diff --git a/Sources/ReleaseTools/OptionParser.swift b/Sources/ReleaseTools/OptionParser.swift
index e7929d7..2341529 100644
--- a/Sources/ReleaseTools/OptionParser.swift
+++ b/Sources/ReleaseTools/OptionParser.swift
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ class OptionParser {
 
     // if we've specified the scheme or user, we also need the workspace
     if requirements.contains(.workspace) || scheme != nil || user != nil {
-      if let workspace = defaultWorkspace {
+      if let workspace = options.workspace ?? defaultWorkspace {
         self.workspace = workspace
       } else {
         throw GeneralError.missingWorkspace
diff --git a/Sources/ReleaseTools/RootCommand.swift b/Sources/ReleaseTools/RootCommand.swift
index ee6528d..e4d32bc 100644
--- a/Sources/ReleaseTools/RootCommand.swift
+++ b/Sources/ReleaseTools/RootCommand.swift
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import Runner
 struct RootCommand: AsyncParsableCommand {
   static var configuration: CommandConfiguration {
     CommandConfiguration(
+      commandName: "rt",
       abstract: "Assorted tools for iOS/macOS releases.",
       subcommands: [
         AppcastCommand.self,
diff --git a/Sources/ReleaseTools/SharedOptions.swift b/Sources/ReleaseTools/SharedOptions.swift
index b0dacac..0c06ee3 100644
--- a/Sources/ReleaseTools/SharedOptions.swift
+++ b/Sources/ReleaseTools/SharedOptions.swift
@@ -64,4 +64,6 @@ struct UpdatesOption: ParsableArguments {
 struct CommonOptions: ParsableArguments {
   @Flag(help: "Show the external commands that we're executing, and the output from them.") var showOutput = false
   @Flag(help: "Show extra logging.") var verbose = false
+  @Option(help: "The workspace we're operating on.")
+  var workspace: String?
 }