diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ba9fe0f..fcb6dee 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -116,9 +116,11 @@ utplsql run "my/Username"/"myP@ssword"@connectstring
                       If only schema is provided, then all suites owner by that schema are executed.
                       If -p is omitted, the current schema is used.
 
---tags=tags         - A comma separated list of tags to run. 
-                      Format: --tags=tag1[,tag2[,tag3]]
-                      
+--tags=tags         - A comma separated list of tags to include or exclude in the run. 
+                      The excluded tags must be preceeded by a `-` (minus) sign and the entire expression must be surrounded by escaped doubleqotes in command line.
+                      Format: --tags=tag1[,tag2,...,tagN]
+                      or
+                      Format: --tags=\"-tag1\"[,\"-tag2\",...,tagN]
 -f=format           - A reporter to be used for reporting.
 (--format)            If no -f option is provided, the default ut_documentation_reporter is used.
                       See reporters command for possible values
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f322df9..b52b2d2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
     <groupId>org.utplsql</groupId>
     <artifactId>cli</artifactId>
-    <version>3.1.9</version>
+    <version>3.1.10-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
     <name>utPLSQL CLI</name>
     <description>CLI for running Unit Tests with utPLSQL v3+.</description>