diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c5512aa346..afaf000b10 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
     "cross-spawn": "^7.0.3",
     "cross-zip": "^4.0.0",
     "debug": "^4.3.1",
+    "detect-package-manager": "^3.0.2",
     "express": "^4.17.1",
     "express-ws": "^5.0.2",
     "fast-glob": "^3.2.7",
@@ -78,8 +79,7 @@
     "which": "^2.0.2",
     "xterm": "^4.9.0",
     "xterm-addon-fit": "^0.5.0",
-    "xterm-addon-search": "^0.8.0",
-    "yarn-or-npm": "^3.0.1"
+    "xterm-addon-search": "^0.8.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@electron/fuses": ">=1.0.0",
diff --git a/packages/api/cli/src/util/check-system.ts b/packages/api/cli/src/util/check-system.ts
index 5ba4ce6e1b..a07993e579 100644
--- a/packages/api/cli/src/util/check-system.ts
+++ b/packages/api/cli/src/util/check-system.ts
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ function warnIfPackageManagerIsntAKnownGoodVersion(packageManager: string, versi
 async function checkPackageManagerVersion() {
   const version = await forgeUtils.yarnOrNpmSpawn(['--version']);
   const versionString = version.toString().trim();
-  if (forgeUtils.hasYarn()) {
+  if (await forgeUtils.hasYarn()) {
     warnIfPackageManagerIsntAKnownGoodVersion('Yarn', versionString, YARN_ALLOWLISTED_VERSIONS);
     return `yarn@${versionString}`;
   } else {
diff --git a/packages/api/core/package.json b/packages/api/core/package.json
index dac732dc25..d040c95235 100644
--- a/packages/api/core/package.json
+++ b/packages/api/core/package.json
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
     "@malept/cross-spawn-promise": "^2.0.0",
     "chalk": "^4.0.0",
     "debug": "^4.3.1",
+    "detect-package-manager": "^3.0.2",
     "fast-glob": "^3.2.7",
     "filenamify": "^4.1.0",
     "find-up": "^5.0.0",
@@ -59,8 +60,7 @@
     "semver": "^7.2.1",
     "source-map-support": "^0.5.13",
     "sudo-prompt": "^9.1.1",
-    "username": "^5.1.0",
-    "yarn-or-npm": "^3.0.1"
+    "username": "^5.1.0"
   },
   "engines": {
     "node": ">= 16.4.0"
diff --git a/packages/api/core/spec/fast/util/install-dependencies.spec.ts b/packages/api/core/spec/fast/util/install-dependencies.spec.ts
index d7553bdb1b..2afa34d731 100644
--- a/packages/api/core/spec/fast/util/install-dependencies.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/api/core/spec/fast/util/install-dependencies.spec.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ describe('installDependencies', () => {
     { pm: 'yarn', install: 'add', flags: { exact: '--exact', dev: '--dev' } },
   ])('$pm', ({ pm, install, flags }) => {
     beforeEach(() => {
-      vi.mocked(hasYarn).mockReturnValue(pm === 'yarn');
+      vi.mocked(hasYarn).mockResolvedValue(pm === 'yarn');
     });
 
     it('should install deps', async () => {
diff --git a/packages/api/core/src/api/import.ts b/packages/api/core/src/api/import.ts
index ca0c5e7c19..ed764e6404 100644
--- a/packages/api/core/src/api/import.ts
+++ b/packages/api/core/src/api/import.ts
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ export default autoTrace(
                 {
                   title: 'Installing dependencies',
                   task: async (_, task) => {
-                    const packageManager = safeYarnOrNpm();
+                    const packageManager = await safeYarnOrNpm();
                     await writeChanges();
 
