diff --git a/examples/nop-preprocessor.rs b/examples/nop-preprocessor.rs
index 69fb87f4..ace40093 100644
--- a/examples/nop-preprocessor.rs
+++ b/examples/nop-preprocessor.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use crate::nop_lib::Nop;
-use clap::{App, Arg, ArgMatches, SubCommand};
+use clap::{App, Arg, ArgMatches};
 use mdbook::book::Book;
 use mdbook::errors::Error;
 use mdbook::preprocess::{CmdPreprocessor, Preprocessor, PreprocessorContext};
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ pub fn make_app() -> App<'static> {
     App::new("nop-preprocessor")
         .about("A mdbook preprocessor which does precisely nothing")
         .subcommand(
-            SubCommand::with_name("supports")
+            App::new("supports")
                 .arg(Arg::new("renderer").required(true))
                 .about("Check whether a renderer is supported by this preprocessor"),
         )
diff --git a/src/cmd/build.rs b/src/cmd/build.rs
index fd421a39..f9583d73 100644
--- a/src/cmd/build.rs
+++ b/src/cmd/build.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 use crate::{get_book_dir, open};
-use clap::{App, ArgMatches, SubCommand};
+use clap::{App, ArgMatches};
 use mdbook::errors::Result;
 use mdbook::MDBook;
 
 // Create clap subcommand arguments
 pub fn make_subcommand<'help>() -> App<'help> {
-    SubCommand::with_name("build")
+    App::new("build")
         .about("Builds a book from its markdown files")
         .arg_from_usage(
             "-d, --dest-dir=[dest-dir] 'Output directory for the book{n}\
diff --git a/src/cmd/clean.rs b/src/cmd/clean.rs
index 0f368dda..0b8f8974 100644
--- a/src/cmd/clean.rs
+++ b/src/cmd/clean.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 use crate::get_book_dir;
 use anyhow::Context;
-use clap::{App, ArgMatches, SubCommand};
+use clap::{App, ArgMatches};
 use mdbook::MDBook;
 use std::fs;
 
 // Create clap subcommand arguments
 pub fn make_subcommand<'help>() -> App<'help> {
-    SubCommand::with_name("clean")
+    App::new("clean")
         .about("Deletes a built book")
         .arg_from_usage(
             "-d, --dest-dir=[dest-dir] 'Output directory for the book{n}\
diff --git a/src/cmd/init.rs b/src/cmd/init.rs
index b9e08872..500e3743 100644
--- a/src/cmd/init.rs
+++ b/src/cmd/init.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use crate::get_book_dir;
-use clap::{App, Arg, ArgMatches, SubCommand};
+use clap::{App, Arg, ArgMatches};
 use mdbook::config;
 use mdbook::errors::Result;
 use mdbook::MDBook;
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use std::process::Command;
 
 // Create clap subcommand arguments
 pub fn make_subcommand<'help>() -> App<'help> {
-    SubCommand::with_name("init")
+    App::new("init")
         .about("Creates the boilerplate structure and files for a new book")
         // the {n} denotes a newline which will properly aligned in all help messages
         .arg_from_usage(
diff --git a/src/cmd/serve.rs b/src/cmd/serve.rs
index fcc06b40..5b3ef696 100644
--- a/src/cmd/serve.rs
+++ b/src/cmd/serve.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #[cfg(feature = "watch")]
 use super::watch;
 use crate::{get_book_dir, open};
-use clap::{App, Arg, ArgMatches, SubCommand};
+use clap::{App, Arg, ArgMatches};
 use futures_util::sink::SinkExt;
 use futures_util::StreamExt;
 use mdbook::errors::*;
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ const LIVE_RELOAD_ENDPOINT: &str = "__livereload";
 
 // Create clap subcommand arguments
 pub fn make_subcommand<'help>() -> App<'help> {
-    SubCommand::with_name("serve")
+    App::new("serve")
         .about("Serves a book at http://localhost:3000, and rebuilds it on changes")
         .arg_from_usage(
             "-d, --dest-dir=[dest-dir] 'Output directory for the book{n}\
diff --git a/src/cmd/test.rs b/src/cmd/test.rs
index ba7aa6c9..b3e27325 100644
--- a/src/cmd/test.rs
+++ b/src/cmd/test.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 use crate::get_book_dir;
-use clap::{App, Arg, ArgMatches, SubCommand};
+use clap::{App, Arg, ArgMatches};
 use mdbook::errors::Result;
 use mdbook::MDBook;
 
 // Create clap subcommand arguments
 pub fn make_subcommand<'help>() -> App<'help> {
-    SubCommand::with_name("test")
+    App::new("test")
         .about("Tests that a book's Rust code samples compile")
         .arg_from_usage(
             "-d, --dest-dir=[dest-dir] 'Output directory for the book{n}\
diff --git a/src/cmd/watch.rs b/src/cmd/watch.rs
index 992246ae..103a53a0 100644
--- a/src/cmd/watch.rs
+++ b/src/cmd/watch.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use crate::{get_book_dir, open};
-use clap::{App, ArgMatches, SubCommand};
+use clap::{App, ArgMatches};
 use mdbook::errors::Result;
 use mdbook::utils;
 use mdbook::MDBook;
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use std::time::Duration;
 
 // Create clap subcommand arguments
 pub fn make_subcommand<'help>() -> App<'help> {
-    SubCommand::with_name("watch")
+    App::new("watch")
         .about("Watches a book's files and rebuilds it on changes")
         .arg_from_usage(
             "-d, --dest-dir=[dest-dir] 'Output directory for the book{n}\
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 37c85c43..d68afc41 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ extern crate log;
 
 use anyhow::anyhow;
 use chrono::Local;
-use clap::{App, AppSettings, Arg, ArgMatches, SubCommand};
+use clap::{App, AppSettings, Arg, ArgMatches};
 use clap_complete::Shell;
 use env_logger::Builder;
 use log::LevelFilter;
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ fn create_clap_app() -> App<'static> {
         .subcommand(cmd::test::make_subcommand())
         .subcommand(cmd::clean::make_subcommand())
         .subcommand(
-            SubCommand::with_name("completions")
+            App::new("completions")
                 .about("Generate shell completions for your shell to stdout")
                 .arg(
                     Arg::new("shell")