diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 4162070..607d6e8 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ set(REQUIRED_ICONS
 )
 
 # find c++utilities
-find_package(c++utilities 4.0.0 REQUIRED)
+find_package(c++utilities 4.10.0 REQUIRED)
 use_cpp_utilities()
 
 # find qtutilities
diff --git a/application/main.cpp b/application/main.cpp
index 2097cd4..0d926ce 100644
--- a/application/main.cpp
+++ b/application/main.cpp
@@ -42,12 +42,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     downloadArg.setCallback(bind(Cli::download, argc, argv, _1, cref(urlsArg), cref(noConfirmArg)));
     parser.setMainArguments({ &qtConfigArgs.qtWidgetsGuiArg(), &downloadArg, &helpArg });
     // parse arguments
-    try {
-        parser.parseArgs(argc, argv);
-    } catch (const Failure &ex) {
-        CMD_UTILS_START_CONSOLE;
-        cout << "Unable to parse arguments. " << ex.what() << "\nSee --help for available commands." << endl;
-    }
+    parser.parseArgsOrExit(argc, argv);
     // set meta info for application
     if (qtConfigArgs.areQtGuiArgsPresent()) {
         return QtGui::runWidgetsGui(argc, argv, qtConfigArgs);