diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 8340252bb04..8af5fff8de9 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.20
 	github.com/sosodev/duration v1.3.1
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.10.0
-	github.com/urfave/cli/v2 v2.27.5
+	github.com/urfave/cli/v3 v3.0.0-beta1
 	github.com/vektah/gqlparser/v2 v2.5.20
 	golang.org/x/text v0.21.0
 	golang.org/x/tools v0.24.0
@@ -26,11 +26,8 @@ require (
 require (
 	github.com/agnivade/levenshtein v1.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/andybalholm/cascadia v1.3.2 // indirect
-	github.com/cpuguy83/go-md2man/v2 v2.0.5 // indirect
 	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 // indirect
-	github.com/russross/blackfriday/v2 v2.1.0 // indirect
-	github.com/xrash/smetrics v0.0.0-20240521201337-686a1a2994c1 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/mod v0.20.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/net v0.33.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sync v0.10.0 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index ea40dff2e12..f8bb5141511 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ github.com/andybalholm/cascadia v1.3.2 h1:3Xi6Dw5lHF15JtdcmAHD3i1+T8plmv7BQ/nsVi
 github.com/andybalholm/cascadia v1.3.2/go.mod h1:7gtRlve5FxPPgIgX36uWBX58OdBsSS6lUvCFb+h7KvU=
 github.com/arbovm/levenshtein v0.0.0-20160628152529-48b4e1c0c4d0 h1:jfIu9sQUG6Ig+0+Ap1h4unLjW6YQJpKZVmUzxsD4E/Q=
 github.com/arbovm/levenshtein v0.0.0-20160628152529-48b4e1c0c4d0/go.mod h1:t2tdKJDJF9BV14lnkjHmOQgcvEKgtqs5a1N3LNdJhGE=
-github.com/cpuguy83/go-md2man/v2 v2.0.5 h1:ZtcqGrnekaHpVLArFSe4HK5DoKx1T0rq2DwVB0alcyc=
-github.com/cpuguy83/go-md2man/v2 v2.0.5/go.mod h1:tgQtvFlXSQOSOSIRvRPT7W67SCa46tRHOmNcaadrF8o=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/dgryski/trifles v0.0.0-20230903005119-f50d829f2e54 h1:SG7nF6SRlWhcT7cNTs5R6Hk4V2lcmLz2NsG2VnInyNo=
@@ -37,20 +35,16 @@ github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.20 h1:xfD0iDuEKnDkl03q4limB+vH+GxLEtL/jb4xVJSWWE
 github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.20/go.mod h1:W+V8PltTTMOvKvAeJH7IuucS94S2C6jfK/D7dTCTo3Y=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 h1:4DBwDE0NGyQoBHbLQYPwSUPoCMWR5BEzIk/f1lZbAQM=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZNVY4sRDYZ/4=
-github.com/russross/blackfriday/v2 v2.1.0 h1:JIOH55/0cWyOuilr9/qlrm0BSXldqnqwMsf35Ld67mk=
-github.com/russross/blackfriday/v2 v2.1.0/go.mod h1:+Rmxgy9KzJVeS9/2gXHxylqXiyQDYRxCVz55jmeOWTM=
 github.com/sergi/go-diff v1.3.1 h1:xkr+Oxo4BOQKmkn/B9eMK0g5Kg/983T9DqqPHwYqD+8=
 github.com/sergi/go-diff v1.3.1/go.mod h1:aMJSSKb2lpPvRNec0+w3fl7LP9IOFzdc9Pa4NFbPK1I=
 github.com/sosodev/duration v1.3.1 h1:qtHBDMQ6lvMQsL15g4aopM4HEfOaYuhWBw3NPTtlqq4=
 github.com/sosodev/duration v1.3.1/go.mod h1:RQIBBX0+fMLc/D9+Jb/fwvVmo0eZvDDEERAikUR6SDg=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.10.0 h1:Xv5erBjTwe/5IxqUQTdXv5kgmIvbHo3QQyRwhJsOfJA=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.10.0/go.mod h1:r2ic/lqez/lEtzL7wO/rwa5dbSLXVDPFyf8C91i36aY=
-github.com/urfave/cli/v2 v2.27.5 h1:WoHEJLdsXr6dDWoJgMq/CboDmyY/8HMMH1fTECbih+w=
-github.com/urfave/cli/v2 v2.27.5/go.mod h1:3Sevf16NykTbInEnD0yKkjDAeZDS0A6bzhBH5hrMvTQ=
+github.com/urfave/cli/v3 v3.0.0-beta1 h1:6DTaaUarcM0wX7qj5Hcvs+5Dm3dyUTBbEwIWAjcw9Zg=
+github.com/urfave/cli/v3 v3.0.0-beta1/go.mod h1:FnIeEMYu+ko8zP1F9Ypr3xkZMIDqW3DR92yUtY39q1Y=
 github.com/vektah/gqlparser/v2 v2.5.20 h1:kPaWbhBntxoZPaNdBaIPT1Kh0i1b/onb5kXgEdP5JCo=
 github.com/vektah/gqlparser/v2 v2.5.20/go.mod h1:xMl+ta8a5M1Yo1A1Iwt/k7gSpscwSnHZdw7tfhEGfTM=
-github.com/xrash/smetrics v0.0.0-20240521201337-686a1a2994c1 h1:gEOO8jv9F4OT7lGCjxCBTO/36wtF6j2nSip77qHd4x4=
-github.com/xrash/smetrics v0.0.0-20240521201337-686a1a2994c1/go.mod h1:Ohn+xnUBiLI6FVj/9LpzZWtj1/D6lUovWYBkxHVV3aM=
 github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.4.13/go.mod h1:6yULJ656Px+3vBD8DxQVa3kxgyrAnzto9xy5taEt/CY=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20190308221718-c2843e01d9a2/go.mod h1:djNgcEr1/C05ACkg1iLfiJU5Ep61QUkGW8qpdssI0+w=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20210921155107-089bfa567519/go.mod h1:GvvjBRRGRdwPK5ydBHafDWAxML/pGHZbMvKqRZ5+Abc=
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 02f56343c88..f670322405f 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"context"
 	_ "embed"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 
-	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
+	"github.com/urfave/cli/v3"
 
