diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index aae11a5..a5dacdb 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ build/Release
 # Dependency directory
 # https://docs.npmjs.com/misc/faq#should-i-check-my-node-modules-folder-into-git
 node_modules
+.nvmrc
+
 # Python virtual environment in case it's created for the Castlabs code signing tool
 venv
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 8c710d5..20c52be 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "nativefier",
-  "version": "45.0.0",
+  "version": "45.0.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "nativefier",
-      "version": "45.0.0",
+      "version": "45.0.1",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "axios": "^0.21.1",
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
         "sanitize-filename": "^1.6.3",
         "source-map-support": "^0.5.19",
         "tmp": "^0.2.1",
-        "yargs": "17.0.1"
+        "yargs": "^17.1.1"
       },
       "bin": {
         "nativefier": "lib/cli.js"
@@ -7715,9 +7715,9 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-3wdGidZyq5PB084XLES5TpOSRA3wjXAlIWMhum2kRcv/41Sn2emQ0dycQW4uZXLejwKvg6EsvbdlVL+FYEct7A=="
     },
     "node_modules/yargs": {
-      "version": "17.0.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/yargs/-/yargs-17.0.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-xBBulfCc8Y6gLFcrPvtqKz9hz8SO0l1Ni8GgDekvBX2ro0HRQImDGnikfc33cgzcYUSncapnNcZDjVFIH3f6KQ==",
+      "version": "17.1.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/yargs/-/yargs-17.1.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-c2k48R0PwKIqKhPMWjeiF6y2xY/gPMUlro0sgxqXpbOIohWiLNXWslsootttv7E1e73QPAMQSg5FeySbVcpsPQ==",
       "dependencies": {
         "cliui": "^7.0.2",
         "escalade": "^3.1.1",
@@ -13580,9 +13580,9 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-3wdGidZyq5PB084XLES5TpOSRA3wjXAlIWMhum2kRcv/41Sn2emQ0dycQW4uZXLejwKvg6EsvbdlVL+FYEct7A=="
     },
     "yargs": {
-      "version": "17.0.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/yargs/-/yargs-17.0.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-xBBulfCc8Y6gLFcrPvtqKz9hz8SO0l1Ni8GgDekvBX2ro0HRQImDGnikfc33cgzcYUSncapnNcZDjVFIH3f6KQ==",
+      "version": "17.1.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/yargs/-/yargs-17.1.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-c2k48R0PwKIqKhPMWjeiF6y2xY/gPMUlro0sgxqXpbOIohWiLNXWslsootttv7E1e73QPAMQSg5FeySbVcpsPQ==",
       "requires": {
         "cliui": "^7.0.2",
         "escalade": "^3.1.1",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8a15746..9d45646 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
     "sanitize-filename": "^1.6.3",
     "source-map-support": "^0.5.19",
     "tmp": "^0.2.1",
-    "yargs": "17.0.1"
+    "yargs": "^17.1.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/debug": "^4.1.6",
diff --git a/src/cli.ts b/src/cli.ts
index 6b7cfc0..4d25bfd 100755
--- a/src/cli.ts
+++ b/src/cli.ts
@@ -567,6 +567,21 @@ export function parseArgs(args: yargs.Argv<RawOptions>): RawOptions {
 
   parsed.noOverwrite = parsed['no-overwrite'] = !parsed.overwrite;
 
+  // Since coerce in yargs seems to have broken since
+  // https://github.com/yargs/yargs/pull/1978
+  for (const arg of [
+    'win32metadata',
+    'browserwindow-options',
+    'file-download-options',
+  ]) {
+    if (parsed[arg] && typeof parsed[arg] === 'string') {
+      parsed[arg] = parseJson(parsed[arg] as string);
+    }
+  }
+  if (parsed['process-envs'] && typeof parsed['process-envs'] === 'string') {
+    parsed['process-envs'] = getProcessEnvs(parsed['process-envs']);
+  }
+
   return parsed;
 }