diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9657882..eb8266f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     "publish-all": "node scripts/publish.js"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@chili-publish/connector-cli": "^1.0.50",
+    "@chili-publish/connector-cli": "^1.9.6-rc.0",
     "prettier": "^3.0.3"
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/connector-cli/src/commands/publish/index.ts b/src/connector-cli/src/commands/publish/index.ts
index 0373a74..f318c85 100644
--- a/src/connector-cli/src/commands/publish/index.ts
+++ b/src/connector-cli/src/commands/publish/index.ts
@@ -69,6 +69,16 @@ export async function runPublish(
 
   validateRuntimeOptions(runtimeOptions, config.options);
 
+  let rOptions = runtimeOptions;
+
+  const defaultRuntimeOptionValues = Object.values(config.options).filter(
+    (o) => o !== null && o !== undefined
+  );
+  if (defaultRuntimeOptionValues.length > 0) {
+    info('Reading default runtime optinos...');
+    rOptions = { ...config.options, ...runtimeOptions };
+  }
+
   info('Extracting package information...');
 
   const { description, version, apiVersion } = extractPackageInfo(
@@ -92,7 +102,7 @@ export async function runPublish(
     version,
     type: config.type,
     iconUrl: config.iconUrl,
-    options: runtimeOptions,
+    options: rOptions,
     script: connectorJs,
     apiVersion,
     allowedDomains: proxyOptions.allowedDomains ?? ['*'],