diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Console/Command/ConvertMappingCommand.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Console/Command/ConvertMappingCommand.php
index 5300783af..1f97a5074 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Console/Command/ConvertMappingCommand.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Console/Command/ConvertMappingCommand.php
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class ConvertMappingCommand extends Command
                 'The path to generate your entities classes.'
             ),
             new InputOption(
-                'force', null, InputOption::VALUE_NONE,
+                'force', 'f', InputOption::VALUE_NONE,
                 'Force to overwrite existing mapping files.'
             ),
             new InputOption(
diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Console/Command/SchemaTool/DropCommand.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Console/Command/SchemaTool/DropCommand.php
index f7ba0687b..b5daf798e 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Console/Command/SchemaTool/DropCommand.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Console/Command/SchemaTool/DropCommand.php
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class DropCommand extends AbstractCommand
                 'Instead of trying to apply generated SQLs into EntityManager Storage Connection, output them.'
             ),
             new InputOption(
-                'force', null, InputOption::VALUE_NONE,
+                'force', 'f', InputOption::VALUE_NONE,
                 "Don't ask for the deletion of the database, but force the operation to run."
             ),
             new InputOption(
diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Console/Command/SchemaTool/UpdateCommand.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Console/Command/SchemaTool/UpdateCommand.php
index 0c2665eda..884833ca5 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Console/Command/SchemaTool/UpdateCommand.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Console/Command/SchemaTool/UpdateCommand.php
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class UpdateCommand extends AbstractCommand
                 'Dumps the generated SQL statements to the screen (does not execute them).'
             ),
             new InputOption(
-                'force', null, InputOption::VALUE_NONE,
+                'force', 'f', InputOption::VALUE_NONE,
                 'Causes the generated SQL statements to be physically executed against your database.'
             ),
         ));