diff --git a/packages/shadcn/src/templates/create-template.ts b/packages/shadcn/src/templates/create-template.ts
index 91479f2e8f..3394633e6b 100644
--- a/packages/shadcn/src/templates/create-template.ts
+++ b/packages/shadcn/src/templates/create-template.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ export function createTemplate(config: {
   name: string
   title: string
   defaultProjectName: string
+  // Force a specific package manager for this template.
+  packageManager?: string
   // Framework names that map to this template.
   frameworks?: string[]
   scaffold: (options: TemplateOptions) => Promise<void>
diff --git a/packages/shadcn/src/templates/next-monorepo.ts b/packages/shadcn/src/templates/next-monorepo.ts
index cbcd8fdc80..a9e275bdf4 100644
--- a/packages/shadcn/src/templates/next-monorepo.ts
+++ b/packages/shadcn/src/templates/next-monorepo.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ export const nextMonorepo = createTemplate({
   name: "next-monorepo",
   title: "Next.js (Monorepo)",
   defaultProjectName: "next-monorepo",
+  packageManager: "pnpm",
   scaffold: async ({ projectPath, packageManager }) => {
     const createSpinner = spinner(
       `Creating a new Next.js monorepo. This may take a few minutes.`
diff --git a/packages/shadcn/src/utils/create-project.ts b/packages/shadcn/src/utils/create-project.ts
index fc219d29d6..87a89e5640 100644
--- a/packages/shadcn/src/utils/create-project.ts
+++ b/packages/shadcn/src/utils/create-project.ts
@@ -61,9 +61,11 @@ export async function createProject(
     projectName = name ?? projectName
   }
 
-  const packageManager = await getPackageManager(options.cwd, {
-    withFallback: true,
-  })
+  const packageManager =
+    templates[template].packageManager ??
+    (await getPackageManager(options.cwd, {
+      withFallback: true,
+    }))
 
   const projectPath = `${options.cwd}/${projectName}`
 
diff --git a/templates/next-app/.prettierrc b/templates/next-app/.prettierrc
index 11e0f6d9ee..a8a2054a15 100644
--- a/templates/next-app/.prettierrc
+++ b/templates/next-app/.prettierrc
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@
   "printWidth": 80,
   "plugins": ["prettier-plugin-tailwindcss"],
   "tailwindStylesheet": "app/globals.css",
-  "tailwindFunctions": ["cn"]
+  "tailwindFunctions": ["cn", "cva"]
 }