                     d('deleting old dependencies forcefully');
diff --git a/packages/api/core/src/api/init-scripts/init-link.ts b/packages/api/core/src/api/init-scripts/init-link.ts
index af9151bb51..93ebde4a7e 100644
--- a/packages/api/core/src/api/init-scripts/init-link.ts
+++ b/packages/api/core/src/api/init-scripts/init-link.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export async function initLink<T>(dir: string, task?: ForgeListrTask<T>) {
   if (shouldLink) {
     d('Linking forge dependencies');
     const packageJson = await readRawPackageJson(dir);
-    const packageManager = safeYarnOrNpm();
+    const packageManager = await safeYarnOrNpm();
     const linkFolder = path.resolve(__dirname, '..', '..', '..', '..', '..', '..', '.links');
     for (const packageName of Object.keys(packageJson.devDependencies)) {
       if (packageName.startsWith('@electron-forge/')) {
diff --git a/packages/api/core/src/api/init-scripts/init-npm.ts b/packages/api/core/src/api/init-scripts/init-npm.ts
index d9ec16e2f3..ecc63e8546 100644
--- a/packages/api/core/src/api/init-scripts/init-npm.ts
+++ b/packages/api/core/src/api/init-scripts/init-npm.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export const exactDevDeps = ['electron'];
 
 export const initNPM = async <T>(dir: string, task: ForgeListrTask<T>): Promise<void> => {
   d('installing dependencies');
-  const packageManager = safeYarnOrNpm();
+  const packageManager = await safeYarnOrNpm();
   task.output = `${packageManager} install ${deps.join(' ')}`;
   await installDepList(dir, deps);
 
diff --git a/packages/api/core/src/api/init.ts b/packages/api/core/src/api/init.ts
index 4e444ac3c5..d3c92f1f35 100644
--- a/packages/api/core/src/api/init.ts
+++ b/packages/api/core/src/api/init.ts
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ async function validateTemplate(template: string, templateModule: ForgeTemplate)
 export default async ({ dir = process.cwd(), interactive = false, copyCIFiles = false, force = false, template = 'base' }: InitOptions): Promise<void> => {
   d(`Initializing in: ${dir}`);
 
-  const packageManager = safeYarnOrNpm();
+  const packageManager = await safeYarnOrNpm();
 
   const runner = new Listr<{
     templateModule: ForgeTemplate;
diff --git a/packages/api/core/src/util/install-dependencies.ts b/packages/api/core/src/util/install-dependencies.ts
index b561f4d719..ca616b10e0 100644
--- a/packages/api/core/src/util/install-dependencies.ts
+++ b/packages/api/core/src/util/install-dependencies.ts
@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@ export enum DepVersionRestriction {
 }
 
 export default async (dir: string, deps: string[], depType = DepType.PROD, versionRestriction = DepVersionRestriction.RANGE): Promise<void> => {
-  d('installing', JSON.stringify(deps), 'in:', dir, `depType=${depType},versionRestriction=${versionRestriction},withYarn=${hasYarn()}`);
+  d('installing', JSON.stringify(deps), 'in:', dir, `depType=${depType},versionRestriction=${versionRestriction},withYarn=${await hasYarn()}`);
   if (deps.length === 0) {
     d('nothing to install, stopping immediately');
     return Promise.resolve();
   }
   let cmd = ['install'].concat(deps);
-  if (hasYarn()) {
+  if (await hasYarn()) {
     cmd = ['add'].concat(deps);
     if (depType === DepType.DEV) cmd.push('--dev');
     if (versionRestriction === DepVersionRestriction.EXACT) cmd.push('--exact');
diff --git a/packages/utils/core-utils/package.json b/packages/utils/core-utils/package.json
index 82ab581b1e..961c4042e6 100644
--- a/packages/utils/core-utils/package.json
+++ b/packages/utils/core-utils/package.json
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@
     "@malept/cross-spawn-promise": "^2.0.0",
     "chalk": "^4.0.0",
     "debug": "^4.3.1",
+    "detect-package-manager": "^3.0.2",
     "find-up": "^5.0.0",
     "fs-extra": "^10.0.0",
     "log-symbols": "^4.0.0",
-    "semver": "^7.2.1",
-    "yarn-or-npm": "^3.0.1"
+    "semver": "^7.2.1"
   },
   "engines": {
     "node": ">= 16.4.0"
diff --git a/packages/utils/core-utils/spec/yarn-or-npm.spec.ts b/packages/utils/core-utils/spec/yarn-or-npm.spec.ts
index 1d4abc3eed..010bc21dfd 100644
--- a/packages/utils/core-utils/spec/yarn-or-npm.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/utils/core-utils/spec/yarn-or-npm.spec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
+import { detect } from 'detect-package-manager';
 import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
-import systemYarnOrNpm from 'yarn-or-npm';
 
