diff --git a/apps/cli/package.json b/apps/cli/package.json
index ba909e2..d8d906a 100644
--- a/apps/cli/package.json
+++ b/apps/cli/package.json
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@
     "handlebars": "^4.7.8",
     "jsonc-parser": "^3.3.1",
     "picocolors": "^1.1.1",
-    "posthog-node": "^5.6.0",
     "trpc-cli": "^0.10.2",
     "ts-morph": "^26.0.0",
     "zod": "^4.0.14"
diff --git a/apps/cli/src/utils/analytics.ts b/apps/cli/src/utils/analytics.ts
index 94bbb96..5738898 100644
--- a/apps/cli/src/utils/analytics.ts
+++ b/apps/cli/src/utils/analytics.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { PostHog } from "posthog-node";
 import type { ProjectConfig } from "../types";
 import { getLatestCLIVersion } from "./get-latest-cli-version";
 import { isTelemetryEnabled } from "./telemetry";
@@ -7,35 +6,30 @@ const POSTHOG_API_KEY = process.env.POSTHOG_API_KEY || "";
 const POSTHOG_HOST = process.env.POSTHOG_HOST;
 
 export async function trackProjectCreation(config: ProjectConfig) {
-	const posthog = new PostHog(POSTHOG_API_KEY, {
-		host: POSTHOG_HOST,
-		flushAt: 1,
-		flushInterval: 0,
-		privacyMode: true,
-		disableGeoip: true,
-		disabled: !isTelemetryEnabled(),
-	});
+	if (!isTelemetryEnabled()) return;
+
+	const sessionId = `cli_${crypto.randomUUID().replace(/-/g, "")}`;
+	// biome-ignore lint/correctness/noUnusedVariables: `projectName`, `projectDir`, and `relativePath` are not used in the event properties
+	const { projectName, projectDir, relativePath, ...safeConfig } = config;
+
+	const payload = {
+		api_key: POSTHOG_API_KEY,
+		event: "project_created",
+		properties: {
+			...safeConfig,
+			cli_version: getLatestCLIVersion(),
+			node_version: process.version,
+			platform: process.platform,
+			$ip: null,
+		},
+		distinct_id: sessionId,
+	};
 
 	try {
-		const sessionId = `cli_${crypto.randomUUID().replace(/-/g, "")}`;
-
-		// biome-ignore lint/correctness/noUnusedVariables: `projectName`, `projectDir`, and `relativePath` are not used in the event properties
-		const { projectName, projectDir, relativePath, ...safeConfig } = config;
-
-		posthog.capture({
-			distinctId: sessionId,
-			event: "project_created",
-			properties: {
-				...safeConfig,
-				cli_version: getLatestCLIVersion(),
-				node_version: process.version,
-				platform: process.platform,
-				$ip: null,
-			},
+		await fetch(`${POSTHOG_HOST}/capture`, {
+			method: "POST",
+			headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
+			body: JSON.stringify(payload),
 		});
-	} catch (_error) {
-		// consola.debug("Analytics tracking failed:", error);
-	} finally {
-		await posthog.shutdown();
-	}
+	} catch (_error) {}
 }
diff --git a/bun.lock b/bun.lock
index 3fe1242..b428c91 100644
--- a/bun.lock
+++ b/bun.lock
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
         "handlebars": "^4.7.8",
         "jsonc-parser": "^3.3.1",
         "picocolors": "^1.1.1",
-        "posthog-node": "^5.6.0",
         "trpc-cli": "^0.10.2",
         "ts-morph": "^26.0.0",
         "zod": "^4.0.14",
@@ -2115,8 +2114,6 @@
 
     "posthog-js": ["posthog-js@1.258.5", "", { "dependencies": { "core-js": "^3.38.1", "fflate": "^0.4.8", "preact": "^10.19.3", "web-vitals": "^4.2.4" }, "peerDependencies": { "@rrweb/types": "2.0.0-alpha.17", "rrweb-snapshot": "2.0.0-alpha.17" }, "optionalPeers": ["@rrweb/types", "rrweb-snapshot"] }, "sha512-Tx6CzS8MsGAQGPrQth5TbkGxGQgAY01SktNW773/KDmVOWiRVZq/WQF/MRJRiuFxJ7qjethZQi3aBWfWKdr1RA=="],
 
-    "posthog-node": ["posthog-node@5.6.0", "", {}, "sha512-MVXxKmqAYp2cPBrN1YMhnhYsJYIu6yc6wumbHz1dbo67wZBf2WtMm67Uh+4VCrp07049qierWlxQqz1W5zGDeg=="],
-
     "preact": ["preact@10.27.0", "", {}, "sha512-/DTYoB6mwwgPytiqQTh/7SFRL98ZdiD8Sk8zIUVOxtwq4oWcwrcd1uno9fE/zZmUaUrFNYzbH14CPebOz9tZQw=="],
 
     "prelude-ls": ["prelude-ls@1.2.1", "", {}, "sha512-vkcDPrRZo1QZLbn5RLGPpg/WmIQ65qoWWhcGKf/b5eplkkarX0m9z8ppCat4mlOqUsWpyNuYgO3VRyrYHSzX5g=="],