diff --git a/docs/quickstart.rst b/docs/quickstart.rst
index 90ec480..00b31f6 100644
--- a/docs/quickstart.rst
+++ b/docs/quickstart.rst
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ data yet.
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    $ septentrion --target-version 1.0 show-migrations
+    $ septentrion show-migrations
 
     Current version is None
     Target version is 1.0
@@ -129,21 +129,16 @@ Great, we can now run it for real:
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    $ septentrion --target-version 1.0 migrate
+    $ septentrion migrate
 
     Applying migrations
     Version 1.0
 
 
-
 .. note::
 
     You should run *septentrion* in your root directory, where your ``migrations`` folder is.
 
-.. note::
-
-    The ``--target-version`` flag is a required option (it might change in the future).
-
 
 If something is not working as it should be, you probably want to check the
 :ref:`troubleshooting guide <troubleshoot>`
@@ -214,7 +209,7 @@ We launch the migration.
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    $ septentrion --target-version 2.0 migrate
+    $ septentrion migrate
 
     Applying migrations
     Version 1.0
diff --git a/septentrion/cli.py b/septentrion/cli.py
index 8fed1d0..043510e 100644
--- a/septentrion/cli.py
+++ b/septentrion/cli.py
@@ -43,9 +43,11 @@ CONTEXT_SETTINGS = {
     "max_content_width": 120,
 }
 
+LATEST_VERSION = "latest"
+
 
 def validate_version(ctx: click.Context, param: Any, value: str):
-    if value is None:
+    if value == LATEST_VERSION:
         return None
     try:
         version = versions.Version.from_string(value)
@@ -138,13 +140,14 @@ class CommaSeparatedMultipleString(StringParamType):
 @click.option(
     "--target-version",
     help="Desired final version of the Database (env: SEPTENTRION_TARGET_VERSION)",
+    default=LATEST_VERSION,
     callback=validate_version,
-    required=True,
 )
 @click.option(
     "--schema-version",
     help="Version of the initial schema (if not specified, the most recent schema "
     "will be used) (env: SEPTENTRION_SCHEMA_VERSION)",
+    default=LATEST_VERSION,
     callback=validate_version,
 )
 @click.option(
diff --git a/septentrion/configuration.py b/septentrion/configuration.py
index 2c3d6d3..e7bd35c 100644
--- a/septentrion/configuration.py
+++ b/septentrion/configuration.py
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ DEFAULTS = {
     "fixtures_template": "fixtures_{}.sql",
     "non_transactional_keyword": ["CONCURRENTLY", "ALTER TYPE", "VACUUM"],
     "ignore_symlinks": False,
+    "schema_version": None,
+    "target_version": None,
     # Values that don't have an explicit default need to be present too
     "verbosity": 0,
     "host": None,
@@ -47,7 +49,6 @@ DEFAULTS = {
     "username": None,
     "password": False,
     "dbname": None,
-    "schema_version": None,
     "additional_schema_file": [],
     "before_schema_file": [],
     "after_schema_file": [],
@@ -146,13 +147,17 @@ class Settings:
             migrations_root = pathlib.Path(migrations_root)
         return migrations_root
 
-    def clean_schema_version(self, version: Union[str, versions.Version]):
+    def clean_schema_version(
+        self, version: Union[None, str, versions.Version]
+    ) -> Optional[versions.Version]:
         if isinstance(version, str):
             version = versions.Version.from_string(version)
 
         return version
 
-    def clean_target_version(self, version: Union[str, versions.Version]):
+    def clean_target_version(
+        self, version: Union[None, str, versions.Version]
+    ) -> Optional[versions.Version]:
         if isinstance(version, str):
             version = versions.Version.from_string(version)
 
diff --git a/septentrion/core.py b/septentrion/core.py
index 6da08c8..ec77f8a 100644
--- a/septentrion/core.py
+++ b/septentrion/core.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ def get_applied_versions(
 # not force_version
 def get_closest_version(
     settings: configuration.Settings,
-    target_version: versions.Version,
+    target_version: Optional[versions.Version],
     sql_tpl: str,
     existing_files: Iterable[str],
     force_version: Optional[versions.Version] = None,
@@ -52,13 +52,16 @@ def get_closest_version(
     known_versions = files.get_known_versions(settings=settings)
     # find target version
 
