diff --git a/src/options/readUsageFromReadme.test.ts b/src/options/readUsageFromReadme.test.ts
index c592ac153..2775768d5 100644
--- a/src/options/readUsageFromReadme.test.ts
+++ b/src/options/readUsageFromReadme.test.ts
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ describe(readUsageFromReadme, () => {
 		expect(usage).toBeUndefined();
 	});
 
-	it("returns undefined when ## Usage found and ## Development is not found", () => {
+	it("returns existing content when ## Usage is found and a next important heading is not found", () => {
 		const usage = readUsageFromReadme("## Usage\n\nContents.");
 
-		expect(usage).toBeUndefined();
+		expect(usage).toBe(`\n\nContents.`);
 	});
 
 	it("returns undefined when there is no content between ## Usage and ## Development", () => {
@@ -26,4 +26,20 @@ describe(readUsageFromReadme, () => {
 
 		expect(usage).toBe("Content.");
 	});
+
+	it("returns the content when content exists between ## Usage and ## Contributing", () => {
+		const usage = readUsageFromReadme(
+			"## Usage\n\n  Content.\n## Contributing",
+		);
+
+		expect(usage).toBe("Content.");
+	});
+
+	it("returns the content when content exists between ## Usage and ## Contributors", () => {
+		const usage = readUsageFromReadme(
+			"## Usage\n\n  Content.\n## Contributors",
+		);
+
+		expect(usage).toBe("Content.");
+	});
 });
diff --git a/src/options/readUsageFromReadme.ts b/src/options/readUsageFromReadme.ts
index aa77ed98d..d3bcddff1 100644
--- a/src/options/readUsageFromReadme.ts
+++ b/src/options/readUsageFromReadme.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-const startDevelopment = "## Development";
 const startUsage = "## Usage";
 
 export function readUsageFromReadme(readme: string) {
@@ -7,17 +6,15 @@ export function readUsageFromReadme(readme: string) {
 		return undefined;
 	}
 
-	const indexOfDevelopment = readme.indexOf(
-		startDevelopment,
-		indexOfUsage + startUsage.length,
-	);
-	if (indexOfDevelopment === -1) {
-		return undefined;
+	const offset = indexOfUsage + startUsage.length;
+	const indexOfNextKnownHeading = readme
+		.slice(offset)
+		.search(/## (?:Development|Contributing|Contributors)/);
+	if (indexOfNextKnownHeading === -1) {
+		return readme.slice(offset);
 	}
 
-	const usage = readme
-		.slice(indexOfUsage + startUsage.length, indexOfDevelopment)
-		.trim();
+	const usage = readme.slice(offset, indexOfNextKnownHeading + offset).trim();
 
 	return usage ? usage : undefined;
 }