diff --git a/rsconnect/main.py b/rsconnect/main.py
index 5221cbfe..bf5917dd 100644
--- a/rsconnect/main.py
+++ b/rsconnect/main.py
@@ -1039,6 +1039,7 @@ def deploy_quarto(
     help=("The name of the html file that is the landing page."),
 )
 @click.option(
+    "--exclude",
     "--excludes",
     "-x",
     multiple=True,