diff --git a/examples/variables/README.md b/examples/variables/README.md
index 73f6ec17..041cc81d 100644
--- a/examples/variables/README.md
+++ b/examples/variables/README.md
@@ -23,10 +23,12 @@ name: cli
 help: Sample application demonstrating the use of variables
 version: 0.1.0
 
-# The `build_number` variable will be available globally
+# The `build_number` and `environments` variables will be available globally
 variables:
 - name: build_number
   value: 1337
+- name: environments
+  value: [dev, stage, production]
 
 commands:
 - name: download
@@ -70,6 +72,10 @@ echo "download_sources:"
 for value in "${download_sources[@]}"; do
   echo "- $value"
 done
+echo "environments:"
+for value in "${environments[@]}"; do
+  echo "- $value"
+done
 ````
 
 ## `src/compress_command.sh`
@@ -80,7 +86,10 @@ echo "zip_options:"
 for key in "${!zip_options[@]}"; do
   echo "  $key: ${zip_options[$key]}"
 done
-
+echo "environments:"
+for value in "${environments[@]}"; do
+  echo "- $value"
+done
 ````
 
 
@@ -94,6 +103,10 @@ output_folder: output
 download_sources:
 - youtube
 - instagram
+environments:
+- dev
+- stage
+- production
 
 
 ````
@@ -105,6 +118,10 @@ build_number: 1337
 zip_options:
   compression_level: fast
   pattern: *.json
+environments:
+- dev
+- stage
+- production
 
 
 ````
diff --git a/examples/variables/src/bashly.yml b/examples/variables/src/bashly.yml
index 5cb332a2..d9975a5d 100644
--- a/examples/variables/src/bashly.yml
+++ b/examples/variables/src/bashly.yml
@@ -2,10 +2,12 @@ name: cli
 help: Sample application demonstrating the use of variables
 version: 0.1.0
 
-# The `build_number` variable will be available globally
+# The `build_number` and `environments` variables will be available globally
 variables:
 - name: build_number
   value: 1337
+- name: environments
+  value: [dev, stage, production]
 
 commands:
 - name: download
diff --git a/examples/variables/src/compress_command.sh b/examples/variables/src/compress_command.sh
index 14cc9240..21712fef 100644
--- a/examples/variables/src/compress_command.sh
+++ b/examples/variables/src/compress_command.sh
@@ -3,3 +3,7 @@ echo "zip_options:"
 for key in "${!zip_options[@]}"; do
   echo "  $key: ${zip_options[$key]}"
 done
+echo "environments:"
+for value in "${environments[@]}"; do
+  echo "- $value"
+done
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/variables/src/download_command.sh b/examples/variables/src/download_command.sh
index c2aa5cc3..d4050ece 100644
--- a/examples/variables/src/download_command.sh
+++ b/examples/variables/src/download_command.sh
@@ -3,4 +3,8 @@ echo "output_folder: $output_folder"
 echo "download_sources:"
 for value in "${download_sources[@]}"; do
   echo "- $value"
+done
+echo "environments:"
+for value in "${environments[@]}"; do
+  echo "- $value"
 done
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/bashly/views/command/run.gtx b/lib/bashly/views/command/run.gtx
index 8dda6762..6afedb5f 100644
--- a/lib/bashly/views/command/run.gtx
+++ b/lib/bashly/views/command/run.gtx
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 = view_marker
 
 > run() {
->   declare -A args=()
->   declare -A deps=()
->   declare -a other_args=()
->   declare -a env_var_names=()
->   declare -a input=()
+>   declare -g -A args=()
+>   declare -g -A deps=()
+>   declare -g -a other_args=()
+>   declare -g -a env_var_names=()
+>   declare -g -a input=()
 if has_unique_args_or_flags?
-  >   declare -A unique_lookup=()
+  >   declare -g -A unique_lookup=()
 end
 >   normalize_input "$@"
 >   parse_requirements "${input[@]}"
diff --git a/lib/bashly/views/variable/definition.gtx b/lib/bashly/views/variable/definition.gtx
index d950bf26..cf58e919 100644
--- a/lib/bashly/views/variable/definition.gtx
+++ b/lib/bashly/views/variable/definition.gtx
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
 case value
 when Array
   if value.empty?
-  > declare -a {{ name }}=()
+  > declare -g -a {{ name }}=()
   else
-  > declare -a {{ name }}=(
+  > declare -g -a {{ name }}=(
     value.each do |v|
   >   "{{ v }}"
     end
@@ -13,16 +13,16 @@ when Array
   end
 when Hash
   if value.empty?
-  > declare -A {{ name }}=()
+  > declare -g -A {{ name }}=()
   else
-  > declare -A {{ name }}=(
+  > declare -g -A {{ name }}=(
     value.each do |k, v|
   >   ["{{ k }}"]="{{ v }}"
     end
   > )
   end
 when String, NilClass
-  > {{ name }}="{{ value }}"
+  > declare -g {{ name }}="{{ value }}"
 else
-  > {{ name }}={{ value }}
+  > declare -g {{ name }}={{ value }}
 end
diff --git a/spec/approvals/examples/variables b/spec/approvals/examples/variables
index 080791a5..227af4af 100644
--- a/spec/approvals/examples/variables
+++ b/spec/approvals/examples/variables
@@ -10,8 +10,16 @@ output_folder: output
 download_sources:
 - youtube
 - instagram
+environments:
+- dev
+- stage
+- production
 + ./cli compress
 build_number: 1337
 zip_options:
   compression_level: fast
   pattern: *.json
+environments:
+- dev
+- stage
+- production