-    try:
-        previous_versions = list(utils.until(known_versions, target_version))
-    except ValueError:
-        raise ValueError(
-            "settings.TARGET_VERSION is improperly configured: "
-            "version {} not found.".format(target_version)
-        )
+    if not target_version:
+        previous_versions = known_versions
+    else:
+        try:
+            previous_versions = list(utils.until(known_versions, target_version))
+        except ValueError:
+            raise ValueError(
+                "settings.TARGET_VERSION is improperly configured: "
+                "version {} not found.".format(target_version)
+            )
 
     # should we set a version from settings ?
     if force_version:
@@ -107,7 +110,7 @@ def get_best_schema_version(settings: configuration.Settings) -> versions.Versio
 
 
 def get_fixtures_version(
-    settings: configuration.Settings, target_version: versions.Version
+    settings: configuration.Settings, target_version: Optional[versions.Version]
 ) -> versions.Version:
     """
     Get the closest fixtures to use to init a new DB
@@ -129,7 +132,7 @@ def get_fixtures_version(
 
 
 def build_migration_plan(
-    settings: configuration.Settings, schema_version: versions.Version
+    settings: configuration.Settings, from_version: versions.Version
 ) -> Iterable[Dict[str, Any]]:
     """
     Return the list of migrations by version,
@@ -137,18 +140,21 @@ def build_migration_plan(
     """
     # get known versions
     known_versions = files.get_known_versions(settings=settings)
+    target_version = settings.TARGET_VERSION
 
     # get all versions to apply
-    try:
-        versions_to_apply = list(utils.until(known_versions, settings.TARGET_VERSION))
-    except ValueError:
-        raise ValueError(
-            "settings.TARGET_VERSION is improperly configured: "
-            "version {} not found.".format(settings.TARGET_VERSION)
-        )
+    if not target_version:
+        versions_to_apply = known_versions
+    else:
+        try:
+            versions_to_apply = list(utils.until(known_versions, target_version))
+        except ValueError:
+            raise ValueError(
+                "settings.TARGET_VERSION is improperly configured: "
+                "version {} not found.".format(target_version)
+            )
 
-    if schema_version:
-        versions_to_apply = list(utils.since(versions_to_apply, schema_version))
+    versions_to_apply = list(utils.since(versions_to_apply, from_version))
 
     # get plan for each version to apply
     for version in versions_to_apply:
@@ -179,22 +185,26 @@ def describe_migration_plan(
     settings: configuration.Settings, stylist: style.Stylist = style.noop_stylist
 ) -> None:
 
-    schema_version = get_best_schema_version(settings=settings)
-    with stylist.activate("title") as echo:
-        echo("Schema file version is {}".format(schema_version))
+    if not db.is_schema_initialized(settings=settings):
+        from_version = get_best_schema_version(settings=settings)
+        with stylist.activate("title") as echo:
+            echo("Schema file version is {}".format(from_version))
+    else:
+        _from_version = db.get_current_schema_version(settings=settings)
+        assert _from_version  # mypy shenanigans
+        from_version = _from_version
+        with stylist.activate("title") as echo:
+            echo("Current version is {}".format(from_version))
 
-    with stylist.activate("subtitle") as echo:
-        echo("  Migrations will start after {}".format(schema_version))
+    target_version = settings.TARGET_VERSION
 
-    current_version = db.get_current_schema_version(settings=settings)
     with stylist.activate("title") as echo:
-        echo("Current version is {}".format(current_version))
+        echo("Migrations will start from {}".format(from_version))
 
-    target_version = settings.TARGET_VERSION
     with stylist.activate("title") as echo:
-        echo("Target version is {}".format(target_version))
+        echo(f"Target version is {target_version or 'latest'}")
 
