diff --git a/bin/melos.dart b/bin/melos.dart
index 0db7013..218276f 100644
--- a/bin/melos.dart
+++ b/bin/melos.dart
@@ -1,11 +1,37 @@
+import 'dart:io';
 import 'package:cli_launcher/cli_launcher.dart';
 import 'package:melos/src/command_runner.dart';
 
-Future<void> main(List<String> arguments) async => launchExecutable(
-      arguments,
-      LaunchConfig(
+Future<void> main(List<String> arguments) async {
+  final melosYamlPath = findMelosYaml();
+
+  if (melosYamlPath == null) {
+    print('Error: melos.yaml not found in the project.');
+    // Handle the error as needed
+    return;
+  }
+
+  melosEntryPoint(
+    arguments,
+    LaunchContext(
+      directory: Directory.current,
+      localInstallation: ExecutableInstallation(
         name: ExecutableName('melos'),
-        launchFromSelf: false,
-        entrypoint: melosEntryPoint,
+        isSelf: false,
+        packageRoot: melosYamlPath,
       ),
-    );
+    ),
+  );
+}
+
+Directory? findMelosYaml() {
+  var directory = Directory.current;
+  while (directory.path != directory.parent.path) {
+    final melosYamlPath = '${directory.path}/melos.yaml';
+    if (File(melosYamlPath).existsSync()) {
+      return directory;
+    }
+    directory = directory.parent;
+  }
+  return null;
+}