diff --git a/src/dotnet/commands/dotnet-publish/PublishCommandParser.cs b/src/dotnet/commands/dotnet-publish/PublishCommandParser.cs
index 01ae347c0..4aae155ce 100644
--- a/src/dotnet/commands/dotnet-publish/PublishCommandParser.cs
+++ b/src/dotnet/commands/dotnet-publish/PublishCommandParser.cs
@@ -16,12 +16,14 @@ namespace Microsoft.DotNet.Cli
                 CommonOptions.HelpOption(),
                 Create.Option("-f|--framework",
                               "Target framework to publish for. The target framework has to be specified in the project file.",
-                              Accept.WithSuggestionsFrom(_ => Suggest.TargetFrameworksFromProjectFile())
+                              Accept.ExactlyOneArgument
+                                    .WithSuggestionsFrom(_ => Suggest.TargetFrameworksFromProjectFile())
                                     .With(name: "FRAMEWORK")
                                     .ForwardAs(o => $"/p:TargetFramework={o.Arguments.Single()}")),
                 Create.Option("-r|--runtime",
                               "Publish the project for a given runtime. This is used when creating self-contained deployment. Default is to publish a framework-dependent app.",
-                              Accept.WithSuggestionsFrom(_ => Suggest.RunTimesFromProjectFile())
+                              Accept.ExactlyOneArgument
+                                    .WithSuggestionsFrom(_ => Suggest.RunTimesFromProjectFile())
                                     .With(name: "RUNTIME_IDENTIFIER")
                                     .ForwardAs(o => $"/p:RuntimeIdentifier={o.Arguments.Single()}")),
                 Create.Option("-o|--output",