diff --git a/src/uu/chcon/Cargo.toml b/src/uu/chcon/Cargo.toml
index 1f3b5e299..ea39f4ca5 100644
--- a/src/uu/chcon/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src/uu/chcon/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ edition = "2021"
 path = "src/chcon.rs"
 
 [dependencies]
-clap         = { version = "3.2", features = ["wrap_help", "cargo"] }
+clap         = { version = "4.0", features = ["wrap_help", "cargo"] }
 uucore       = { version = ">=0.0.9", package="uucore", path="../../uucore", features=["entries", "fs", "perms"] }
 selinux      = { version = "0.3"   }
 fts-sys      = { version = "0.2"   }
diff --git a/src/uu/chcon/src/chcon.rs b/src/uu/chcon/src/chcon.rs
index e80293f4d..fdb49b595 100644
--- a/src/uu/chcon/src/chcon.rs
+++ b/src/uu/chcon/src/chcon.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use uucore::error::{UResult, USimpleError, UUsageError};
 use uucore::format_usage;
 use uucore::{display::Quotable, show_error, show_warning};
 
-use clap::{Arg, Command};
+use clap::{Arg, ArgAction, Command};
 use selinux::{OpaqueSecurityContext, SecurityContext};
 
 use std::borrow::Cow;
@@ -68,7 +68,8 @@ pub fn uumain(args: impl uucore::Args) -> UResult<()> {
         Err(r) => {
             if let Error::CommandLine(r) = &r {
                 match r.kind() {
-                    clap::ErrorKind::DisplayHelp | clap::ErrorKind::DisplayVersion => {
+                    clap::error::ErrorKind::DisplayHelp
+                    | clap::error::ErrorKind::DisplayVersion => {
                         println!("{}", r);
                         return Ok(());
                     }
@@ -106,7 +107,7 @@ pub fn uumain(args: impl uucore::Args) -> UResult<()> {
         }
 
         CommandLineMode::ContextBased { context } => {
-            let c_context = match os_str_to_c_string(context) {
+            let c_context = match os_str_to_c_string(&context) {
                 Ok(context) => context,
 
                 Err(_r) => {
@@ -156,7 +157,7 @@ pub fn uumain(args: impl uucore::Args) -> UResult<()> {
     Err(libc::EXIT_FAILURE.into())
 }
 
