diff --git a/cpp-linter/src/cli/mod.rs b/cpp-linter/src/cli/mod.rs
index ef7e52e6..10a5ad78 100644
--- a/cpp-linter/src/cli/mod.rs
+++ b/cpp-linter/src/cli/mod.rs
@@ -168,6 +168,22 @@ pub struct GeneralOptions {
         conflicts_with = "mod_sys",
     )]
     pub no_mod_sys: bool,
+
+    /// Deprecated and ignored.
+    ///
+    /// cpp-linter v1 used this to set the number of parallel jobs.
+    /// v2 always analyzes files in parallel, so a given value only
+    /// causes a deprecation warning. Like v1, the value must be an integer
+    /// (v1 treated zero or a negative value as "use all CPUs").
+    #[arg(
+        short = 'j',
+        long,
+        value_name = "JOBS",
+        hide = true,
+        allow_negative_numbers = true,
+        overrides_with = "jobs"
+    )]
+    pub jobs: Option<i32>,
 }
 
 /// A struct to describe the CLI's source options.
@@ -681,6 +697,17 @@ mod test {
         assert!(Cli::try_parse_from(vec!["cpp-linter", "--mod-sys", "--no-mod-sys"]).is_err());
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn deprecated_jobs_takes_an_integer() {
+        let args = Cli::parse_from(vec!["cpp-linter", "-j", "4"]);
+        assert_eq!(args.general_options.jobs, Some(4));
+        let args = Cli::parse_from(vec!["cpp-linter", "--jobs", "-1"]);
+        assert_eq!(args.general_options.jobs, Some(-1));
+        assert!(Cli::try_parse_from(vec!["cpp-linter", "-j", "nope"]).is_err());
+        let args = Cli::parse_from(vec!["cpp-linter", "-j", "1", "--jobs", "4"]);
+        assert_eq!(args.general_options.jobs, Some(4));
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn extra_arg_0() {
         let args = Cli::parse_from(vec!["cpp-linter"]);
diff --git a/cpp-linter/src/run.rs b/cpp-linter/src/run.rs
index 6f971372..42d9981d 100644
--- a/cpp-linter/src/run.rs
+++ b/cpp-linter/src/run.rs
@@ -72,6 +72,11 @@ pub async fn run_main(args: Vec<String>) -> Result<()> {
             LevelFilter::Info
         },
     );
+    if cli.general_options.jobs.is_some() {
+        log::warn!(
+            "The `--jobs` option is deprecated and ignored. Files are always analyzed in parallel."
+        );
+    }
     let is_pr = rest_api_client.is_pr();
     if !is_pr && cli.feedback_options.pr_review && rest_api_client.client_kind() == "local" {
         log::warn!("Pull request reviews are only posted when running in a supported CI platform.");
@@ -373,6 +378,25 @@ pub(crate) mod test {
         drop(tmp_gh_out);
     }
 
+    // v1's `--jobs` is accepted and ignored (with a warning) instead of failing to parse.
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn deprecated_jobs() {
+        let tmp_gh_out = setup_tmp_gh_out_path();
+        run_main(vec![
+            "cpp-linter".to_string(),
+            "-l".to_string(),
+            "false".to_string(),
+            "--style".to_string(),
+            String::new(),
+            "--tidy-checks=-*".to_string(),
+            "-j".to_string(),
+            "2".to_string(),
+        ])
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+        drop(tmp_gh_out);
+    }
+
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn only_not_ignored() {
         let tmp_gh_out = setup_tmp_gh_out_path();
diff --git a/docs/src/lib.rs b/docs/src/lib.rs
index f75f9fbc..1a82470d 100644
--- a/docs/src/lib.rs
+++ b/docs/src/lib.rs
@@ -80,6 +80,9 @@ fn generate_cli_doc(metadata: HashMap<String, HashMap<String, Py<PyAny>>>) -> Py
                     arg_id.as_str(),
                     group.get_id().as_str()
                 )))?;
+            if arg.is_hide_set() {
+                continue;
+            }
             let long_name = arg.get_long().ok_or(PyValueError::new_err(format!(
                 "Failed to get long name of argument with id {}",
                 arg_id.as_str()