diff --git a/common/CHANGELOG.md b/common/CHANGELOG.md
index eb8ca3a..4b96f5a 100644
--- a/common/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/common/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # @simple-photo-gallery/common
 
+## 2.2.1
+
+### Patch Changes
+
+- Fix bundled theme resolution when the CLI is invoked through a global npm binary symlink.
+
 ## 2.2.0
 
 ### Minor Changes
diff --git a/common/package.json b/common/package.json
index 7627021..c686bc3 100644
--- a/common/package.json
+++ b/common/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@simple-photo-gallery/common",
-  "version": "2.2.0",
+  "version": "2.2.1",
   "description": "Shared utilities and types for Simple Photo Gallery",
   "license": "MIT",
   "author": "Vladimir Haltakov, Tomasz Rusin",
diff --git a/gallery/CHANGELOG.md b/gallery/CHANGELOG.md
index d693324..434e7af 100644
--- a/gallery/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/gallery/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 # simple-photo-gallery
 
+## 2.2.1
+
+### Patch Changes
+
+- Fix bundled theme resolution when the CLI is invoked through a global npm binary symlink.
+- Updated dependencies
+  - @simple-photo-gallery/common@2.2.1
+  - @simple-photo-gallery/theme-modern@2.2.1
+
 ## 2.2.0
 
 ### Minor Changes
diff --git a/gallery/package.json b/gallery/package.json
index 9ec21db..8a53f19 100644
--- a/gallery/package.json
+++ b/gallery/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "simple-photo-gallery",
-  "version": "2.2.0",
+  "version": "2.2.1",
   "description": "Simple Photo Gallery CLI",
   "license": "MIT",
   "author": "Vladimir Haltakov, Tomasz Rusin",
diff --git a/gallery/src/modules/build/index.ts b/gallery/src/modules/build/index.ts
index b0ea1cd..06f2054 100644
--- a/gallery/src/modules/build/index.ts
+++ b/gallery/src/modules/build/index.ts
@@ -438,7 +438,10 @@ function isLocalThemePath(theme: string): boolean {
 }
 
 function resolvePackageJsonPath(packageName: string): string {
-  const candidates = [path.join(process.cwd(), 'package.json'), process.argv[1]].filter(Boolean) as string[];
+  const cliPath = process.argv[1];
+  // Global npm bins are symlinks, so also resolve from the installed package's real path.
+  const installedCliPath = cliPath && fs.existsSync(cliPath) ? fs.realpathSync(cliPath) : undefined;
+  const candidates = [path.join(process.cwd(), 'package.json'), cliPath, installedCliPath].filter(Boolean) as string[];
 
   for (const candidate of candidates) {
     try {
diff --git a/gallery/tests/cli-e2e.test.ts b/gallery/tests/cli-e2e.test.ts
index b3cd772..6c11ea2 100644
--- a/gallery/tests/cli-e2e.test.ts
+++ b/gallery/tests/cli-e2e.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 import { execFileSync, spawnSync } from 'node:child_process';
-import { copyFileSync, existsSync, mkdtempSync, readFileSync, readdirSync, rmSync, writeFileSync } from 'node:fs';
+import {
+  copyFileSync,
+  existsSync,
+  mkdirSync,
+  mkdtempSync,
+  readFileSync,
+  readdirSync,
+  rmSync,
+  symlinkSync,
+  writeFileSync,
+} from 'node:fs';
 import os from 'node:os';
 import path from 'node:path';
 import process from 'node:process';
@@ -486,4 +496,19 @@ describe('packaged CLI e2e smoke', () => {
     expect(existsSync(path.join(themeDir, 'src', 'pages', 'index.astro'))).toBe(true);
     expect(readdirSync(themeDir)).not.toContain('node_modules');
   });
+
+  test('resolves the bundled theme when invoked through a global-style bin symlink', () => {
+    const installDir = makeTempDir('dist-global-install');
+    const binDir = path.join(installDir, 'bin');
+    const cliSymlinkPath = path.join(binDir, 'spg');
+    const galleryDir = makeTempDir('dist-global-gallery');
+    mkdirSync(binDir, { recursive: true });
+    symlinkSync(distCliPath, cliSymlinkPath);
+    copySingleFixture(galleryDir);
+
+    runCommand(process.execPath, [cliSymlinkPath, 'init', '--default'], { cwd: galleryDir });
+    runCommand(process.execPath, [cliSymlinkPath, 'build', '--no-scan', '--no-thumbnails'], { cwd: galleryDir });
+
+    expect(existsSync(path.join(galleryDir, 'index.html'))).toBe(true);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/themes/modern/CHANGELOG.md b/themes/modern/CHANGELOG.md
index 39be6db..82c9b65 100644
--- a/themes/modern/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/themes/modern/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # @simple-photo-gallery/theme-modern
 
+## 2.2.1
+
+### Patch Changes
+
+- Fix bundled theme resolution when the CLI is invoked through a global npm binary symlink.
+
 ## 2.2.0
 
 ### Minor Changes
diff --git a/themes/modern/package.json b/themes/modern/package.json
index fc215ee..1c41126 100644
--- a/themes/modern/package.json
+++ b/themes/modern/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@simple-photo-gallery/theme-modern",
-  "version": "2.2.0",
+  "version": "2.2.1",
   "description": "Modern theme for Simple Photo Gallery",
   "license": "MIT",
   "author": "Vladimir Haltakov, Tomasz Rusin",