-pub fn uu_app<'a>() -> Command<'a> {
+pub fn uu_app() -> Command {
     Command::new(uucore::util_name())
         .version(VERSION)
         .about(ABOUT)
@@ -165,7 +166,8 @@ pub fn uu_app<'a>() -> Command<'a> {
         .arg(
             Arg::new(options::HELP)
                 .long(options::HELP)
-                .help("Print help information."),
+                .help("Print help information.")
+                .action(ArgAction::Help),
         )
         .arg(
             Arg::new(options::dereference::DEREFERENCE)
@@ -174,29 +176,32 @@ pub fn uu_app<'a>() -> Command<'a> {
                 .help(
                     "Affect the referent of each symbolic link (this is the default), \
                      rather than the symbolic link itself.",
-                ),
+                )
+                .action(ArgAction::SetTrue),
         )
         .arg(
             Arg::new(options::dereference::NO_DEREFERENCE)
                 .short('h')
                 .long(options::dereference::NO_DEREFERENCE)
-                .help("Affect symbolic links instead of any referenced file."),
+                .help("Affect symbolic links instead of any referenced file.")
+                .action(ArgAction::SetTrue),
         )
         .arg(
             Arg::new(options::preserve_root::PRESERVE_ROOT)
                 .long(options::preserve_root::PRESERVE_ROOT)
                 .conflicts_with(options::preserve_root::NO_PRESERVE_ROOT)
-                .help("Fail to operate recursively on '/'."),
+                .help("Fail to operate recursively on '/'.")
+                .action(ArgAction::SetTrue),
         )
         .arg(
             Arg::new(options::preserve_root::NO_PRESERVE_ROOT)
                 .long(options::preserve_root::NO_PRESERVE_ROOT)
-                .help("Do not treat '/' specially (the default)."),
+                .help("Do not treat '/' specially (the default).")
+                .action(ArgAction::SetTrue),
         )
         .arg(
             Arg::new(options::REFERENCE)
                 .long(options::REFERENCE)
-                .takes_value(true)
                 .value_name("RFILE")
                 .value_hint(clap::ValueHint::FilePath)
                 .conflicts_with_all(&[options::USER, options::ROLE, options::TYPE, options::RANGE])
@@ -210,7 +215,6 @@ pub fn uu_app<'a>() -> Command<'a> {
             Arg::new(options::USER)
                 .short('u')
                 .long(options::USER)
-                .takes_value(true)
                 .value_name("USER")
                 .value_hint(clap::ValueHint::Username)
                 .help("Set user USER in the target security context.")
@@ -220,7 +224,6 @@ pub fn uu_app<'a>() -> Command<'a> {
             Arg::new(options::ROLE)
                 .short('r')
                 .long(options::ROLE)
-                .takes_value(true)
                 .value_name("ROLE")
                 .help("Set role ROLE in the target security context.")
                 .value_parser(ValueParser::os_string()),
@@ -229,7 +232,6 @@ pub fn uu_app<'a>() -> Command<'a> {
             Arg::new(options::TYPE)
                 .short('t')
                 .long(options::TYPE)
-                .takes_value(true)
                 .value_name("TYPE")
                 .help("Set type TYPE in the target security context.")
                 .value_parser(ValueParser::os_string()),
@@ -238,7 +240,6 @@ pub fn uu_app<'a>() -> Command<'a> {
             Arg::new(options::RANGE)
                 .short('l')
                 .long(options::RANGE)
-                .takes_value(true)
                 .value_name("RANGE")
                 .help("Set range RANGE in the target security context.")
                 .value_parser(ValueParser::os_string()),
@@ -247,7 +248,8 @@ pub fn uu_app<'a>() -> Command<'a> {
             Arg::new(options::RECURSIVE)
                 .short('R')
                 .long(options::RECURSIVE)
-                .help("Operate on files and directories recursively."),
+                .help("Operate on files and directories recursively.")
+                .action(ArgAction::SetTrue),
         )
         .arg(
             Arg::new(options::sym_links::FOLLOW_ARG_DIR_SYM_LINK)
@@ -260,7 +262,8 @@ pub fn uu_app<'a>() -> Command<'a> {
                 .help(
                     "If a command line argument is a symbolic link to a directory, \
                      traverse it. Only valid when -R is specified.",
-                ),
+                )
+                .action(ArgAction::SetTrue),
         )
         .arg(
             Arg::new(options::sym_links::FOLLOW_DIR_SYM_LINKS)
@@ -273,7 +276,8 @@ pub fn uu_app<'a>() -> Command<'a> {
                 .help(
                     "Traverse every symbolic link to a directory encountered. \
                      Only valid when -R is specified.",
-                ),
+                )
+                .action(ArgAction::SetTrue),
         )
         .arg(
             Arg::new(options::sym_links::NO_FOLLOW_SYM_LINKS)
@@ -286,19 +290,21 @@ pub fn uu_app<'a>() -> Command<'a> {
                 .help(
                     "Do not traverse any symbolic links (default). \
                      Only valid when -R is specified.",
-                ),
+                )
+                .action(ArgAction::SetTrue),
         )
         .arg(
             Arg::new(options::VERBOSE)
                 .short('v')
                 .long(options::VERBOSE)
-                .help("Output a diagnostic for every file processed."),
+                .help("Output a diagnostic for every file processed.")
+                .action(ArgAction::SetTrue),
         )
         .arg(
             Arg::new("FILE")
-                .multiple_occurrences(true)
+                .action(ArgAction::Append)
                 .value_hint(clap::ValueHint::FilePath)
-                .min_values(1)
+                .num_args(1..)
                 .value_parser(ValueParser::os_string()),
         )
 }
@@ -316,11 +322,11 @@ struct Options {
 fn parse_command_line(config: clap::Command, args: impl uucore::Args) -> Result<Options> {
     let matches = config.try_get_matches_from(args)?;
 
