diff --git a/packages/cli/project.json b/packages/cli/project.json
index cae56383a..2a4abe3c8 100644
--- a/packages/cli/project.json
+++ b/packages/cli/project.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
         "outputPath": "dist/packages/cli",
         "main": "packages/cli/src/index.ts",
         "tsConfig": "packages/cli/tsconfig.lib.json",
-        "assets": ["packages/cli/*.md"],
+        "assets": ["packages/cli/*.md", "packages/cli/src/bin.js"],
         "esbuildConfig": "esbuild.config.js"
       }
     },
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
       "dependsOn": ["build"]
     },
     "exec": {
-      "command": "node dist/packages/cli/index.js",
+      "command": "npx dist/packages/cli",
       "dependsOn": ["build"]
     },
     "lint": {
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/bin.ts b/packages/cli/src/bin.js
similarity index 78%
rename from packages/cli/src/bin.ts
rename to packages/cli/src/bin.js
index 9f191acc0..922a349e1 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/bin.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/bin.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #! /usr/bin/env node
-import { cli } from './index';
+import { cli } from './../index.js';
 import { hideBin } from 'yargs/helpers';
 
 // bootstrap yargs; format arguments