diff --git a/projects/npm-tools/packages/changelog-generator/src/index.js b/projects/npm-tools/packages/changelog-generator/src/index.js
index 6094b2d161..bc3af9e2e7 100644
--- a/projects/npm-tools/packages/changelog-generator/src/index.js
+++ b/projects/npm-tools/packages/changelog-generator/src/index.js
@@ -702,13 +702,6 @@ async function getVersionTagPrefix() {
 }
 
 async function main(_node, _script, ...args) {
-	const options = await parseArgs(args);
-
-	if (!options) {
-		process.exit(1);
-	}
-	const {outfile, to, updateTags} = options;
-
 	printBanner(`
 		changelog.js
 		============
@@ -717,6 +710,14 @@ async function main(_node, _script, ...args) {
 		for duty!
 	`);
 
+	const options = await parseArgs(args);
+
+	if (!options) {
+		process.exit(1);
+	}
+
+	const {outfile, to, updateTags} = options;
+
 	if (updateTags) {
 		try {
 			info('Fetching remote tags: run with --no-update-tags to skip');