diff --git a/src/main/java/org/ballerinalang/command/cmd/ListCommand.java b/src/main/java/org/ballerinalang/command/cmd/ListCommand.java
index 6f4e4d85..b6d637e0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/ballerinalang/command/cmd/ListCommand.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/ballerinalang/command/cmd/ListCommand.java
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public class ListCommand extends Command implements BCommand {
     @CommandLine.Option(names = {"--all", "-a"}, hidden = true)
     private boolean allFlag;
 
-    @CommandLine.Option(names = {"--pre-releases", "-pr"}, hidden = true)
+    @CommandLine.Option(names = {"--pre-releases", "-p"}, hidden = true)
     private boolean prFlag;
 
     private CommandLine parentCmdParser;
diff --git a/src/main/resources/cli-help/ballerina-dist-list.help b/src/main/resources/cli-help/ballerina-dist-list.help
index 1d994df9..fe049708 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/cli-help/ballerina-dist-list.help
+++ b/src/main/resources/cli-help/ballerina-dist-list.help
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
        bal dist list
 
 OPTIONS
-       -pr, --pre-releases
+       -p, --pre-releases
           List the distributions that are available for you to download under the pre-releases channel.
 
        -a, --all