diff --git a/pyml_cli/cli/project.py b/pyml_cli/cli/project.py
index 7408705..b8ba850 100644
--- a/pyml_cli/cli/project.py
+++ b/pyml_cli/cli/project.py
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 """Project initialization CLI."""
 
+import os
 from pathlib import Path
 
 from cookiecutter.main import cookiecutter
+from loguru import logger
+from sh import git
 from typer import Typer
 
 app = Typer()
@@ -13,4 +16,13 @@
 @app.command()
 def init():
     """Initialize project from template."""
-    cookiecutter(str(PROJECT_TEMPLATE_DIR.resolve()))
+    output_dir = cookiecutter(str(PROJECT_TEMPLATE_DIR.resolve()))
+
+    if output_dir:
+        project_path = Path(output_dir)
+        try:
+            os.chdir(project_path)
+            git("init", "-b", "main")
+            logger.info(f"✓ Initialized git repository in {project_path}")
+        except Exception as e:
+            print(f"⚠ Git initialization failed: {e} - skipping git initialization")