diff --git a/packages/core/package.json b/packages/core/package.json
index 7a1c034f79..847d9d95b8 100644
--- a/packages/core/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/package.json
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@
     "@types/webpack-bundle-analyzer": "4.7.0",
     "@types/ws": "^8.5.13",
     "browserslist-load-config": "1.0.0",
+    "cac": "^6.7.14",
     "chokidar": "^4.0.3",
-    "commander": "^12.1.0",
     "connect": "3.7.0",
     "connect-history-api-fallback": "^2.0.0",
     "cors": "^2.8.5",
diff --git a/packages/core/src/cli/commands.ts b/packages/core/src/cli/commands.ts
index 49811e6475..7496353ef1 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/cli/commands.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/cli/commands.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { type Command, program } from 'commander';
+import cac, { type CAC, type Command } from 'cac';
 import { logger } from '../logger';
 import { onBeforeRestartServer } from '../server/restart';
 import type { RsbuildMode } from '../types';
@@ -30,69 +30,78 @@ export type DevOptions = CommonOptions;
 
 export type PreviewOptions = CommonOptions;
 
-const applyCommonOptions = (command: Command) => {
-  command
+const applyCommonOptions = (cli: CAC) => {
+  cli
     .option(
-      '-c --config <config>',
+      '-c, --config <config>',
       'specify the configuration file, can be a relative or absolute path',
     )
     .option(
-      '-r --root <root>',
+      '-r, --root <root>',
       'specify the project root directory, can be an absolute path or a path relative to cwd',
     )
     .option(
-      '-m --mode <mode>',
+      '-m, --mode <mode>',
       'specify the build mode, can be `development`, `production` or `none`',
     )
     .option(
       '--env-mode <mode>',
       'specify the env mode to load the `.env.[mode]` file',
     )
-    .option<string[]>(
+    .option(
       '--environment <name>',
       'specify the name of environment to build',
-      (str, prev) => (prev ? prev.concat(str.split(',')) : str.split(',')),
+      {
+        type: [String],
+        default: [],
+      },
     )
     .option('--env-dir <dir>', 'specify the directory to load `.env` files');
 };
 
 const applyServerOptions = (command: Command) => {
   command
-    .option('-o --open [url]', 'open the page in browser on startup')
+    .option('-o, --open [url]', 'open the page in browser on startup')
     .option('--port <port>', 'specify a port number for server to listen')
     .option('--host <host>', 'specify the host that the server listens to');
 };
 
 export function setupCommands(): void {
-  program.name('rsbuild').usage('<command> [options]').version(RSBUILD_VERSION);
+  const cli = cac('rsbuild');
+
+  cli.help();
+  cli.version(RSBUILD_VERSION);
 
-  const devCommand = program.command('dev');
-  const buildCommand = program.command('build');
-  const previewCommand = program.command('preview');
-  const inspectCommand = program.command('inspect');
+  // Apply common options to all commands
+  applyCommonOptions(cli);
 
-  [devCommand, buildCommand, previewCommand, inspectCommand].forEach(
-    applyCommonOptions,
+  const devCommand = cli.command('dev', 'starting the dev server');
+  const buildCommand = cli.command('build', 'build the app for production');
+  const previewCommand = cli.command(
+    'preview',
+    'preview the production build locally',
+  );
+  const inspectCommand = cli.command(
+    'inspect',
+    'inspect the Rspack and Rsbuild configs',
   );
 
-  [devCommand, previewCommand].forEach(applyServerOptions);
+  applyServerOptions(devCommand);
+  applyServerOptions(previewCommand);
 
-  devCommand
-    .description('starting the dev server')
-    .action(async (options: DevOptions) => {
-      try {
-        const rsbuild = await init({ cliOptions: options });
-        await rsbuild?.startDevServer();
-      } catch (err) {
-        logger.error('Failed to start dev server.');
-        logger.error(err);
-        process.exit(1);
-      }
-    });
+  devCommand.action(async (options: DevOptions) => {
+    try {
+      const rsbuild = await init({ cliOptions: options });
+      await rsbuild?.startDevServer();
+    } catch (err) {
+      logger.error('Failed to start dev server.');
+      logger.error(err);
+      process.exit(1);
+    }
+  });
 
   buildCommand
-    .option('-w --watch', 'turn on watch mode, watch for changes and rebuild')
-    .description('build the app for production')
+    .option('-w, --watch', 'turn on watch mode, watch for changes and rebuild')
     .action(async (options: BuildOptions) => {
       try {
         const rsbuild = await init({
@@ -117,21 +126,18 @@ export function setupCommands(): void {
       }
     });
 
-  previewCommand
-    .description('preview the production build locally')
-    .action(async (options: PreviewOptions) => {
-      try {
-        const rsbuild = await init({ cliOptions: options });
-        await rsbuild?.preview();
-      } catch (err) {
-        logger.error('Failed to start preview server.');
-        logger.error(err);
-        process.exit(1);
-      }
-    });
+  previewCommand.action(async (options: PreviewOptions) => {
+    try {
+      const rsbuild = await init({ cliOptions: options });
+      await rsbuild?.preview();
+    } catch (err) {
+      logger.error('Failed to start preview server.');
+      logger.error(err);
+      process.exit(1);
+    }
+  });
 
   inspectCommand
-    .description('inspect the Rspack and Rsbuild configs')
     .option('--output <output>', 'specify inspect content output path')
     .option('--verbose', 'show full function definitions in output')
     .action(async (options: InspectOptions) => {
@@ -149,5 +155,5 @@ export function setupCommands(): void {
       }
     });
 
-  program.parse();
+  cli.parse();
 }
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index e3b47f7df3..de04c7690c 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -616,12 +616,12 @@ importers:
       browserslist-load-config:
         specifier: 1.0.0
         version: 1.0.0
+      cac:
+        specifier: ^6.7.14
+        version: 6.7.14
       chokidar:
         specifier: ^4.0.3
         version: 4.0.3
-      commander:
-        specifier: ^12.1.0
-        version: 12.1.0
       connect:
         specifier: 3.7.0
         version: 3.7.0
@@ -3502,10 +3502,6 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-y4Mg2tXshplEbSGzx7amzPwKKOCGuoSRP/CjEdwwk0FOGlUbq6lKuoyDZTNZkmxHdJtp54hdfY/JUrdL7Xfdug==}
     engines: {node: '>=14'}
 
-  commander@12.1.0:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-Vw8qHK3bZM9y/P10u3Vib8o/DdkvA2OtPtZvD871QKjy74Wj1WSKFILMPRPSdUSx5RFK1arlJzEtA4PkFgnbuA==}
-    engines: {node: '>=18'}
-
   commander@2.20.3:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-GpVkmM8vF2vQUkj2LvZmD35JxeJOLCwJ9cUkugyk2nuhbv3+mJvpLYYt+0+USMxE+oj+ey/lJEnhZw75x/OMcQ==}
 
@@ -9303,8 +9299,6 @@ snapshots:
 
   commander@10.0.1: {}
 
-  commander@12.1.0: {}
-
   commander@2.20.3: {}
 
   commander@4.1.1: {}