diff --git a/cmd/server/commands.go b/cmd/server/commands.go
index 7fa0c4e9f..dfbd0da88 100644
--- a/cmd/server/commands.go
+++ b/cmd/server/commands.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"strconv"
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/dustin/go-humanize"
 	"github.com/olekukonko/tablewriter"
-	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
+	"github.com/urfave/cli/v3"
 	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
 
 	"github.com/livekit/protocol/auth"
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/livekit/livekit-server/pkg/service"
 )
 
-func generateKeys(_ *cli.Context) error {
+func generateKeys(_ context.Context, _ *cli.Command) error {
 	apiKey := guid.New(utils.APIKeyPrefix)
 	secret := utils.RandomSecret()
 	fmt.Println("API Key: ", apiKey)
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ func generateKeys(_ *cli.Context) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func printPorts(c *cli.Context) error {
+func printPorts(_ context.Context, c *cli.Command) error {
 	conf, err := getConfig(c)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -85,17 +86,17 @@ func printPorts(c *cli.Context) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func helpVerbose(c *cli.Context) error {
+func helpVerbose(_ context.Context, c *cli.Command) error {
 	generatedFlags, err := config.GenerateCLIFlags(baseFlags, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	c.App.Flags = append(baseFlags, generatedFlags...)
+	c.Flags = append(baseFlags, generatedFlags...)
 	return cli.ShowAppHelp(c)
 }
 
-func createToken(c *cli.Context) error {
+func createToken(_ context.Context, c *cli.Command) error {
 	room := c.String("room")
 	identity := c.String("identity")
 
@@ -161,7 +162,7 @@ func createToken(c *cli.Context) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func listNodes(c *cli.Context) error {
+func listNodes(_ context.Context, c *cli.Command) error {
 	conf, err := getConfig(c)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/cmd/server/main.go b/cmd/server/main.go
index 6cdfba638..7bf350f8d 100644
--- a/cmd/server/main.go
+++ b/cmd/server/main.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"math/rand"
 	"net"
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ import (
 	"syscall"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
+	"github.com/urfave/cli/v3"
 
 	"github.com/livekit/livekit-server/pkg/rtc"
 	"github.com/livekit/livekit-server/pkg/telemetry/prometheus"
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ var baseFlags = []cli.Flag{
 	&cli.StringFlag{
 		Name:    "config-body",
 		Usage:   "LiveKit config in YAML, typically passed in as an environment var in a container",
-		EnvVars: []string{"LIVEKIT_CONFIG"},
+		Sources: cli.EnvVars("LIVEKIT_CONFIG"),
 	},
 	&cli.StringFlag{
 		Name:  "key-file",
@@ -58,42 +59,42 @@ var baseFlags = []cli.Flag{
 	&cli.StringFlag{
 		Name:    "keys",
 		Usage:   "api keys (key: secret\\n)",
-		EnvVars: []string{"LIVEKIT_KEYS"},
+		Sources: cli.EnvVars("LIVEKIT_KEYS"),
 	},
 	&cli.StringFlag{
 		Name:    "region",
 		Usage:   "region of the current node. Used by regionaware node selector",
-		EnvVars: []string{"LIVEKIT_REGION"},
+		Sources: cli.EnvVars("LIVEKIT_REGION"),
 	},
 	&cli.StringFlag{
 		Name:    "node-ip",
 		Usage:   "IP address of the current node, used to advertise to clients. Automatically determined by default",
-		EnvVars: []string{"NODE_IP"},
+		Sources: cli.EnvVars("NODE_IP"),
 	},
 	&cli.StringFlag{
 		Name:    "udp-port",
 		Usage:   "UDP port(s) to use for WebRTC traffic",
-		EnvVars: []string{"UDP_PORT"},
+		Sources: cli.EnvVars("UDP_PORT"),
 	},
 	&cli.StringFlag{
 		Name:    "redis-host",
 		Usage:   "host (incl. port) to redis server",
-		EnvVars: []string{"REDIS_HOST"},
+		Sources: cli.EnvVars("REDIS_HOST"),
 	},
 	&cli.StringFlag{
 		Name:    "redis-password",
 		Usage:   "password to redis",
-		EnvVars: []string{"REDIS_PASSWORD"},
+		Sources: cli.EnvVars("REDIS_PASSWORD"),
 	},
 	&cli.StringFlag{
 		Name:    "turn-cert",
 		Usage:   "tls cert file for TURN server",
-		EnvVars: []string{"LIVEKIT_TURN_CERT"},
+		Sources: cli.EnvVars("LIVEKIT_TURN_CERT"),
 	},
 	&cli.StringFlag{
 		Name:    "turn-key",
 		Usage:   "tls key file for TURN server",
-		EnvVars: []string{"LIVEKIT_TURN_KEY"},
+		Sources: cli.EnvVars("LIVEKIT_TURN_KEY"),
 	},
 	// debugging flags
 	&cli.StringFlag{
@@ -127,7 +128,7 @@ func main() {
 		fmt.Println(err)
 	}
 