 import { safeYarnOrNpm } from '../src/yarn-or-npm';
 
@@ -19,24 +19,26 @@ describe('yarn-or-npm', () => {
     }
   });
 
-  it('should by default equal the system yarn-or-npm value', () => {
-    expect(safeYarnOrNpm()).toEqual(systemYarnOrNpm());
+  it('should by default equal the system yarn-or-npm value', async () => {
+    const pm = await detect();
+    expect(safeYarnOrNpm()).resolves.toEqual(pm);
   });
 
   it('should return yarn if NODE_INSTALLER=yarn', () => {
     process.env.NODE_INSTALLER = 'yarn';
-    expect(safeYarnOrNpm()).toEqual('yarn');
+    expect(safeYarnOrNpm()).resolves.toEqual('yarn');
   });
 
   it('should return npm if NODE_INSTALLER=npm', () => {
     process.env.NODE_INSTALLER = 'npm';
-    expect(safeYarnOrNpm()).toEqual('npm');
+    expect(safeYarnOrNpm()).resolves.toEqual('npm');
   });
 
-  it('should return system value if NODE_INSTALLER is an unrecognized installer', () => {
+  it('should return system value if NODE_INSTALLER is an unrecognized installer', async () => {
     process.env.NODE_INSTALLER = 'magical_unicorn';
     console.warn = vi.fn();
-    expect(safeYarnOrNpm()).toEqual(systemYarnOrNpm());
+    const pm = await detect();
+    await expect(safeYarnOrNpm()).resolves.toEqual(pm);
     expect(console.warn).toHaveBeenCalledWith('⚠', expect.stringContaining('Unknown NODE_INSTALLER'));
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/utils/core-utils/src/electron-version.ts b/packages/utils/core-utils/src/electron-version.ts
index 871b7fa1ab..cc117795f3 100644
--- a/packages/utils/core-utils/src/electron-version.ts
+++ b/packages/utils/core-utils/src/electron-version.ts
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ import findUp from 'find-up';
 import fs from 'fs-extra';
 import semver from 'semver';
 
-import { safeYarnOrNpm } from './yarn-or-npm';
-
 const d = debug('electron-forge:electron-version');
 
 const electronPackageNames = ['electron-nightly', 'electron'];
@@ -44,7 +42,7 @@ async function determineNodeModulesPath(dir: string, packageName: string): Promi
 
 export class PackageNotFoundError extends Error {
   constructor(packageName: string, dir: string) {
-    super(`Cannot find the package "${packageName}". Perhaps you need to run "${safeYarnOrNpm()} install" in "${dir}"?`);
+    super(`Cannot find the package "${packageName}". Perhaps you need to run install it in "${dir}"?`);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/utils/core-utils/src/yarn-or-npm.ts b/packages/utils/core-utils/src/yarn-or-npm.ts
index a2ddb4d259..ad8055e455 100644
--- a/packages/utils/core-utils/src/yarn-or-npm.ts
+++ b/packages/utils/core-utils/src/yarn-or-npm.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import { CrossSpawnArgs, CrossSpawnOptions, spawn } from '@malept/cross-spawn-promise';
 import chalk from 'chalk';
+import { detect } from 'detect-package-manager';
 import logSymbols from 'log-symbols';
-import yarnOrNpm from 'yarn-or-npm';
 
