+         Arg.(
+           value
+           & opt (some path_arg) None
+           & info [ "C"; "pkg-dir" ] ~docs:Manpage.s_common_options ~doc ~docv)
+       in
        Fmt_tty.setup_std_outputs ?style_renderer ();
        Logs.set_level log_level;
        Logs.set_reporter (Logs_fmt.reporter ~app:Fmt.stdout ());
diff --git a/bin/config.ml b/bin/config.ml
index 3b8dd48c..9d3468a2 100644
--- a/bin/config.ml
+++ b/bin/config.ml
@@ -141,31 +141,28 @@ let man =
        newly created opam-repository PR or not.";
   ]
 
-let action =
-  let docv = "ACTION" in
-  let doc =
-    "The action to perform, either $(b,show) the config or $(b,set) a config \
-     field"
-  in
-  Cmdliner.Arg.(value & pos 0 string "show" & info ~doc ~docv [])
-
-let key =
-  let docv = "KEY" in
-  let doc =
-    "The configuration field to set or print. For $(b,show), if no key is \
-     provided, the entire config will be printed."
-  in
-  Cmdliner.Arg.(value & pos 1 (some string) None & info ~doc ~docv [])
-
-let value =
-  let docv = "VALUE" in
-  let doc = "The new field value" in
-  Cmdliner.Arg.(value & pos 2 (some string) None & info ~doc ~docv [])
-
 let term =
   Cmdliner.Term.(
     let open Syntax in
-    let+ action = action and+ key_opt = key and+ value_opt = value in
+    let+ action =
+      let docv = "ACTION" in
+      let doc =
+        "The action to perform, either $(b,show) the config or $(b,set) a \
+         config field"
+      in
+      Cmdliner.Arg.(value & pos 0 string "show" & info ~doc ~docv [])
+    and+ key_opt =
+      let docv = "KEY" in
+      let doc =
+        "The configuration field to set or print. For $(b,show), if no key is \
+         provided, the entire config will be printed."
+      in
+      Cmdliner.Arg.(value & pos 1 (some string) None & info ~doc ~docv [])
+    and+ value_opt =
+      let docv = "VALUE" in
+      let doc = "The new field value" in
+      Cmdliner.Arg.(value & pos 2 (some string) None & info ~doc ~docv [])
+    in
     let open Rresult in
     (let res =
        match (action, key_opt, value_opt) with
diff --git a/bin/delegate_info.ml b/bin/delegate_info.ml
index 0e7cc1e6..7cad388d 100644
--- a/bin/delegate_info.ml
+++ b/bin/delegate_info.ml
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
 open Cmdliner
 open Dune_release
 
-let var =
-  let doc = "The variable to print." in
-  Arg.(required & pos 0 (some string) None & info [] ~doc ~docv:"VAR")
-
 let term =
   Term.(
     let open Syntax in
-    let+ var = var in
+    let+ var =
+      let doc = "The variable to print." in
+      Arg.(required & pos 0 (some string) None & info [] ~doc ~docv:"VAR")
+    in
     let open Rresult in
     (let pkg = Pkg.v ~dry_run:false () in
      let result =
diff --git a/bin/help.ml b/bin/help.ml
index 238860f2..5c5283aa 100644
--- a/bin/help.ml
+++ b/bin/help.ml
@@ -247,10 +247,6 @@ let pages =
 
 open Cmdliner
 
-let topic =
-  let doc = "The topic to get help on, `topics' lists the topic." in
-  Arg.(value & pos 0 (some string) None & info [] ~docv:"TOPIC" ~doc)
-
 let doc = "Show help about dune-release"
 let exits = Cli.exits
 let man_xrefs = [ `Main ]
@@ -267,7 +263,9 @@ let term =
     ret
       (let open Syntax in
        let+ man_format = Arg.man_format
-       and+ topic = topic
+       and+ topic =
+         let doc = "The topic to get help on, `topics' lists the topic." in
+         Arg.(value & pos 0 (some string) None & info [] ~docv:"TOPIC" ~doc)
        and+ commands = Term.choice_names in
        match topic with
        | None -> `Help (man_format, None)
diff --git a/bin/lint.ml b/bin/lint.ml
index 4bbd0e2a..f15869a8 100644
--- a/bin/lint.ml
+++ b/bin/lint.ml
@@ -11,18 +11,6 @@ open Dune_release
 
