diff --git a/master_changes.md b/master_changes.md
index 78cfb2eac73..f71803ad9b3 100644
--- a/master_changes.md
+++ b/master_changes.md
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ New option/command/subcommand are prefixed with ◈.
 
 ## Global CLI
   *
+  * Fix typo in error message for opam var [#4786 @kit-ty-kate - fix #4785]
+  * Add cli 2.2 handling [#4853 @rjbou]
+  * --no-depexts is the default in CLI 2.0 mode [#4908 @dra27]
 
 ## Plugins
   *
diff --git a/src/client/opamArg.ml b/src/client/opamArg.ml
index 36dc304618f..ed221b5e1d2 100644
--- a/src/client/opamArg.ml
+++ b/src/client/opamArg.ml
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ let create_build_options
     assume_depexts; no_depexts;
   }
 
-let apply_build_options b =
+let apply_build_options cli b =
   let open OpamStd.Option.Op in
   let flag f = if f then Some true else None in
   OpamRepositoryConfig.update
@@ -624,7 +624,7 @@ let apply_build_options b =
        OpamPackage.Name.Set.of_list)
     ?unlock_base:(flag b.unlock_base)
     ?locked:(if b.locked then Some (Some b.lock_suffix) else None)
-    ?no_depexts:(flag b.no_depexts)
+    ?no_depexts:(flag (b.no_depexts || OpamCLIVersion.Op.(cli @= cli2_0)))
     ();
   OpamClientConfig.update
     ?keep_build_dir:(flag b.keep_build_dir)
diff --git a/src/client/opamArg.mli b/src/client/opamArg.mli
index 35da8ee0a83..1fcea19c7f7 100644
--- a/src/client/opamArg.mli
+++ b/src/client/opamArg.mli
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ val recurse: OpamCLIVersion.Sourced.t -> bool Term.t
 val subpath: OpamCLIVersion.Sourced.t -> string option Term.t
 
 (** Applly build options *)
-val apply_build_options: build_options -> unit
+val apply_build_options: OpamCLIVersion.Sourced.t -> build_options -> unit
 
 (** Lock options *)
 val locked: ?section:string -> OpamCLIVersion.Sourced.t -> bool Term.t
diff --git a/src/client/opamCommands.ml b/src/client/opamCommands.ml
index be1044551f1..08fd6aad863 100644
--- a/src/client/opamCommands.ml
+++ b/src/client/opamCommands.ml
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ let init cli =
       show_opamrc bypass_checks
       () =
     apply_global_options cli global_options;
-    apply_build_options build_options;
+    apply_build_options cli build_options;
     (* If show option is set, dump opamrc and exit *)
     if show_opamrc then
       (OpamFile.InitConfig.write_to_channel stdout @@
@@ -1615,7 +1615,7 @@ let install cli =
       restore destdir assume_built check recurse subpath depext_only
       download_only atoms_or_locals () =
     apply_global_options cli global_options;
-    apply_build_options build_options;
+    apply_build_options cli build_options;
     if atoms_or_locals = [] && not restore then
       `Error (true, "required argument PACKAGES is missing")
     else
@@ -1731,7 +1731,7 @@ let remove cli =
   let remove global_options build_options autoremove force destdir recurse
       subpath atom_locs () =
     apply_global_options cli global_options;
-    apply_build_options build_options;
+    apply_build_options cli build_options;
     OpamGlobalState.with_ `Lock_none @@ fun gt ->
     match destdir with
     | Some d ->
@@ -1804,7 +1804,7 @@ let reinstall cli =
   let reinstall global_options build_options assume_built recurse subpath
       atoms_locs cmd () =
     apply_global_options cli global_options;
-    apply_build_options build_options;
+    apply_build_options cli build_options;
     let open OpamPackage.Set.Op in
     OpamGlobalState.with_ `Lock_none @@ fun gt ->
     match cmd, atoms_locs with
@@ -1975,7 +1975,7 @@ let upgrade cli =
   let upgrade global_options build_options fixup check only_installed all
       recurse subpath atom_locs () =
     apply_global_options cli global_options;
-    apply_build_options build_options;
+    apply_build_options cli build_options;
     let all = all || atom_locs = [] in
     OpamGlobalState.with_ `Lock_none @@ fun gt ->
     if fixup then
@@ -2553,7 +2553,7 @@ let switch cli =
       OpamConsole.warning "Option %s is deprecated, ignoring it."
         (OpamConsole.colorise `bold "--no-autoinstall");
     apply_global_options cli global_options;
-    apply_build_options build_options;
+    apply_build_options cli build_options;
     let invariant_arg ?repos rt args =
       match args, packages, formula, empty with
       | [], None, None, false -> None
@@ -3107,7 +3107,7 @@ let pin ?(unpin_only=false) cli =
       with_version
       command params () =
     apply_global_options cli global_options;
-    apply_build_options build_options;
+    apply_build_options cli build_options;
     let locked = OpamStateConfig.(!r.locked) <> None in
     let action = not no_act in
     let get_command = function