 	"github.com/99designs/gqlgen/api"
 	"github.com/99designs/gqlgen/codegen/config"
@@ -92,10 +93,10 @@ var initCmd = &cli.Command{
 			Value: "graph/schema.graphqls",
 		},
 	},
-	Action: func(ctx *cli.Context) error {
-		configFilename := ctx.String("config")
-		serverFilename := ctx.String("server")
-		schemaFilename := ctx.String("schema")
+	Action: func(ctx context.Context, cmd *cli.Command) error {
+		configFilename := cmd.String("config")
+		serverFilename := cmd.String("server")
+		schemaFilename := cmd.String("schema")
 
 		cwd, err := os.Getwd()
 		if err != nil {
@@ -168,10 +169,10 @@ var generateCmd = &cli.Command{
 		&cli.BoolFlag{Name: "verbose, v", Usage: "show logs"},
 		&cli.StringFlag{Name: "config, c", Usage: "the config filename"},
 	},
-	Action: func(ctx *cli.Context) error {
+	Action: func(ctx context.Context, cmd *cli.Command) error {
 		var cfg *config.Config
 		var err error
-		if configFilename := ctx.String("config"); configFilename != "" {
+		if configFilename := cmd.String("config"); configFilename != "" {
 			cfg, err = config.LoadConfig(configFilename)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
@@ -194,27 +195,27 @@ var generateCmd = &cli.Command{
 var versionCmd = &cli.Command{
 	Name:  "version",
 	Usage: "print the version string",
-	Action: func(ctx *cli.Context) error {
+	Action: func(ctx context.Context, cmd *cli.Command) error {
 		fmt.Println(graphql.Version)
 		return nil
 	},
 }
 
 func main() {
-	app := cli.NewApp()
+	app := cli.Command{}
 	app.Name = "gqlgen"
 	app.Usage = generateCmd.Usage
 	app.Description = "This is a library for quickly creating strictly typed graphql servers in golang. See https://gqlgen.com/ for a getting started guide."
 	app.HideVersion = true
 	app.Flags = generateCmd.Flags
 	app.Version = graphql.Version
-	app.Before = func(context *cli.Context) error {
-		if context.Bool("verbose") {
+	app.Before = func(ctx context.Context, cmd *cli.Command) (context.Context, error) {
+		if cmd.Bool("verbose") {
 			log.SetFlags(0)
 		} else {
 			log.SetOutput(io.Discard)
 		}
-		return nil
+		return ctx, nil
 	}
 
 	app.Action = generateCmd.Action
@@ -224,7 +225,7 @@ func main() {
 		versionCmd,
 	}
 
-	if err := app.Run(os.Args); err != nil {
+	if err := app.Run(context.Background(), os.Args); err != nil {
 		fmt.Fprint(os.Stderr, err.Error()+"\n")
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}