-    for plan in build_migration_plan(settings=settings, schema_version=schema_version):
+    for plan in build_migration_plan(settings=settings, from_version=from_version):
         version = plan["version"]
         migrations = plan["plan"]
 
diff --git a/septentrion/files.py b/septentrion/files.py
index a9da1de..49c41ad 100644
--- a/septentrion/files.py
+++ b/septentrion/files.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ def iter_files(
         yield f
 
 
-def get_known_versions(settings: configuration.Settings) -> Iterable[versions.Version]:
+def get_known_versions(settings: configuration.Settings) -> List[versions.Version]:
     """
     Return the list of the known versions defined in migration repository,
     ordered.
diff --git a/septentrion/migration.py b/septentrion/migration.py
index 268acdd..b3580b1 100644
--- a/septentrion/migration.py
+++ b/septentrion/migration.py
@@ -26,20 +26,22 @@ def migrate(
 
     logger.info("Starting migrations")
 
-    schema_version = core.get_best_schema_version(settings=settings)
-
     if not db.is_schema_initialized(settings=settings):
         logger.info("Migration table is empty, loading a schema")
         # schema not inited
+        schema_version = core.get_best_schema_version(settings=settings)
         init_schema(settings=settings, init_version=schema_version, stylist=stylist)
+        from_version = schema_version
+    else:
+        _from_version = db.get_current_schema_version(settings=settings)
+        assert _from_version  # mypy shenanigans
+        from_version = _from_version
 
     # play migrations
     with stylist.activate("title") as echo:
         echo("Applying migrations")
 
-    for plan in core.build_migration_plan(
-        settings=settings, schema_version=schema_version
-    ):
+    for plan in core.build_migration_plan(settings=settings, from_version=from_version):
         version = plan["version"]
         logger.info("Processing version %s", version)
         with stylist.activate("subtitle") as echo:
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 37b5391..863c5dc 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ testpaths =
     tests/integration
     tests/acceptance
 
-[mypy-setuptools.*,colorama.*,psycopg2.*,sqlparse.*,importlib_metadata.*]
+[mypy]
 ignore_missing_imports = True
 
 [coverage:report]

