diff --git a/spacy/cli/project.py b/spacy/cli/project.py
index 185578392..44ff78f2b 100644
--- a/spacy/cli/project.py
+++ b/spacy/cli/project.py
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ def project_update_dvc_cli(
         msg.info(f"No changes found in {CONFIG_FILE}, no update needed")
 
 
-app.add_typer(project_cli, name="project")
+app.add_typer(project_cli, name="project", no_args_is_help=True)
 
 
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