diff --git a/bin/migi-create.ts b/bin/migi-create.ts
index b5b5b1a..90d5f0b 100644
--- a/bin/migi-create.ts
+++ b/bin/migi-create.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import ask from '../lib/ask'
 import generate from '../lib/generate'
 import getOptions from '../lib/options'
 import fetchTemplates from '../lib/fetch-templates'
-import { setPromptDefault } from '../lib/ask'
+import { setPromptDefault, setValidateName } from '../lib/ask'
 import type { AnswerOptions, GitHubRepo, Options } from '../lib/types'
 
 const download = promisify(require('download-git-repo'))
@@ -91,13 +91,11 @@ async function run() {
   }
 
   setPromptDefault('name', projectName)
+  setValidateName()
 
   ask().then(result => {
     Object.assign(answers, result)
     const opts = getOptions(answers, { projectName })
-
-    console.log(opts)
-
     downloadAndGenerate(opts)
   })
 }
diff --git a/lib/ask.ts b/lib/ask.ts
index 39db2c0..d932a1b 100644
--- a/lib/ask.ts
+++ b/lib/ask.ts
@@ -1,23 +1,22 @@
-import inquirer from "inquirer";
+import inquirer from "inquirer"
+import validatePkgName from "validate-npm-package-name"
+import type { Question } from "inquirer"
 
-export const prompts = {
+export const prompts: Record<string, Question> = {
   name: {
     name: "name",
     type: "string",
-    required: true,
     message: "Project name",
   },
   version: {
     name: 'version',
     type: 'string',
-    required: false,
     message: 'Project version',
     default: '0.0.1'
   },
   description: {
     name: "description",
     type: "string",
-    required: false,
     message: "Project description",
   },
   author: {
@@ -34,6 +33,25 @@ export function setPromptDefault(name: string, value: string) {
   }
 }
 
+export function setValidateName() {
+  const name = prompts.name
+  const customValidate = name.validate
+  name.validate = (name: string) => {
+    if (!name) {
+      return 'Project name is required'
+    }
+    const its = validatePkgName(name)
+    if (!its.validForNewPackages) {
+      const errors = (its.errors || []).concat(its.warnings || [])
+      return 'Sorry, ' + errors.join(' and ') + '.'
+    }
+    if (typeof customValidate === 'function') {
+      return customValidate(name)
+    }
+    return true
+  }
+}
+
 export default function ask() {
   return inquirer.prompt(Object.values(prompts)).then((answers) => {
     return { ...answers }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 24ae8c9..4fa9fdc 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -39,13 +39,16 @@
     "find-up": "5.0.0",
     "fs-extra": "^11.2.0",
     "inquirer": "8.2.6",
-    "ora": "5.0.0"
+    "ora": "5.0.0",
+    "semver": "^7.6.0",
+    "validate-npm-package-name": "^5.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/ejs": "^3.1.5",
     "@types/fs-extra": "^11.0.4",
     "@types/inquirer": "^9.0.7",
     "@types/node": "^20.11.28",
+    "@types/validate-npm-package-name": "^4.0.2",
     "bumpp": "^9.4.0",
     "tsup": "^8.0.2",
     "typescript": "^5.4.2"
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index b0ffe4d..2b4a83b 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -35,6 +35,12 @@ dependencies:
   ora:
     specifier: 5.0.0
     version: 5.0.0
+  semver:
+    specifier: ^7.6.0
+    version: 7.6.0
+  validate-npm-package-name:
+    specifier: ^5.0.0
+    version: 5.0.0
 
 devDependencies:
   '@types/ejs':
@@ -49,6 +55,9 @@ devDependencies:
   '@types/node':
     specifier: ^20.11.28
     version: 20.11.28
+  '@types/validate-npm-package-name':
+    specifier: ^4.0.2
+    version: 4.0.2
   bumpp:
     specifier: ^9.4.0
     version: 9.4.0
@@ -510,6 +519,10 @@ packages:
       '@types/node': 20.11.28
     dev: true
 
+  /@types/validate-npm-package-name@4.0.2:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-lrpDziQipxCEeK5kWxvljWYhUvOiB2A9izZd9B2AFarYAkqZshb4lPbRs7zKEic6eGtH8V/2qJW+dPp9OtF6bw==}
+    dev: true
+
   /acorn@8.11.3:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-Y9rRfJG5jcKOE0CLisYbojUjIrIEE7AGMzA/Sm4BslANhbS+cDMpgBdcPT91oJ7OuJ9hYJBx59RjbhxVnrF8Xg==}
     engines: {node: '>=0.4.0'}
@@ -646,6 +659,12 @@ packages:
       ieee754: 1.2.1
     dev: false
 
+  /builtins@5.0.1:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-qwVpFEHNfhYJIzNRBvd2C1kyo6jz3ZSMPyyuR47OPdiKWlbYnZNyDWuyR175qDnAJLiCo5fBBqPb3RiXgWlkOQ==}
+    dependencies:
+      semver: 7.6.0
+    dev: false
+
   /bumpp@9.4.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-T+N+B5mSSvsTt7kgxGXCKQd957IxmEZwMn2nWirspGUY08u/cBNrpQDMXk43fzLegZtKtXS1v9S06vq2zf6lXQ==}
     engines: {node: '>=10'}
@@ -1658,7 +1677,6 @@ packages:
     engines: {node: '>=10'}
     dependencies:
       yallist: 4.0.0
-    dev: true
 
   /make-dir@1.3.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-2w31R7SJtieJJnQtGc7RVL2StM2vGYVfqUOvUDxH6bC6aJTxPxTF0GnIgCyu7tjockiUWAYQRbxa7vKn34s5sQ==}
@@ -2200,7 +2218,6 @@ packages:
     hasBin: true
     dependencies:
       lru-cache: 6.0.0
-    dev: true
 
   /shebang-command@2.0.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-kHxr2zZpYtdmrN1qDjrrX/Z1rR1kG8Dx+gkpK1G4eXmvXswmcE1hTWBWYUzlraYw1/yZp6YuDY77YtvbN0dmDA==}
@@ -2534,6 +2551,13 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-EPD5q1uXyFxJpCrLnCc1nHnq3gOa6DZBocAIiI2TaSCA7VCJ1UJDMagCzIkXNsUYfD1daK//LTEQ8xiIbrHtcw==}
     dev: false
 
+  /validate-npm-package-name@5.0.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-YuKoXDAhBYxY7SfOKxHBDoSyENFeW5VvIIQp2TGQuit8gpK6MnWaQelBKxso72DoxTZfZdcP3W90LqpSkgPzLQ==}
+    engines: {node: ^14.17.0 || ^16.13.0 || >=18.0.0}
+    dependencies:
+      builtins: 5.0.1
+    dev: false
+
   /wcwidth@1.0.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-XHPEwS0q6TaxcvG85+8EYkbiCux2XtWG2mkc47Ng2A77BQu9+DqIOJldST4HgPkuea7dvKSj5VgX3P1d4rW8Tg==}
     dependencies:
@@ -2598,7 +2622,6 @@ packages:
 
   /yallist@4.0.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-3wdGidZyq5PB084XLES5TpOSRA3wjXAlIWMhum2kRcv/41Sn2emQ0dycQW4uZXLejwKvg6EsvbdlVL+FYEct7A==}
-    dev: true
 
   /yaml@2.4.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-pIXzoImaqmfOrL7teGUBt/T7ZDnyeGBWyXQBvOVhLkWLN37GXv8NMLK406UY6dS51JfcQHsmcW5cJ441bHg6Lg==}