-    let verbose = matches.contains_id(options::VERBOSE);
+    let verbose = matches.get_flag(options::VERBOSE);
 
-    let (recursive_mode, affect_symlink_referent) = if matches.contains_id(options::RECURSIVE) {
-        if matches.contains_id(options::sym_links::FOLLOW_DIR_SYM_LINKS) {
-            if matches.contains_id(options::dereference::NO_DEREFERENCE) {
+    let (recursive_mode, affect_symlink_referent) = if matches.get_flag(options::RECURSIVE) {
+        if matches.get_flag(options::sym_links::FOLLOW_DIR_SYM_LINKS) {
+            if matches.get_flag(options::dereference::NO_DEREFERENCE) {
                 return Err(Error::ArgumentsMismatch(format!(
                     "'--{}' with '--{}' require '-P'",
                     options::RECURSIVE,
@@ -329,8 +335,8 @@ fn parse_command_line(config: clap::Command, args: impl uucore::Args) -> Result<
             }
 
             (RecursiveMode::RecursiveAndFollowAllDirSymLinks, true)
-        } else if matches.contains_id(options::sym_links::FOLLOW_ARG_DIR_SYM_LINK) {
-            if matches.contains_id(options::dereference::NO_DEREFERENCE) {
+        } else if matches.get_flag(options::sym_links::FOLLOW_ARG_DIR_SYM_LINK) {
+            if matches.get_flag(options::dereference::NO_DEREFERENCE) {
                 return Err(Error::ArgumentsMismatch(format!(
                     "'--{}' with '--{}' require '-P'",
                     options::RECURSIVE,
@@ -340,7 +346,7 @@ fn parse_command_line(config: clap::Command, args: impl uucore::Args) -> Result<
 
             (RecursiveMode::RecursiveAndFollowArgDirSymLinks, true)
         } else {
-            if matches.contains_id(options::dereference::DEREFERENCE) {
+            if matches.get_flag(options::dereference::DEREFERENCE) {
                 return Err(Error::ArgumentsMismatch(format!(
                     "'--{}' with '--{}' require either '-H' or '-L'",
                     options::RECURSIVE,
@@ -351,12 +357,12 @@ fn parse_command_line(config: clap::Command, args: impl uucore::Args) -> Result<
             (RecursiveMode::RecursiveButDoNotFollowSymLinks, false)
         }
     } else {
-        let no_dereference = matches.contains_id(options::dereference::NO_DEREFERENCE);
+        let no_dereference = matches.get_flag(options::dereference::NO_DEREFERENCE);
         (RecursiveMode::NotRecursive, !no_dereference)
     };
 
     // By default, do not preserve root.
-    let preserve_root = matches.contains_id(options::preserve_root::PRESERVE_ROOT);
+    let preserve_root = matches.get_flag(options::preserve_root::PRESERVE_ROOT);
 
     let mut files = matches.get_many::<OsString>("FILE").unwrap_or_default();
 
@@ -364,10 +370,10 @@ fn parse_command_line(config: clap::Command, args: impl uucore::Args) -> Result<
         CommandLineMode::ReferenceBased {
             reference: PathBuf::from(path),
         }
-    } else if matches.contains_id(options::USER)
-        || matches.contains_id(options::ROLE)
-        || matches.contains_id(options::TYPE)
-        || matches.contains_id(options::RANGE)
+    } else if matches.get_flag(options::USER)
+        || matches.get_flag(options::ROLE)
+        || matches.get_flag(options::TYPE)
+        || matches.get_flag(options::RANGE)
     {
         CommandLineMode::Custom {
             user: matches.get_one::<OsString>(options::USER).map(Into::into),