diff --git a/cli/command/container/exec.go b/cli/command/container/exec.go
index c5e9004808..258f3a860a 100644
--- a/cli/command/container/exec.go
+++ b/cli/command/container/exec.go
@@ -58,8 +58,9 @@ func NewExecCommand(dockerCli command.Cli) *cobra.Command {
 	flags.StringVarP(&options.user, "user", "u", "", "Username or UID (format: <name|uid>[:<group|gid>])")
 	flags.BoolVarP(&options.privileged, "privileged", "", false, "Give extended privileges to the command")
 	flags.VarP(&options.env, "env", "e", "Set environment variables")
-	flags.StringVarP(&options.workdir, "workdir", "w", "", "Working directory inside the container")
 	flags.SetAnnotation("env", "version", []string{"1.25"})
+	flags.StringVarP(&options.workdir, "workdir", "w", "", "Working directory inside the container")
+	flags.SetAnnotation("workdir", "version", []string{"1.35"})
 
 	return cmd
 }