diff --git a/tests/integration/test_migration.py b/tests/integration/test_migration.py
index 8928742..a7aec36 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_migration.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_migration.py
@@ -75,118 +75,3 @@ def test_init_schema_extra_files(mocker):
         ),
     ]
     assert calls == patch.call_args_list
-
-
-def test_migrate(mocker):
-    mock_run_script = mocker.patch("septentrion.migration.run_script")
-    mocker.patch("septentrion.db.is_schema_initialized", return_value=False)
-    mock_init_schema = mocker.patch("septentrion.migration.init_schema")
-    mocker.patch("septentrion.db.write_migration")
-
-    mocker.patch(
-        "septentrion.migration.core.build_migration_plan",
-        return_value=[
-            {
-                "version": versions.Version(
-                    version_tuple=(0, 1), original_string="0.1"
-                ),
-                "plan": [],
-            },
-            {
-                "version": versions.Version(
-                    version_tuple=(1, 0), original_string="1.0"
-                ),
-                "plan": [
-                    (
-                        "1.0-0-version-dml.sql",
-                        False,
-                        "example_migrations/1.0/1.0-0-version-dml.sql",
-                        False,
-                    ),
-                    (
-                        "1.0-author-1-ddl.sql",
-                        False,
-                        "example_migrations/1.0/1.0-author-1-ddl.sql",
-                        False,
-                    ),
-                    (
-                        "1.0-author-2-dml.sql",
-                        False,
-                        "example_migrations/1.0/1.0-author-2-dml.sql",
-                        False,
-                    ),
-                    (
-                        "1.0-book-1-ddl.sql",
-                        False,
-                        "example_migrations/1.0/1.0-book-1-ddl.sql",
-                        False,
-                    ),
-                    (
-                        "1.0-book-2-dml.sql",
-                        False,
-                        "example_migrations/1.0/1.0-book-2-dml.sql",
-                        False,
-                    ),
-                ],
-            },
-            {
-                "version": versions.Version(
-                    version_tuple=(1, 1), original_string="1.1"
-                ),
-                "plan": [
-                    (
-                        "1.1-0-version-dml.sql",
-                        False,
-                        "example_migrations/1.1/1.1-0-version-dml.sql",
-                        False,
-                    ),
-                    (
-                        "1.1-add-num-pages-1-ddl.sql",
-                        False,
-                        "example_migrations/1.1/1.1-add-num-pages-1-ddl.sql",
-                        False,
-                    ),
-                    (
-                        "1.1-add-num-pages-2-dml.sql",
-                        False,
-                        "example_migrations/1.1/1.1-add-num-pages-2-dml.sql",
-                        False,
-                    ),
-                    (
-                        "1.1-index-ddl.sql",
-                        False,
-                        "example_migrations/1.1/1.1-index-ddl.sql",
-                        False,
-                    ),
-                ],
-            },
-        ],
-    )
-
-    settings = configuration.Settings(
-        host="",
-        port="",
-        username="",
-        dbname="",
-        migrations_root="example_migrations",
-        target_version=versions.Version.from_string("1.1"),
-    )
-
-    migration.migrate(settings=settings)
-
-    mock_init_schema.assert_called_once()
-    assert mock_run_script.call_args_list == [
-        call(path="example_migrations/1.0/1.0-0-version-dml.sql", settings=settings),
-        call(path="example_migrations/1.0/1.0-author-1-ddl.sql", settings=settings),
-        call(path="example_migrations/1.0/1.0-author-2-dml.sql", settings=settings),
-        call(path="example_migrations/1.0/1.0-book-1-ddl.sql", settings=settings),
-        call(path="example_migrations/1.0/1.0-book-2-dml.sql", settings=settings),
-        call(path="example_migrations/1.1/1.1-0-version-dml.sql", settings=settings),
-        call(
-            path="example_migrations/1.1/1.1-add-num-pages-1-ddl.sql", settings=settings
-        ),
-        call(
-            path="example_migrations/1.1/1.1-add-num-pages-2-dml.sql", settings=settings
-        ),
-        call(path="example_migrations/1.1/1.1-index-ddl.sql", settings=settings),
-    ]
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_core.py b/tests/unit/test_core.py
index 9a159f0..c3d3af9 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_core.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_core.py
@@ -160,10 +160,10 @@ def test_build_migration_plan_unknown_version(known_versions):
     settings = configuration.Settings(
         target_version=versions.Version.from_string("1.5")
     )
-    schema_version = versions.Version.from_string("0")
+    from_version = versions.Version.from_string("0")
 
     with pytest.raises(ValueError):
-        list(core.build_migration_plan(settings, schema_version=schema_version))
+        list(core.build_migration_plan(settings, from_version=from_version))
 
 
 def test_build_migration_plan_ok(mocker, known_versions):
@@ -183,8 +183,8 @@ def test_build_migration_plan_ok(mocker, known_versions):
     settings = configuration.Settings(
         target_version=versions.Version.from_string("1.2")
     )
-    schema_version = versions.Version.from_string("0")
-    plan = core.build_migration_plan(settings=settings, schema_version=schema_version)
+    from_version = versions.Version.from_string("0")
+    plan = core.build_migration_plan(settings=settings, from_version=from_version)
 
     expected = [
         {
@@ -234,8 +234,8 @@ def test_build_migration_plan_db_uptodate(mocker, known_versions):
         target_version=versions.Version.from_string("1.2"),
     )
 
-    schema_version = versions.Version.from_string("0")
-    plan = core.build_migration_plan(settings=settings, schema_version=schema_version)
+    from_version = versions.Version.from_string("0")
+    plan = core.build_migration_plan(settings=settings, from_version=from_version)
 
     expected = [
         {"plan": [], "version": versions.Version.from_string("1.1")},
@@ -247,13 +247,25 @@ def test_build_migration_plan_db_uptodate(mocker, known_versions):
 def test_build_migration_plan_with_schema(mocker, known_versions):
     mocker.patch("septentrion.core.db.get_applied_migrations", return_value=[])
     settings = configuration.Settings(target_version="1.2")
-    schema_version = versions.Version.from_string("1.1")
+    from_version = versions.Version.from_string("1.1")
 
