diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index 8548610e8a..1b1fad04cf 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
         "bools",
         "codeclimate",
         "codecov",
+        "codequality",
         "cyclomatic",
         "dartanalyzer",
         "dartdocs",
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 61cf1b3e2f..419c885d57 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 4.10.1
+
+* fix: restore `analyze` command as default command.
+
 ## 4.10.0
 
 * feat: add `check-unused-code` command with monorepos support.
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 94b7d028a7..ef8ef27b32 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ To set this up:
     ```yaml
     name: dart_code_metrics_plugin_loader
     description: This pubspec determines the version of the analyzer plugin to load.
-    version: 4.10.0
+    version: 4.10.1
 
     environment:
       sdk: ">=2.14.0 <3.0.0"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c556812fa8..71dcdfc436 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ add it manually to `pubspec.yaml`
 
 ```yaml
 dev_dependencies:
-  dart_code_metrics: ^4.10.0
+  dart_code_metrics: ^4.10.1
 ```
 
 and then run
diff --git a/lib/src/cli/cli_runner.dart b/lib/src/cli/cli_runner.dart
index cb6ee4625a..2379103ac0 100644
--- a/lib/src/cli/cli_runner.dart
+++ b/lib/src/cli/cli_runner.dart
@@ -38,7 +38,9 @@ class CliRunner extends CommandRunner<void> {
   @override
   Future<void> run(Iterable<String> args) async {
     try {
-      final results = parse(args);
+      final argsWithDefaultCommand = _addDefaultCommand(args);
+
+      final results = parse(argsWithDefaultCommand);
       final showVersion = results[FlagNames.version] as bool;
 
       if (showVersion) {
@@ -47,7 +49,7 @@ class CliRunner extends CommandRunner<void> {
         return;
       }
 
-      await super.run(_addDefaultCommand(args));
+      await super.run(argsWithDefaultCommand);
     } on UsageException catch (e) {
       _output
         ..writeln(e.message)
diff --git a/lib/src/version.dart b/lib/src/version.dart
index e407dd2fa3..4d4d4f150a 100644
--- a/lib/src/version.dart
+++ b/lib/src/version.dart
@@ -1 +1 @@
-const packageVersion = '4.10.0';
+const packageVersion = '4.10.1';
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index 7ee637ff05..0adfaa636c 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: dart_code_metrics
-version: 4.10.0
+version: 4.10.1
 description: Software analytics tool that helps developers analyse and improve software quality.
 homepage: https://dartcodemetrics.dev
 repository: https://github.com/dart-code-checker/dart-code-metrics
diff --git a/tools/analyzer_plugin/pubspec.yaml b/tools/analyzer_plugin/pubspec.yaml
index d2a339d332..85d4cc64cf 100644
--- a/tools/analyzer_plugin/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/tools/analyzer_plugin/pubspec.yaml
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 name: dart_code_metrics_plugin_loader
 description: This pubspec determines the version of the analyzer plugin to load.
-version: 4.10.0
+version: 4.10.1
 
 environment:
   sdk: ">=2.14.0 <3.0.0"
 
 dependencies:
-  dart_code_metrics: ^4.10.0
+  dart_code_metrics: ^4.10.1
 
 dev_dependencies:
   lints: ^1.0.1
diff --git a/website/docs/cli/analyze.md b/website/docs/cli/analyze.md
index 934849cf3b..d1f9e219c5 100644
--- a/website/docs/cli/analyze.md
+++ b/website/docs/cli/analyze.md
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ code_quality:
   before_script:
     - dart pub global activate dart_code_metrics
   script:
-    - dart pub global run dart_code_metrics:metrics lib -r gitlab > code-quality-report.json
+    - dart pub global run dart_code_metrics:metrics analyze lib -r gitlab > code-quality-report.json
   artifacts:
     reports:
       codequality: code-quality-report.json
diff --git a/website/docs/getting-started/installation.md b/website/docs/getting-started/installation.md
index 8d98ca923c..8f3a8f0e48 100644
--- a/website/docs/getting-started/installation.md
+++ b/website/docs/getting-started/installation.md
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ environment:
   sdk: '>=2.12.0 <3.0.0'
 
 dev_dependencies:
-  dart_code_metrics: ^4.10.0
+  dart_code_metrics: ^4.10.1
 ```
 
 and then run