 open Cmdliner
 
-let lints =
-  let test = [ ("std-files", `Std_files); ("opam", `Opam) ] in
-  let doc =
-    strf
-      "Test to perform. $(docv) must be one of %s. If unspecified all tests \
-       are performed."
-      (Arg.doc_alts_enum test)
-  in
-  let test = Arg.enum test in
-  let docv = "TEST" in
-  Arg.(value & pos_all test Lint.all & info [] ~doc ~docv)
-
 let doc = "Check package distribution consistency and conventions"
 let sdocs = Manpage.s_common_options
 let exits = Cmd.Exit.info 1 ~doc:"on lint failure" :: Cli.exits
@@ -51,7 +39,18 @@ let term =
     and+ version = Cli.pkg_version
     and+ tag = Cli.dist_tag
     and+ keep_v = Cli.keep_v
-    and+ lints = lints in
+    and+ lints =
+      let test = [ ("std-files", `Std_files); ("opam", `Opam) ] in
+      let doc =
+        strf
+          "Test to perform. $(docv) must be one of %s. If unspecified all \
+           tests are performed."
+          (Arg.doc_alts_enum test)
+      in
+      let test = Arg.enum test in
+      let docv = "TEST" in
+      Arg.(value & pos_all test Lint.all & info [] ~doc ~docv)
+    in
     Cli.handle_error
       ( Config.keep_v ~keep_v >>= fun keep_v ->
         let pkg = Pkg.v ~dry_run ?version ~keep_v ?tag () in
diff --git a/bin/opam.ml b/bin/opam.ml
index 2c343ccb..3bbc63b3 100644
--- a/bin/opam.ml
+++ b/bin/opam.ml
@@ -313,37 +313,6 @@ let field ~pkgs ~field_name = field pkgs field_name
 
 open Cmdliner
 
-let action =
-  let action =
-    [ ("descr", `Descr); ("pkg", `Pkg); ("submit", `Submit); ("field", `Field) ]
-  in
-  let doc =
-    strf "The action to perform. $(docv) must be one of %s."
-      (Arg.doc_alts_enum action)
-  in
-  let action = Arg.enum action in
-  Arg.(required & pos 0 (some action) None & info [] ~doc ~docv:"ACTION")
-
-let field_arg =
-  let doc = "the field to output ($(b,field) action)" in
-  Arg.(value & pos 1 (some string) None & info [] ~doc ~docv:"FIELD")
-
-let pkg_descr =
-  let doc =
-    "The opam descr file to use for the opam package. If absent and the opam \
-     file name (see $(b,--pkg-opam)) has a `.opam` extension, uses an existing \
-     file with the same path but a `.descr` extension. If the opam file name \
-     is `opam` uses a `descr` file in the same directory. If these files are \
-     not found a description is extracted from the the readme (see option \
-     $(b,--readme)) as follow: the first marked up section of the readme is \
-     extracted, its title is parsed according to the pattern '\\$(NAME) \
-     \\$(SEP) \\$(SYNOPSIS)', the body of the section is the long description. \
-     A few lines are filtered out: lines that start with either 'Home page:', \
-     'Contact:' or '%%VERSION'."
-  in
-  let docv = "FILE" in
-  Arg.(value & opt (some Cli.path_arg) None & info [ "pkg-descr" ] ~doc ~docv)
-
 let doc = "Interaction with opam and the OCaml opam repository"
 let sdocs = Manpage.s_common_options
 let envs = []
@@ -396,12 +365,43 @@ let term =
     and+ tag = Cli.dist_tag
     and+ pkg_names = Cli.pkg_names
     and+ version = Cli.pkg_version
-    and+ pkg_descr = pkg_descr
+    and+ pkg_descr =
+      let doc =
+        "The opam descr file to use for the opam package. If absent and the \
+         opam file name (see $(b,--pkg-opam)) has a `.opam` extension, uses an \
+         existing file with the same path but a `.descr` extension. If the \
+         opam file name is `opam` uses a `descr` file in the same directory. \
+         If these files are not found a description is extracted from the the \
+         readme (see option $(b,--readme)) as follow: the first marked up \
+         section of the readme is extracted, its title is parsed according to \
+         the pattern '\\$(NAME) \\$(SEP) \\$(SYNOPSIS)', the body of the \
+         section is the long description. A few lines are filtered out: lines \
+         that start with either 'Home page:', 'Contact:' or '%%VERSION'."
+      in
+      let docv = "FILE" in
+      Arg.(
+        value & opt (some Cli.path_arg) None & info [ "pkg-descr" ] ~doc ~docv)
     and+ readme = Cli.readme
     and+ change_log = Cli.change_log
     and+ publish_msg = Cli.publish_msg
-    and+ action = action
-    and+ field_name = field_arg
+    and+ action =
+      let action =
+        [
+          ("descr", `Descr);
+          ("pkg", `Pkg);
+          ("submit", `Submit);
+          ("field", `Field);
+        ]
+      in
+      let doc =
+        strf "The action to perform. $(docv) must be one of %s."
+          (Arg.doc_alts_enum action)
+      in
+      let action = Arg.enum action in
+      Arg.(required & pos 0 (some action) None & info [] ~doc ~docv:"ACTION")
+    and+ field_name =
+      let doc = "the field to output ($(b,field) action)" in
+      Arg.(value & pos 1 (some string) None & info [] ~doc ~docv:"FIELD")
     and+ no_auto_open = Cli.no_auto_open
     and+ yes = Cli.yes
     and+ token = Cli.token
diff --git a/bin/tag.ml b/bin/tag.ml
index 8bd2ecc7..b1ac27c2 100644
--- a/bin/tag.ml
+++ b/bin/tag.ml
@@ -75,37 +75,6 @@ let vcs_tag repo pkg tag version ~dry_run ~commit_ish ~force ~sign ~delete ~msg
 