-	app := &cli.App{
+	cmd := &cli.Command{
 		Name:        "livekit-server",
 		Usage:       "High performance WebRTC server",
 		Description: "run without subcommands to start the server",
@@ -182,12 +183,12 @@ func main() {
 		Version: version.Version,
 	}
 
-	if err := app.Run(os.Args); err != nil {
+	if err := cmd.Run(context.Background(), os.Args); err != nil {
 		fmt.Println(err)
 	}
 }
 
-func getConfig(c *cli.Context) (*config.Config, error) {
+func getConfig(c *cli.Command) (*config.Config, error) {
 	confString, err := getConfigString(c.String("config"), c.String("config-body"))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -242,7 +243,7 @@ func getConfig(c *cli.Context) (*config.Config, error) {
 	return conf, nil
 }
 
-func startServer(c *cli.Context) error {
+func startServer(_ context.Context, c *cli.Command) error {
 	conf, err := getConfig(c)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index ba19917e4..488c17c15 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/tomnomnom/linkheader v0.0.0-20180905144013-02ca5825eb80
 	github.com/twitchtv/twirp v8.1.3+incompatible
 	github.com/ua-parser/uap-go v0.0.0-20250126222208-a52596c19dff
-	github.com/urfave/cli/v2 v2.27.5
 	github.com/urfave/negroni/v3 v3.1.1
 	go.uber.org/atomic v1.11.0
 	go.uber.org/multierr v1.11.0
@@ -79,7 +78,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v4 v4.3.0 // indirect
 	github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.3.0 // indirect
 	github.com/containerd/continuity v0.4.3 // indirect
-	github.com/cpuguy83/go-md2man/v2 v2.0.5 // indirect
 	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/dgryski/go-rendezvous v0.0.0-20200823014737-9f7001d12a5f // indirect
 	github.com/docker/cli v26.1.4+incompatible // indirect
@@ -124,14 +122,13 @@ require (
 	github.com/prometheus/common v0.64.0 // indirect
 	github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.16.1 // indirect
 	github.com/puzpuzpuz/xsync/v3 v3.5.1 // indirect
-	github.com/russross/blackfriday/v2 v2.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.9.3 // indirect
 	github.com/stoewer/go-strcase v1.3.0 // indirect
+	github.com/urfave/cli/v3 v3.3.8
 	github.com/wlynxg/anet v0.0.5 // indirect
 	github.com/xeipuuv/gojsonpointer v0.0.0-20190905194746-02993c407bfb // indirect
 	github.com/xeipuuv/gojsonreference v0.0.0-20180127040603-bd5ef7bd5415 // indirect
 	github.com/xeipuuv/gojsonschema v1.2.0 // indirect
-	github.com/xrash/smetrics v0.0.0-20240521201337-686a1a2994c1 // indirect
 	github.com/zeebo/xxh3 v1.0.2 // indirect
 	go.uber.org/zap/exp v0.3.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.39.0 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 24e908dc4..78bf2b34d 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@ github.com/cilium/ebpf v0.8.1 h1:bLSSEbBLqGPXxls55pGr5qWZaTqcmfDJHhou7t254ao=
 github.com/cilium/ebpf v0.8.1/go.mod h1:f5zLIM0FSNuAkSyLAN7X+Hy6yznlF1mNiWUMfxMtrgk=
 github.com/containerd/continuity v0.4.3 h1:6HVkalIp+2u1ZLH1J/pYX2oBVXlJZvh1X1A7bEZ9Su8=
 github.com/containerd/continuity v0.4.3/go.mod h1:F6PTNCKepoxEaXLQp3wDAjygEnImnZ/7o4JzpodfroQ=
-github.com/cpuguy83/go-md2man/v2 v2.0.5 h1:ZtcqGrnekaHpVLArFSe4HK5DoKx1T0rq2DwVB0alcyc=
-github.com/cpuguy83/go-md2man/v2 v2.0.5/go.mod h1:tgQtvFlXSQOSOSIRvRPT7W67SCa46tRHOmNcaadrF8o=
 github.com/creack/pty v1.1.9/go.mod h1:oKZEueFk5CKHvIhNR5MUki03XCEU+Q6VDXinZuGJ33E=
