diff --git a/{{project-name}}/Cargo.toml b/{{project-name}}/Cargo.toml
index 5b34957..39e8586 100644
--- a/{{project-name}}/Cargo.toml
+++ b/{{project-name}}/Cargo.toml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ tokio = { workspace = true, features = [
     "signal",
 ] }
 {% if program_types_with_opts contains program_type -%}
-clap = { workspace = true, features = ["derive"] }
+clap = { workspace = true, default-features = true, features = ["derive"] }
 {% endif -%}
 
 [build-dependencies]