Merge branch 'ceng-682-cloudsmith-cli-add-request-api-key-flag-to-auth-command' of github.com:cloudsmith-io/cloudsmith-cli into ceng-682-cloudsmith-cli-add-request-api-key-flag-to-auth-command

Author: BartoszBlizniak

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.
 
 ### Deprecation Notices
 
-- The `--token` flag on `cloudsmith auth` will be deprecated. Use `--request-api-key` instead.
-- The `--force` flag on `cloudsmith auth` will be deprecated. Use `--request-api-key` instead (force behavior is implied).
-- The `--json` flag on `cloudsmith auth` will be deprecated. Use `--output-format json` instead.
+- The `--token` flag on `cloudsmith auth` is deprecated. Use `--request-api-key` instead.
+- The `--force` flag on `cloudsmith auth` is deprecated. Use `--request-api-key` instead (force behavior is implied).
+- The `--json` flag on `cloudsmith auth` is deprecated. Use `--output-format json` instead.
 
 ## [1.12.1] - 2026-02-03
 

cloudsmith_cli/cli/commands/auth.py

@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ def _perform_saml_authentication(
     "--json",
     default=False,
     is_flag=True,
-    help="Output token details in json format.",
+    help="[DEPRECATED: Use --output-format json] Output token details in JSON format.",
 )
 @click.option(
     "--request-api-key",