 open Cmdliner
 
-let version =
-  let doc =
-    "The version tag to use. If absent, automatically extracted from the \
-     package's change log."
-  in
-  Arg.(value & pos 0 (some Cli.version) None & info [] ~doc ~docv:"VERSION")
-
-let commit =
-  let doc = "Commit-ish $(docv) to tag." in
-  Arg.(value & opt string "HEAD" & info [ "commit" ] ~doc ~docv:"COMMIT-ISH")
-
-let msg =
-  let doc =
-    "Commit message for the tag. If absent, the message 'Distribution \
-     $(i,VERSION)' is used."
-  in
-  Arg.(
-    value & opt (some string) None & info [ "m"; "message" ] ~doc ~docv:"MSG")
-
-let sign =
-  let doc = "Sign the tag using the VCS's default signing key." in
-  Arg.(value & flag & info [ "s"; "sign" ] ~doc)
-
-let force =
-  let doc = "If the tag exists, replace it rather than fail." in
-  Arg.(value & flag & info [ "f"; "force" ] ~doc)
-
-let delete =
-  let doc = "Delete the specified tag rather than create it." in
-  Arg.(value & flag & info [ "d"; "delete" ] ~doc)
-
 let doc = "Tag the package's source repository with a version"
 let sdocs = Manpage.s_common_options
 let exits = Cli.exits
@@ -127,12 +96,34 @@ let term =
     and+ dry_run = Cli.dry_run
     and+ change_log = Cli.change_log
     and+ keep_v = Cli.keep_v
-    and+ version = version
-    and+ commit_ish = commit
-    and+ force = force
-    and+ sign = sign
-    and+ delete = delete
-    and+ msg = msg
+    and+ version =
+      let doc =
+        "The version tag to use. If absent, automatically extracted from the \
+         package's change log."
+      in
+      Arg.(value & pos 0 (some Cli.version) None & info [] ~doc ~docv:"VERSION")
+    and+ commit_ish =
+      let doc = "Commit-ish $(docv) to tag." in
+      Arg.(
+        value & opt string "HEAD" & info [ "commit" ] ~doc ~docv:"COMMIT-ISH")
+    and+ force =
+      let doc = "If the tag exists, replace it rather than fail." in
+      Arg.(value & flag & info [ "f"; "force" ] ~doc)
+    and+ sign =
+      let doc = "Sign the tag using the VCS's default signing key." in
+      Arg.(value & flag & info [ "s"; "sign" ] ~doc)
+    and+ delete =
+      let doc = "Delete the specified tag rather than create it." in
+      Arg.(value & flag & info [ "d"; "delete" ] ~doc)
+    and+ msg =
+      let doc =
+        "Commit message for the tag. If absent, the message 'Distribution \
+         $(i,VERSION)' is used."
+      in
+      Arg.(
+        value
+        & opt (some string) None
+        & info [ "m"; "message" ] ~doc ~docv:"MSG")
     and+ yes = Cli.yes in
     Config.keep_v ~keep_v
     >>= (fun keep_v ->