diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f629a39..3abe921 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
     "prettier": "^3.2.5",
     "prettier-plugin-ember-template-tag": "^2.0.2",
     "release-plan": "^0.9.0",
+    "resolve-bin": "^1.0.1",
     "strip-ansi": "^7.1.0",
     "tmp-promise": "^3.0.3",
     "vitest": "^1.6.0"
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 540e3a4..c60f6c6 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ importers:
       release-plan:
         specifier: ^0.9.0
         version: 0.9.0(encoding@0.1.13)
+      resolve-bin:
+        specifier: ^1.0.1
+        version: 1.0.1
       strip-ansi:
         specifier: ^7.1.0
         version: 7.1.0
@@ -1937,6 +1940,9 @@ packages:
   find-index@1.1.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-XYKutXMrIK99YMUPf91KX5QVJoG31/OsgftD6YoTPAObfQIxM4ziA9f0J1AsqKhJmo+IeaIPP0CFopTD4bdUBw==}
 
+  find-parent-dir@0.3.1:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-o4UcykWV/XN9wm+jMEtWLPlV8RXCZnMhQI6F6OdHeSez7iiJWePw8ijOlskJZMsaQoGR/b7dH6lO02HhaTN7+A==}
+
   find-up@4.1.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-PpOwAdQ/YlXQ2vj8a3h8IipDuYRi3wceVQQGYWxNINccq40Anw7BlsEXCMbt1Zt+OLA6Fq9suIpIWD0OsnISlw==}
     engines: {node: '>=8'}
@@ -3460,6 +3466,9 @@ packages:
   requires-port@1.0.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-KigOCHcocU3XODJxsu8i/j8T9tzT4adHiecwORRQ0ZZFcp7ahwXuRU1m+yuO90C5ZUyGeGfocHDI14M3L3yDAQ==}
 
+  resolve-bin@1.0.1:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-4G9C3udcDB1c9qaopB+9dygm2bMyF2LeJ2JHBIc24N7ob+UuSSwX3ID1hQwpDEQep9ZRNdhT//rgEd6xbWA/SA==}
+
   resolve-dir@1.0.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-R7uiTjECzvOsWSfdM0QKFNBVFcK27aHOUwdvK53BcW8zqnGdYp0Fbj82cy54+2A4P2tFM22J5kRfe1R+lM/1yg==}
     engines: {node: '>=0.10.0'}
@@ -6498,6 +6507,8 @@ snapshots:
 
   find-index@1.1.1: {}
 
+  find-parent-dir@0.3.1: {}
+
   find-up@4.1.0:
     dependencies:
       locate-path: 5.0.0
@@ -8116,6 +8127,10 @@ snapshots:
 
   requires-port@1.0.0: {}
 
+  resolve-bin@1.0.1:
+    dependencies:
+      find-parent-dir: 0.3.1
+
   resolve-dir@1.0.1:
     dependencies:
       expand-tilde: 2.0.2
diff --git a/tests/default.test.mjs b/tests/default.test.mjs
index 6f72a23..d79d758 100644
--- a/tests/default.test.mjs
+++ b/tests/default.test.mjs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { execa } from 'execa';
 import copyWithTemplate from '../lib/copy-with-template';
 import { existsSync, writeFileSync } from 'fs';
 import stripAnsi from 'strip-ansi';
+import { emberCli } from './helpers.mjs';
 
 const blueprintPath = join(__dirname, '..');
 const appName = 'fancy-app-in-test';
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ describe('basic functionality', function () {
       '--skip-git',
     ];
 
-    await execa('ember', emberCliArgs, {
+    await execa(emberCli, emberCliArgs, {
       cwd: tmpDir.path,
       preferLocal: true,
     });
diff --git a/tests/helpers.mjs b/tests/helpers.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..412b4c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/helpers.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import { sync as resolveBinSync } from 'resolve-bin';
+
+function findEmber() {
+  return resolveBinSync('ember-cli', { executable: 'ember' });
+}
+
+export const emberCli = findEmber();