diff --git a/cli/internal/cmd/miniup.go b/cli/internal/cmd/miniup.go
index c4b469608..3adf8409c 100644
--- a/cli/internal/cmd/miniup.go
+++ b/cli/internal/cmd/miniup.go
@@ -206,11 +206,12 @@ func (m *miniUpCmd) prepareConfig(cmd *cobra.Command, fileHandler file.Handler)
 	_, err = fileHandler.Stat(constants.ConfigFilename)
 	if err == nil {
 		// config already exists, prompt user to overwrite
-		cmd.PrintErrln("A config file already exists in the current workspace.")
+		cmd.PrintErrln("A config file already exists in the current workspace. Use --config to use an existing config file.")
 		ok, err := askToConfirm(cmd, "Do you want to overwrite it?")
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
+
 		if !ok {
 			return nil, errors.New("not overwriting existing config")
 		}
diff --git a/internal/config/validation.go b/internal/config/validation.go
index e9cceb0dc..861b12602 100644
--- a/internal/config/validation.go
+++ b/internal/config/validation.go
@@ -370,11 +370,11 @@ func translateVersionCompatibilityError(ut ut.Translator, fe validator.FieldErro
 	case errors.Is(err, compatibility.ErrSemVer):
 		msg = fmt.Sprintf("configured version (%s) does not adhere to SemVer syntax", fe.Value().(string))
 	case errors.Is(err, compatibility.ErrMajorMismatch):
-		msg = fmt.Sprintf("the CLI's major version (%s) has to match your configured major version (%s)", constants.VersionInfo, fe.Value().(string))
+		msg = fmt.Sprintf("the CLI's major version (%s) has to match your configured major version (%s). Use --force to ignore the version mismatch.", constants.VersionInfo, fe.Value().(string))
 	case errors.Is(err, compatibility.ErrMinorDrift):
-		msg = fmt.Sprintf("the CLI's minor version (%s) and the configured version (%s) are more than one minor version apart", constants.VersionInfo, fe.Value().(string))
+		msg = fmt.Sprintf("the CLI's minor version (%s) and the configured version (%s) are more than one minor version apart. Use --force to ignore the version mismatch.", constants.VersionInfo, fe.Value().(string))
 	case errors.Is(err, compatibility.ErrOutdatedCLI):
-		msg = fmt.Sprintf("the CLI's version (%s) is older than the configured version (%s)", constants.VersionInfo, fe.Value().(string))
+		msg = fmt.Sprintf("the CLI's version (%s) is older than the configured version (%s). Use --force to ignore the version mismatch.", constants.VersionInfo, fe.Value().(string))
 	default:
 		msg = err.Error()
 	}