diff --git a/src/shared/options/readOptions.test.ts b/src/shared/options/readOptions.test.ts
index 2be4a603c..b9b3dec79 100644
--- a/src/shared/options/readOptions.test.ts
+++ b/src/shared/options/readOptions.test.ts
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ vi.mock("./createOptionDefaults/index.js", () => ({
 	createOptionDefaults() {
 		return {
 			author: vi.fn(),
+			bin: vi.fn(),
 			description: vi.fn(),
 			email: vi.fn(),
 			funding: vi.fn(),
diff --git a/src/shared/options/readOptions.ts b/src/shared/options/readOptions.ts
index 75aab677d..9d5256d62 100644
--- a/src/shared/options/readOptions.ts
+++ b/src/shared/options/readOptions.ts
@@ -264,6 +264,7 @@ export async function readOptions(
 		...options,
 		access: options.access ?? "public",
 		author: options.author ?? (await defaults.owner()),
+		bin: options.bin ?? (await defaults.bin()),
 		description: options.description,
 		directory:
 			options.directory ?? promptedOptions.directory ?? options.repository,