diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a199f2a..8d5c07f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@
     "npm-check": "^6.0.1",
     "picocolors": "^1.1.1",
     "rimraf": "^6.0.1",
+    "shell-quote": "^1.8.2",
     "tsup": "^8.3.5",
     "typescript": "^5.7.2",
     "vitest": "^2.1.8"
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index e887a0c..86b7394 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ importers:
       rimraf:
         specifier: ^6.0.1
         version: 6.0.1
+      shell-quote:
+        specifier: ^1.8.2
+        version: 1.8.2
       tsup:
         specifier: ^8.3.5
         version: 8.3.5(jiti@2.4.1)(postcss@8.4.35)(tsx@4.19.1)(typescript@5.7.2)
@@ -2872,6 +2875,10 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-7++dFhtcx3353uBaq8DDR4NuxBetBzC7ZQOhmTQInHEd6bSrXdiEyzCvG07Z44UYdLShWUyXt5M/yhz8ekcb1A==}
     engines: {node: '>=8'}
 
+  shell-quote@1.8.2:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-AzqKpGKjrj7EM6rKVQEPpB288oCfnrEIuyoT9cyF4nmGa7V8Zk6f7RRqYisX8X9m+Q7bd632aZW4ky7EhbQztA==}
+    engines: {node: '>= 0.4'}
+
   siginfo@2.0.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-ybx0WO1/8bSBLEWXZvEd7gMW3Sn3JFlW3TvX1nREbDLRNQNaeNN8WK0meBwPdAaOI7TtRRRJn/Es1zhrrCHu7g==}
 
@@ -6298,6 +6305,8 @@ snapshots:
 
   shebang-regex@3.0.0: {}
 
+  shell-quote@1.8.2: {}
+
   siginfo@2.0.0: {}
 
   signal-exit@3.0.6: {}
diff --git a/src/version-bump.ts b/src/version-bump.ts
index b1a7ad2..5300d93 100644
--- a/src/version-bump.ts
+++ b/src/version-bump.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import process from 'node:process'
 import symbols from 'log-symbols'
 import c from 'picocolors'
 import prompts from 'prompts'
+// @ts-expect-error missing types
+import parseCommand from 'shell-quote/parse'
 import { x } from 'tinyexec'
 import { getCurrentVersion } from './get-current-version'
 import { getNewVersion } from './get-new-version'
@@ -76,10 +78,12 @@ export async function versionBump(arg: (VersionBumpOptions) | string = {}): Prom
       await operation.options.execute(operation)
     }
     else {
-      console.log(symbols.info, 'Executing script', operation.options.execute)
-      await x(operation.options.execute, [], {
+      const [command, ...args] = parseCommand(operation.options.execute)
+      console.log(symbols.info, 'Executing script', command, ...args)
+      await x(command, args, {
         nodeOptions: {
           stdio: 'inherit',
+          cwd: operation.options.cwd,
         },
       })
       console.log(symbols.success, 'Script finished')
diff --git a/test/exec.test.ts b/test/exec.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5dddc95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/exec.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import { existsSync } from 'node:fs'
+import { mkdir } from 'node:fs/promises'
+import { join } from 'node:path'
+import { cwd } from 'node:process'
+import { expect, it } from 'vitest'
+import { versionBump } from '../src'
+
+const distDir = join(cwd(), 'test', 'fixture', 'dist')
+
+it('exec command to clean dist dir', async () => {
+  if (!existsSync(distDir)) {
+    await mkdir(distDir)
+  }
+
+  expect(existsSync(distDir)).toBeTruthy()
+  await versionBump({
+    cwd: join(cwd(), 'test', 'fixture'),
+    release: '0.0.1',
+    confirm: false,
+    execute: 'npm run clean',
+  })
+  expect(existsSync(distDir)).toBeFalsy()
+})
diff --git a/test/fixture/package.json b/test/fixture/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2cb7d8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixture/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "version": "0.0.1",
+  "scripts": {
+    "clean": "rimraf dist"
+  }
+}