diff --git a/.changes/v0.13.1.md b/.changes/v0.13.1.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4c3da68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/v0.13.1.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+## v0.13.1 - 2026-08-15
+### Changed
+* Print help for exec command if no args given
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9d1ceac..edf7443 100755
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html),
 and is generated by [Changie](https://github.com/miniscruff/changie).
 
 
+## v0.13.1 - 2026-08-15
+### Changed
+* Print help for exec command if no args given
+
 ## v0.13.0 - 2026-08-15
 ### Changed
 * List subcommands print out everything with no arguments
diff --git a/cmd/exec.go b/cmd/exec.go
index 7967926..875b9ac 100755
--- a/cmd/exec.go
+++ b/cmd/exec.go
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 package cmd
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
+
 	"git.andrewnw.xyz/CyberShell/backy/pkg/backy"
 	"git.andrewnw.xyz/CyberShell/backy/pkg/logging"
 
@@ -29,7 +31,7 @@ func execute(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 	parseS3Config()
 
 	if len(args) < 1 {
-		logging.ExitWithMSG("Please provide a command to run. Pass --help to see options.", 1, nil)
+		logging.ExitWithMSG(fmt.Sprintf("Please provide a command to run.\n\n%s", cmd.Long), 1, nil)
 	}
 
 	opts := backy.NewConfigOptions(configFile,
diff --git a/cmd/version.go b/cmd/version.go
index 0955765..8b6f739 100755
--- a/cmd/version.go
+++ b/cmd/version.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
-const versionStr = "0.13.0"
+const versionStr = "0.13.1"
 
 var (
 	versionCmd = &cobra.Command{