diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 13b9c2d7f..bcbfb4339 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 		"git-url-parse": "^16.0.1",
 		"github-default-labels": "^0.1.0",
 		"html-to-text": "^9.0.5",
-		"image-size": "^1.2.0",
+		"image-size": "^2.0.0",
 		"input-from-file": "^0.5.4",
 		"input-from-file-json": "^0.5.4",
 		"input-from-script": "^0.5.4",
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index d7d1e6495..6528a9862 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ importers:
         specifier: ^9.0.5
         version: 9.0.5
       image-size:
-        specifier: ^1.2.0
-        version: 1.2.0
+        specifier: ^2.0.0
+        version: 2.0.2
       input-from-file:
         specifier: ^0.5.4
         version: 0.5.4(bingo@0.5.16)
@@ -2678,8 +2678,8 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-bAH5jbK/F3T3Jls4I0SO1hmPR0dKU0a7+SY6n1yzRtG54FLO8d6w/nxLFX2Nb7dBu6cCWXPaAME6cYqFUMmuCA==}
     engines: {node: '>= 4'}
 
-  image-size@1.2.0:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-4S8fwbO6w3GeCVN6OPtA9I5IGKkcDMPcKndtUlpJuCwu7JLjtj7JZpwqLuyY2nrmQT3AWsCJLSKPsc2mPBSl3w==}
+  image-size@2.0.2:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-IRqXKlaXwgSMAMtpNzZa1ZAe8m+Sa1770Dhk8VkSsP9LS+iHD62Zd8FQKs8fbPiagBE7BzoFX23cxFnwshpV6w==}
     engines: {node: '>=16.x'}
     hasBin: true
 
@@ -3682,9 +3682,6 @@ packages:
   queue-microtask@1.2.3:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-NuaNSa6flKT5JaSYQzJok04JzTL1CA6aGhv5rfLW3PgqA+M2ChpZQnAC8h8i4ZFkBS8X5RqkDBHA7r4hej3K9A==}
 
-  queue@6.0.2:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-iHZWu+q3IdFZFX36ro/lKBkSvfkztY5Y7HMiPlOUjhupPcG2JMfst2KKEpu5XndviX/3UhFbRngUPNKtgvtZiA==}
-
   rc@1.2.8:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-y3bGgqKj3QBdxLbLkomlohkvsA8gdAiUQlSBJnBhfn+BPxg4bc62d8TcBW15wavDfgexCgccckhcZvywyQYPOw==}
     hasBin: true
@@ -6998,9 +6995,7 @@ snapshots:
 
   ignore@7.0.3: {}
 
-  image-size@1.2.0:
-    dependencies:
-      queue: 6.0.2
+  image-size@2.0.2: {}
 
   import-fresh@3.3.1:
     dependencies:
@@ -8083,10 +8078,6 @@ snapshots:
 
   queue-microtask@1.2.3: {}
 
-  queue@6.0.2:
-    dependencies:
-      inherits: 2.0.4
-
   rc@1.2.8:
     dependencies:
       deep-extend: 0.6.0
diff --git a/src/options/readLogo.test.ts b/src/options/readLogo.test.ts
index e1bf702d7..6d4a01258 100644
--- a/src/options/readLogo.test.ts
+++ b/src/options/readLogo.test.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 
 import { readLogo } from "./readLogo.js";
 
+vi.mock("node:fs/promises", () => ({
+	readFile: vi.fn(() => Promise.resolve(Buffer.from([0]))),
+}));
+
 const mockReadLogoSizing = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({});
 
 vi.mock("./readLogoSizing.js", () => ({
diff --git a/src/options/readLogo.ts b/src/options/readLogo.ts
index 3abdbf19e..9d7a0964a 100644
--- a/src/options/readLogo.ts
+++ b/src/options/readLogo.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import * as fs from "node:fs/promises";
+
 import { readLogoSizing } from "./readLogoSizing.js";
 
 export async function readLogo(getReadme: () => Promise<string>) {
@@ -24,9 +26,14 @@ export async function readLogo(getReadme: () => Promise<string>) {
 		return undefined;
 	}
 
+	// TODO: imageSize does not go through take(input*), making it harder to test.
+	// It takes either a string (fs access) or buffer data (not in bingo-fs).
+	// https://github.com/JoshuaKGoldberg/create-typescript-app/issues/1993
+	const bufferData = await fs.readFile(src);
+
 	return {
 		alt,
 		src,
-		...readLogoSizing(src),
+		...readLogoSizing(bufferData),
 	};
 }
diff --git a/src/options/readLogoSizing.test.ts b/src/options/readLogoSizing.test.ts
index a7789677b..6e910a7e9 100644
--- a/src/options/readLogoSizing.test.ts
+++ b/src/options/readLogoSizing.test.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ vi.mock("image-size", () => ({
 	},
 }));
 
-const src = "img.jpg";
+const src = Buffer.from([0]);
 
 describe(readLogoSizing, () => {
 	it("returns undefined when imageSize throws an error", () => {
diff --git a/src/options/readLogoSizing.ts b/src/options/readLogoSizing.ts
index 0f255f237..b1d2a0391 100644
--- a/src/options/readLogoSizing.ts
+++ b/src/options/readLogoSizing.ts
@@ -7,9 +7,7 @@ export interface OptionsLogoSizing {
 	width?: number;
 }
 
-export function readLogoSizing(
-	src: string | Uint8Array,
-): OptionsLogoSizing | undefined {
+export function readLogoSizing(src: Uint8Array): OptionsLogoSizing | undefined {
 	const size = imageSizeSafe(src);
 	if (!size) {
 		return undefined;
@@ -32,7 +30,7 @@ export function readLogoSizing(
 		: { height: (size.height / size.width) * maximum, width: maximum };
 }
 
-function imageSizeSafe(src: string | Uint8Array) {
+function imageSizeSafe(src: Uint8Array) {
 	try {
 		// TODO: imageSize does not go through take(input*), making it harder to test.
 		// It takes either a string (fs access) or buffer data (not in bingo-fs).