 github.com/creack/pty v1.1.18 h1:n56/Zwd5o6whRC5PMGretI4IdRLlmBXYNjScPaBgsbY=
 github.com/creack/pty v1.1.18/go.mod h1:MOBLtS5ELjhRRrroQr9kyvTxUAFNvYEK993ew/Vr4O4=
@@ -287,8 +285,6 @@ github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.10.0 h1:TMyTOH3F/DB16zRVcYyreMH6GnZZrwQVAoYjR
 github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.10.0/go.mod h1:UQnix2H7Ngw/k4C5ijL5+65zddjncjaFoBhdsK/akog=
 github.com/rs/cors v1.11.1 h1:eU3gRzXLRK57F5rKMGMZURNdIG4EoAmX8k94r9wXWHA=
 github.com/rs/cors v1.11.1/go.mod h1:XyqrcTp5zjWr1wsJ8PIRZssZ8b/WMcMf71DJnit4EMU=
-github.com/russross/blackfriday/v2 v2.1.0 h1:JIOH55/0cWyOuilr9/qlrm0BSXldqnqwMsf35Ld67mk=
-github.com/russross/blackfriday/v2 v2.1.0/go.mod h1:+Rmxgy9KzJVeS9/2gXHxylqXiyQDYRxCVz55jmeOWTM=
 github.com/sclevine/spec v1.4.0 h1:z/Q9idDcay5m5irkZ28M7PtQM4aOISzOpj4bUPkDee8=
 github.com/sclevine/spec v1.4.0/go.mod h1:LvpgJaFyvQzRvc1kaDs0bulYwzC70PbiYjC4QnFHkOM=
 github.com/shoenig/test v1.7.0 h1:eWcHtTXa6QLnBvm0jgEabMRN/uJ4DMV3M8xUGgRkZmk=
@@ -316,8 +312,8 @@ github.com/twitchtv/twirp v8.1.3+incompatible h1:+F4TdErPgSUbMZMwp13Q/KgDVuI7HJX
 github.com/twitchtv/twirp v8.1.3+incompatible/go.mod h1:RRJoFSAmTEh2weEqWtpPE3vFK5YBhA6bqp2l1kfCC5A=
 github.com/ua-parser/uap-go v0.0.0-20250126222208-a52596c19dff h1:NwMEGwb7JJ8wPjT8OPKP5hO1Xz6AQ7Z00+GLSJfW21s=
 github.com/ua-parser/uap-go v0.0.0-20250126222208-a52596c19dff/go.mod h1:BUbeWZiieNxAuuADTBNb3/aeje6on3DhU3rpWsQSB1E=
-github.com/urfave/cli/v2 v2.27.5 h1:WoHEJLdsXr6dDWoJgMq/CboDmyY/8HMMH1fTECbih+w=
-github.com/urfave/cli/v2 v2.27.5/go.mod h1:3Sevf16NykTbInEnD0yKkjDAeZDS0A6bzhBH5hrMvTQ=
+github.com/urfave/cli/v3 v3.3.8 h1:BzolUExliMdet9NlJ/u4m5vHSotJ3PzEqSAZ1oPMa/E=
+github.com/urfave/cli/v3 v3.3.8/go.mod h1:FJSKtM/9AiiTOJL4fJ6TbMUkxBXn7GO9guZqoZtpYpo=
 github.com/urfave/negroni/v3 v3.1.1 h1:6MS4nG9Jk/UuCACaUlNXCbiKa0ywF9LXz5dGu09v8hw=
 github.com/urfave/negroni/v3 v3.1.1/go.mod h1:jWvnX03kcSjDBl/ShB0iHvx5uOs7mAzZXW+JvJ5XYAs=
 github.com/wlynxg/anet v0.0.5 h1:J3VJGi1gvo0JwZ/P1/Yc/8p63SoW98B5dHkYDmpgvvU=
@@ -329,8 +325,6 @@ github.com/xeipuuv/gojsonreference v0.0.0-20180127040603-bd5ef7bd5415 h1:EzJWgHo
 github.com/xeipuuv/gojsonreference v0.0.0-20180127040603-bd5ef7bd5415/go.mod h1:GwrjFmJcFw6At/Gs6z4yjiIwzuJ1/+UwLxMQDVQXShQ=
 github.com/xeipuuv/gojsonschema v1.2.0 h1:LhYJRs+L4fBtjZUfuSZIKGeVu0QRy8e5Xi7D17UxZ74=
 github.com/xeipuuv/gojsonschema v1.2.0/go.mod h1:anYRn/JVcOK2ZgGU+IjEV4nwlhoK5sQluxsYJ78Id3Y=
-github.com/xrash/smetrics v0.0.0-20240521201337-686a1a2994c1 h1:gEOO8jv9F4OT7lGCjxCBTO/36wtF6j2nSip77qHd4x4=
-github.com/xrash/smetrics v0.0.0-20240521201337-686a1a2994c1/go.mod h1:Ohn+xnUBiLI6FVj/9LpzZWtj1/D6lUovWYBkxHVV3aM=
 github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.1.27/go.mod h1:3hX8gzYuyVAZsxl0MRgGTJEmQBFcNTphYh9decYSb74=
 github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.2.1/go.mod h1:3hX8gzYuyVAZsxl0MRgGTJEmQBFcNTphYh9decYSb74=
 github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.4.13/go.mod h1:6yULJ656Px+3vBD8DxQVa3kxgyrAnzto9xy5taEt/CY=
diff --git a/pkg/config/config.go b/pkg/config/config.go
index 9ccc51c4b..dd38a1376 100644
--- a/pkg/config/config.go
+++ b/pkg/config/config.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/mitchellh/go-homedir"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
+	"github.com/urfave/cli/v3"
 	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
 
