--- a/spec/util_argparse_spec.lua	Wed Jun 18 15:02:23 2025 +0200
+++ b/spec/util_argparse_spec.lua	Thu Jun 19 11:19:13 2025 +0100
@@ -42,14 +42,14 @@
 
 		do
 			-- Same test with strict mode enabled and all parameters declared
-			local opts, err = parse({ "--foo"; "-b" }, { kv_params = { foo = true, bar = true }; short_params = { b = "bar" }, strict = true });
+			local opts, err = parse({ "--foo"; "-b" }, { bool_params = { foo = true, bar = true }; short_params = { b = "bar" }, strict = true });
 			assert.falsy(err);
 			assert.same({ foo = true; bar = true }, opts);
 		end
 	end);
 
 	it("supports value arguments", function()
-		local opts, err = parse({ "--foo"; "bar"; "--baz=moo" }, { value_params = { foo = true; bar = true } });
+		local opts, err = parse({ "--foo"; "bar"; "--baz=moo" }, { value_params = { foo = true; bar = true, baz = true } });
 		assert.falsy(err);
 		assert.same({ foo = "bar"; baz = "moo" }, opts);
 	end);
@@ -96,9 +96,9 @@
 		assert.same("--foobar", err2);
 	end);
 
-	it("accepts known kv parameters in strict mode", function ()
-		local opts, err = parse({ "--item=foo" }, { kv_params = { item = true }, strict = true });
+	it("accepts known bool parameters in strict mode", function ()
+		local opts, err = parse({ "--item" }, { bool_params = { item = true }, strict = true });
 		assert.falsy(err);
-		assert.same("foo", opts.item);
+		assert.same(true, opts.item);
 	end);
 end);

--- a/util/argparse.lua	Wed Jun 18 15:02:23 2025 +0200
+++ b/util/argparse.lua	Thu Jun 19 11:19:13 2025 +0100
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 	local short_params = config and config.short_params or {};
 	local value_params = config and config.value_params or {};
 	local array_params = config and config.array_params or {};
-	local kv_params = config and config.kv_params or {};
+	local bool_params = config and (config.bool_params or config.kv_params) or {}; -- COMPAT: kv_params in 13.0 and earlier
 	local strict = config and config.strict;
 	local stop_on_positional = not config or config.stop_on_positional ~= false;
 
@@ -48,16 +48,13 @@
 					end
 				end
 			else
-				param_k, param_v = param:match("^([^=]+)=(.+)$");
-				if not param_k then
-					if param:match("^no%-") then
-						param_k, param_v = param:sub(4), false;
-					else
-						param_k, param_v = param, true;
-					end
+				if param:match("^no%-") then
+					param_k, param_v = param:sub(4), false;
+				else
+					param_k, param_v = param, true;
 				end
 				param_k = param_k:gsub("%-", "_");
-				if strict and not kv_params[param_k] then
+				if strict and not bool_params[param_k] then
 					return nil, "param-not-found", raw_param;
 				end
 			end