-export const safeYarnOrNpm = () => {
-  const system = yarnOrNpm();
+export const safeYarnOrNpm = async () => {
+  const system = await detect();
   switch (process.env.NODE_INSTALLER) {
     case 'yarn':
     case 'npm':
@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@ export const safeYarnOrNpm = () => {
   }
 };
 
-export const yarnOrNpmSpawn = (args?: CrossSpawnArgs, opts?: CrossSpawnOptions): Promise<string> => spawn(safeYarnOrNpm(), args, opts);
+export const yarnOrNpmSpawn = async (args?: CrossSpawnArgs, opts?: CrossSpawnOptions): Promise<string> => spawn(await safeYarnOrNpm(), args, opts);
 
-export const hasYarn = (): boolean => safeYarnOrNpm() === 'yarn';
+export const hasYarn = async () => (await safeYarnOrNpm()) === 'yarn';
diff --git a/typings/yarn-or-npm/index.d.ts b/typings/yarn-or-npm/index.d.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index f80008235e..0000000000
--- a/typings/yarn-or-npm/index.d.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-declare module 'yarn-or-npm' {
-  const yon: () => 'yarn' | 'npm';
-  export default yon;
-}
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 0892d27524..ddc330ea4d 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -5032,7 +5032,7 @@ cross-spawn-windows-exe@^1.1.0:
     is-wsl "^2.2.0"
     which "^2.0.2"
 
-cross-spawn@^6.0.0, cross-spawn@^6.0.5:
+cross-spawn@^6.0.0:
   version "6.0.5"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/cross-spawn/-/cross-spawn-6.0.5.tgz#4a5ec7c64dfae22c3a14124dbacdee846d80cbc4"
   integrity sha512-eTVLrBSt7fjbDygz805pMnstIs2VTBNkRm0qxZd+M7A5XDdxVRWO5MxGBXZhjY4cqLYLdtrGqRf8mBPmzwSpWQ==
@@ -5319,6 +5319,13 @@ detect-node@^2.0.4:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/detect-node/-/detect-node-2.1.0.tgz#c9c70775a49c3d03bc2c06d9a73be550f978f8b1"
   integrity sha512-T0NIuQpnTvFDATNuHN5roPwSBG83rFsuO+MXXH9/3N1eFbn4wcPjttvjMLEPWJ0RGUYgQE7cGgS3tNxbqCGM7g==
 
+detect-package-manager@^3.0.2:
+  version "3.0.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/detect-package-manager/-/detect-package-manager-3.0.2.tgz#ca34261ab84198072580e93ae86582c575428da9"
+  integrity sha512-8JFjJHutStYrfWwzfretQoyNGoZVW1Fsrp4JO9spa7h/fBfwgTMEIy4/LBzRDGsxwVPHU0q+T9YvwLDJoOApLQ==
+  dependencies:
+    execa "^5.1.1"
+
 dezalgo@^1.0.0:
   version "1.0.4"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dezalgo/-/dezalgo-1.0.4.tgz#751235260469084c132157dfa857f386d4c33d81"
@@ -14213,14 +14220,6 @@ yargs@^17.7.2:
     y18n "^5.0.5"
     yargs-parser "^21.1.1"
 
-yarn-or-npm@^3.0.1:
-  version "3.0.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yarn-or-npm/-/yarn-or-npm-3.0.1.tgz#6336eea4dff7e23e226acc98c1a8ada17a1b8666"
-  integrity sha512-fTiQP6WbDAh5QZAVdbMQkecZoahnbOjClTQhzv74WX5h2Uaidj1isf9FDes11TKtsZ0/ZVfZsqZ+O3x6aLERHQ==
-  dependencies:
-    cross-spawn "^6.0.5"
-    pkg-dir "^4.2.0"
-
 yauzl@^2.10.0:
   version "2.10.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yauzl/-/yauzl-2.10.0.tgz#c7eb17c93e112cb1086fa6d8e51fb0667b79a5f9"