 	"github.com/livekit/livekit-server/pkg/metric"
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ var DefaultConfig = Config{
 	NodeStats: DefaultNodeStatsConfig,
 }
 
-func NewConfig(confString string, strictMode bool, c *cli.Context, baseFlags []cli.Flag) (*Config, error) {
+func NewConfig(confString string, strictMode bool, c *cli.Command, baseFlags []cli.Flag) (*Config, error) {
 	// start with defaults
 	marshalled, err := yaml.Marshal(&DefaultConfig)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -600,56 +600,56 @@ func GenerateCLIFlags(existingFlags []cli.Flag, hidden bool) ([]cli.Flag, error)
 		case reflect.Bool:
 			flag = &cli.BoolFlag{
 				Name:    name,
-				EnvVars: []string{envVar},
+				Sources: cli.EnvVars(envVar),
 				Usage:   generatedCLIFlagUsage,
 				Hidden:  hidden,
 			}
 		case reflect.String:
 			flag = &cli.StringFlag{
 				Name:    name,
-				EnvVars: []string{envVar},
+				Sources: cli.EnvVars(envVar),
 				Usage:   generatedCLIFlagUsage,
 				Hidden:  hidden,
 			}
 		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int32:
 			flag = &cli.IntFlag{
 				Name:    name,
-				EnvVars: []string{envVar},
+				Sources: cli.EnvVars(envVar),
 				Usage:   generatedCLIFlagUsage,
 				Hidden:  hidden,
 			}
 		case reflect.Int64:
 			flag = &cli.Int64Flag{
 				Name:    name,
-				EnvVars: []string{envVar},
+				Sources: cli.EnvVars(envVar),
 				Usage:   generatedCLIFlagUsage,
 				Hidden:  hidden,
 			}
 		case reflect.Uint8, reflect.Uint16, reflect.Uint32:
 			flag = &cli.UintFlag{
 				Name:    name,
-				EnvVars: []string{envVar},
+				Sources: cli.EnvVars(envVar),
 				Usage:   generatedCLIFlagUsage,
 				Hidden:  hidden,
 			}
 		case reflect.Uint64:
 			flag = &cli.Uint64Flag{
 				Name:    name,
-				EnvVars: []string{envVar},
+				Sources: cli.EnvVars(envVar),
 				Usage:   generatedCLIFlagUsage,
 				Hidden:  hidden,
 			}
 		case reflect.Float32:
 			flag = &cli.Float64Flag{
 				Name:    name,
-				EnvVars: []string{envVar},
+				Sources: cli.EnvVars(envVar),
 				Usage:   generatedCLIFlagUsage,
 				Hidden:  hidden,
 			}
 		case reflect.Float64:
 			flag = &cli.Float64Flag{
 				Name:    name,
-				EnvVars: []string{envVar},
+				Sources: cli.EnvVars(envVar),
 				Usage:   generatedCLIFlagUsage,
 				Hidden:  hidden,
 			}
@@ -672,13 +672,12 @@ func GenerateCLIFlags(existingFlags []cli.Flag, hidden bool) ([]cli.Flag, error)
 	return flags, nil
 }
 
