diff --git a/lib/cli.js b/lib/cli.js
index 4dc54671c..5e4a2ab37 100644
--- a/lib/cli.js
+++ b/lib/cli.js
@@ -679,8 +679,8 @@ yargs(hideBin(process.argv))
         }
     )
     .command(
-        ['execute <BU> [TYPE] [KEY]', 'exec', 'start'],
-        'executes the entity (query/journey/automation etc.)',
+        ['execute <BU> [TYPE] [KEY]', 'exec', 'start', 'resume'],
+        'executes the entity',
         (yargs) =>
             yargs
                 .positional('BU', {
@@ -733,7 +733,7 @@ yargs(hideBin(process.argv))
         }
     )
     .command(
-        ['publish <BU> [TYPE] [KEY]'],
+        ['publish <BU> [TYPE] [KEY]', 'activate'],
         'publishes the entity',
         (yargs) =>
             yargs
diff --git a/lib/metadataTypes/Journey.js b/lib/metadataTypes/Journey.js
index ebc8a0d5b..ec5a9fb86 100644
--- a/lib/metadataTypes/Journey.js
+++ b/lib/metadataTypes/Journey.js
@@ -2000,6 +2000,50 @@ class Journey extends MetadataType {
 
         return stoppedKeyArr;
     }
+    /**
+     * resumes selected journey versions
+     *
+     * @param {string[]} keyArr customerkey of the metadata
+     * @returns {Promise.<string[]>} Returns list of keys that were paused
+     */
+    static async execute(keyArr) {
+        let version;
+        const endpoint = '/interaction/v1/interactions/resume/';
+        const resumedKeyArr = [];
+        const apiLimit = pLimit(20);
+        const journeyCache = await this.retrieveForCache();
+
+        await Promise.allSettled(
+            keyArr.map((key) =>
+                apiLimit(async () => {
+                    [key, version] = key.split('/');
+                    if (journeyCache.metadata[key]) {
+                        version ||= journeyCache.metadata[key].version;
+                        try {
+                            await this.client.rest.post(
+                                endpoint +
+                                    journeyCache.metadata[key].id +
+                                    (version === '*'
+                                        ? '?allVersions=true'
+                                        : `?versionNumber=${version}`),
+                                {}
+                            );
+                            Util.logger.info(
+                                ` - Resumed ${this.definition.type} ${key}/${version}`
+                            );
+                            resumedKeyArr.push(key);
+                        } catch (ex) {
+                            Util.logger.error(
+                                ` - Resuming ${this.definition.type} ${key} failed: ${ex.message}`
+                            );
+                        }
+                    }
+                })
+            )
+        );
+
+        return resumedKeyArr;
+    }
 }
 
 // Assign definition to static attributes