diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/new/new.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/new/new.ts
index 7c4d392a5b..62b746a7a8 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/new/new.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/new/new.ts
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ export default async (opts: ArgOptions) => {
       license: otherGlobals.license,
       version: otherGlobals.baseVersion,
       private: otherGlobals.private,
+      publishRegistry: otherGlobals.npmRegistry,
       packageNamePrefix: packagePrefix,
       packageNamePluginInfix: pluginInfix,
     },
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/lib/new/execution/writeTemplateContents.ts b/packages/cli/src/lib/new/execution/writeTemplateContents.ts
index ddd94d40ae..f5550a1255 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/lib/new/execution/writeTemplateContents.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/lib/new/execution/writeTemplateContents.ts
@@ -42,9 +42,6 @@ export async function writeTemplateContents(
       values: {
         ...roleValues,
         packageName: input.packageName,
-        privatePackage: input.private,
-        packageVersion: input.version,
-        license: input.license,
       },
       templatedValues: template.templateValues,
     });
@@ -114,6 +111,17 @@ export function injectPackageJsonInput(
     delete pkgJson.private;
   }
 
+  if (input.publishRegistry) {
+    if (pkgJson.publishConfig) {
+      pkgJson.publishConfig = {
+        ...pkgJson.publishConfig,
+        registry: input.publishRegistry,
+      };
+    } else {
+      toAdd.push(['publishConfig', { registry: input.publishRegistry }]);
+    }
+  }
+
   const entries = Object.entries(pkgJson);
 
   const nameIndex = entries.findIndex(([name]) => name === 'name');
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/lib/new/preparation/collectPortableTemplateInput.ts b/packages/cli/src/lib/new/preparation/collectPortableTemplateInput.ts
index 6a1033f5b6..79dc508758 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/lib/new/preparation/collectPortableTemplateInput.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/lib/new/preparation/collectPortableTemplateInput.ts
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ export async function collectPortableTemplateInput(
     license: config.license,
     version: config.version,
     private: config.private,
+    publishRegistry: config.publishRegistry,
     packageName: packageParams.packageName,
     packagePath: packageParams.packagePath,
   };
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/lib/new/preparation/loadPortableTemplateConfig.ts b/packages/cli/src/lib/new/preparation/loadPortableTemplateConfig.ts
index ad8d33f040..7f6a7636b9 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/lib/new/preparation/loadPortableTemplateConfig.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/lib/new/preparation/loadPortableTemplateConfig.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ const defaults = {
   license: 'Apache-2.0',
   version: '0.1.0',
   private: true,
+  publishRegistry: undefined,
   packageNamePrefix: '@internal/',
   packageNamePluginInfix: 'plugin-',
 };
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ const newConfigSchema = z
         license: z.string().optional(),
         version: z.string().optional(),
         private: z.boolean().optional(),
+        publishRegistry: z.string().optional(),
         namePrefix: z.string().optional(),
         namePluginInfix: z.string().optional(),
       })
@@ -118,6 +120,10 @@ export async function loadPortableTemplateConfig(
     license: overrides.license ?? config?.globals?.license ?? defaults.license,
     version: overrides.version ?? config?.globals?.version ?? defaults.version,
     private: overrides.private ?? config?.globals?.private ?? defaults.private,
+    publishRegistry:
+      overrides.publishRegistry ??
+      config?.globals?.publishRegistry ??
+      defaults.publishRegistry,
     packageNamePrefix:
       overrides.packageNamePrefix ??
       config?.globals?.namePrefix ??
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/lib/new/types.ts b/packages/cli/src/lib/new/types.ts
index fc15eb882c..b6dc31569c 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/lib/new/types.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/lib/new/types.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ export type PortableTemplateConfig = {
 
   private: boolean;
 
+  publishRegistry?: string;
+
   packageNamePrefix: string;
 
   packageNamePluginInfix: string;
@@ -113,6 +115,8 @@ export type PortableTemplateInput = {
 
   private: boolean;
 
+  publishRegistry?: string;
+
   packageName: string;
 
   packagePath: string;