diff --git a/knip.jsonc b/knip.jsonc
index 83c85370..d7e1c593 100644
--- a/knip.jsonc
+++ b/knip.jsonc
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 		"src/migrate/index.ts",
 		"script/*e2e.js"
 	],
-	"ignoreBinaries": ["gh"],
+	"ignoreBinaries": ["chmod", "gh"],
 	"ignoreExportsUsedInFile": {
 		"interface": true,
 		"type": true
diff --git a/src/steps/writing/writeStructure.ts b/src/steps/writing/writeStructure.ts
index 7993e7c0..4b534e72 100644
--- a/src/steps/writing/writeStructure.ts
+++ b/src/steps/writing/writeStructure.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
+import { $ } from "execa";
+
 import { Options } from "../../shared/types.js";
 import { createStructure } from "./creation/index.js";
 import { writeStructureWorker } from "./writeStructureWorker.js";
 
 export async function writeStructure(options: Options) {
 	await writeStructureWorker(await createStructure(options), ".");
+
+	// https://github.com/JoshuaKGoldberg/template-typescript-node-package/issues/718
+	await $`chmod ug+x .husky/pre-commit`;
 }