diff --git a/scm-clients/scm-cli-client/src/main/java/sonia/scm/cli/cmd/ModifyUserSubCommand.java b/scm-clients/scm-cli-client/src/main/java/sonia/scm/cli/cmd/ModifyUserSubCommand.java
index 5644c07a62..613b07d552 100644
--- a/scm-clients/scm-cli-client/src/main/java/sonia/scm/cli/cmd/ModifyUserSubCommand.java
+++ b/scm-clients/scm-cli-client/src/main/java/sonia/scm/cli/cmd/ModifyUserSubCommand.java
@@ -201,7 +201,6 @@ public class ModifyUserSubCommand extends TemplateSubCommand
   @Option(
     name = "--display-name",
     usage = "optionUserDisplayName",
-    required = true,
     aliases = { "-d" }
   )
   private String displayName;