diff --git a/packages/cli/package.json b/packages/cli/package.json
index 2817c96c91..cf6efc2afd 100644
--- a/packages/cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli/package.json
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
         "zx": "^7.2.3"
     },
     "scripts": {
-        "compile": "esbuild src/main.ts --bundle --platform=node --target=node20 --outfile=built/genaiscript.cjs --external:pdfjs-dist --external:mammoth --external:llamaindex --external:llm-code-highlighter",
+        "compile": "esbuild src/main.ts --bundle --platform=node --target=node20 --outfile=built/genaiscript.cjs --external:pdfjs-dist --external:mammoth --external:llamaindex --external:llm-code-highlighter && echo '#!/usr/bin/env node' | cat - built/genaiscript.cjs > temp && mv temp built/genaiscript.cjs",
         "postcompile": "cp built/genaiscript.cjs ../vscode/genaiscript.cjs && node built/genaiscript.cjs help-all > ../../docs/src/content/docs/reference/cli/commands.md",
         "go": "yarn compile && node built/genaiscript.cjs",
         "test": "node --import tsx --test src/**.test.ts",
diff --git a/packages/core/src/clihelp.ts b/packages/core/src/clihelp.ts
index f96cf333af..ea87c186c3 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/clihelp.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/clihelp.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { RunTemplateOptions } from "."
+import { CORE_VERSION, RunTemplateOptions } from "."
 import { Fragment } from "./ast"
 import { GENAISCRIPT_CLI_JS, NPM_CLI_PACKAGE } from "./constants"
 import { MarkdownTrace } from "./trace"
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export function generateCliArguments(
     const cli = [
         "npx",
         "--yes",
-        NPM_CLI_PACKAGE,
+        `${NPM_CLI_PACKAGE}@^${CORE_VERSION}`,
         command,
         template.id,
         `"${cliInfo.spec}"`,