diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 130043e..e0115d8 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -79,6 +79,13 @@ func Init(configName string) error {
 
 	if viper.GetBool("show-config") {
 		configMap := viper.AllSettings()
+
+		// remove non-sensical values
+		delete(configMap, "version")
+		delete(configMap, "show-config")
+		delete(configMap, "show-defaults")
+		delete(configMap, "generate")
+		delete(configMap, "publish")
 		configYAML, err := yaml.Marshal(configMap)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Fatalf("error: %v", err)