-    plan = list(
-        core.build_migration_plan(settings=settings, schema_version=schema_version)
-    )
+    plan = list(core.build_migration_plan(settings=settings, from_version=from_version))
+
+    expected = [
+        {"plan": [], "version": versions.Version.from_string("1.2")},
+    ]
+    assert list(plan) == expected
+
+
+def test_build_migration_plan_with_no_target_version(mocker, known_versions):
+    mocker.patch("septentrion.core.db.get_applied_migrations", return_value=[])
+    settings = configuration.Settings(target_version=None)
+    from_version = versions.Version.from_string("1.1")
+
+    plan = list(core.build_migration_plan(settings=settings, from_version=from_version))
 
     expected = [
         {"plan": [], "version": versions.Version.from_string("1.2")},
+        {"plan": [], "version": versions.Version.from_string("1.3")},
     ]
     assert list(plan) == expected
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_migration.py b/tests/unit/test_migration.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f15694a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/test_migration.py
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+from septentrion import configuration, migration
+
+
+def test_migrate_uses_correct_version_with_db(mocker):
+    mocker.patch("septentrion.db.is_schema_initialized", return_value=True)
+    mock_init_schema = mocker.patch("septentrion.migration.init_schema")
+    current_version = mocker.patch("septentrion.db.get_current_schema_version")
+
+    build_migration_plan = mocker.patch(
+        "septentrion.migration.core.build_migration_plan",
+        return_value=[],
+    )
+
+    settings = configuration.Settings(
+        host="",
+        port="",
+        username="",
+        dbname="",
+        migrations_root="example_migrations",
+        target_version=None,
+    )
+
+    migration.migrate(settings=settings)
+
+    mock_init_schema.assert_not_called()
+    build_migration_plan.assert_called_with(
+        settings=settings, from_version=current_version.return_value
+    )
+
+
+def test_migrate_uses_correct_version_without_db(mocker):
+    mocker.patch("septentrion.db.is_schema_initialized", return_value=False)
+    mock_init_schema = mocker.patch("septentrion.migration.init_schema")
+    mocker.patch("septentrion.db.get_current_schema_version")
+    schema_version = mocker.patch("septentrion.core.get_best_schema_version")
+
+    build_migration_plan = mocker.patch(
+        "septentrion.migration.core.build_migration_plan",
+        return_value=[],
+    )
+
+    settings = configuration.Settings(
+        host="",
+        port="",
+        username="",
+        dbname="",
+        migrations_root="example_migrations",
+        target_version=None,
+    )
+
+    migration.migrate(settings=settings)
+
+    mock_init_schema.assert_called_once()
+    build_migration_plan.assert_called_with(
+        settings=settings, from_version=schema_version.return_value
+    )

target-version should be optional
It should default to the latest version
tests/unit/test_core.py::test_build_migration_plan_unknown_version tests/unit/test_core.py::test_build_migration_plan_ok tests/unit/test_core.py::test_build_migration_plan_db_uptodate tests/unit/test_core.py::test_build_migration_plan_with_schema tests/unit/test_core.py::test_build_migration_plan_with_no_target_version tests/unit/test_migration.py::test_migrate_uses_correct_version_with_db tests/unit/test_migration.py::test_migrate_uses_correct_version_without_db
tests/integration/test_migration.py::test_init_schema tests/integration/test_migration.py::test_init_schema_extra_files tests/unit/test_core.py::test_get_applied_versions tests/unit/test_core.py::test_get_closest_version_unknown_target_version tests/unit/test_core.py::test_get_closest_version_ok tests/unit/test_core.py::test_get_closest_version_schema_doesnt_exist tests/unit/test_core.py::test_get_closest_version_earlier_schema tests/unit/test_core.py::test_get_closest_version_schema_force_ko tests/unit/test_core.py::test_get_closest_version_schema_force_ok tests/unit/test_core.py::test_get_closest_version_schema_force_dont_exist tests/unit/test_core.py::test_get_best_schema_version_ok tests/unit/test_core.py::test_get_best_schema_version_ko