-func (conf *Config) updateFromCLI(c *cli.Context, baseFlags []cli.Flag) error {
+func (conf *Config) updateFromCLI(c *cli.Command, baseFlags []cli.Flag) error {
 	generatedFlagNames := conf.ToCLIFlagNames(baseFlags)
-	for _, flag := range c.App.Flags {
+	for _, flag := range c.Flags {
 		flagName := flag.Names()[0]
 
-		// the `c.App.Name != "test"` check is needed because `c.IsSet(...)` is always false in unit tests
-		if !c.IsSet(flagName) && c.App.Name != "test" {
+		if !c.IsSet(flagName) {
 			continue
 		}
 
@@ -687,34 +686,16 @@ func (conf *Config) updateFromCLI(c *cli.Context, baseFlags []cli.Flag) error {
 			continue
 		}
 
-		kind := configValue.Kind()
-		if kind == reflect.Ptr {
-			// instantiate value to be set
+		if configValue.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
 			configValue.Set(reflect.New(configValue.Type().Elem()))
-
-			kind = configValue.Type().Elem().Kind()
 			configValue = configValue.Elem()
 		}
 
-		switch kind {
-		case reflect.Bool:
-			configValue.SetBool(c.Bool(flagName))
-		case reflect.String:
-			configValue.SetString(c.String(flagName))
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int32, reflect.Int64:
-			configValue.SetInt(c.Int64(flagName))
-		case reflect.Uint8, reflect.Uint16, reflect.Uint32, reflect.Uint64:
-			configValue.SetUint(c.Uint64(flagName))
-		case reflect.Float32:
-			configValue.SetFloat(c.Float64(flagName))
-		case reflect.Float64:
-			configValue.SetFloat(c.Float64(flagName))
-		// case reflect.Slice:
-		// 	// TODO
-		// case reflect.Map:
-		// 	// TODO
-		default:
-			return fmt.Errorf("unsupported generated cli flag type for config: %s is a %s", flagName, kind.String())
+		value := reflect.ValueOf(c.Value(flagName))
+		if value.CanConvert(configValue.Type()) {
+			configValue.Set(value.Convert(configValue.Type()))
+		} else {
+			return fmt.Errorf("unsupported generated cli flag type for config: %s (expected %s, got %s)", flagName, configValue.Type(), value.Type())
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/config/config_test.go b/pkg/config/config_test.go
index cf5fb23fc..da2b2e692 100644
--- a/pkg/config/config_test.go
+++ b/pkg/config/config_test.go
@@ -15,11 +15,10 @@
 package config
 
 import (
-	"flag"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
-	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
+	"github.com/urfave/cli/v3"
 
 	"github.com/livekit/livekit-server/pkg/config/configtest"
 )
@@ -53,19 +52,17 @@ func TestGeneratedFlags(t *testing.T) {
 	generatedFlags, err := GenerateCLIFlags(nil, false)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	app := cli.NewApp()
-	app.Name = "test"
-	app.Flags = append(app.Flags, generatedFlags...)
+	c := &cli.Command{}
+	c.Name = "test"
+	c.Flags = append(c.Flags, generatedFlags...)
 
-	set := flag.NewFlagSet("test", 0)
-	set.Bool("rtc.use_ice_lite", true, "")                     // bool
-	set.String("redis.address", "localhost:6379", "")          // string
-	set.Uint("prometheus.port", 9999, "")                      // uint32
-	set.Bool("rtc.allow_tcp_fallback", true, "")               // pointer
-	set.Bool("rtc.reconnect_on_publication_error", true, "")   // pointer
-	set.Bool("rtc.reconnect_on_subscription_error", false, "") // pointer
+	c.Set("rtc.use_ice_lite", "true")
+	c.Set("redis.address", "localhost:6379")
+	c.Set("prometheus.port", "9999")
+	c.Set("rtc.allow_tcp_fallback", "true")
+	c.Set("rtc.reconnect_on_publication_error", "true")
+	c.Set("rtc.reconnect_on_subscription_error", "false")
 
-	c := cli.NewContext(app, set, nil)
 	conf, err := NewConfig("", true, c, nil)
 	require.NoError(t, err)