diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index d7bafcc..56b4c4d 100644
Binary files a/dist/index.js and b/dist/index.js differ
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 06ca9f7..31c3921 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -9,11 +9,9 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@actions/core": "^1.10.1",
     "@types/expand-tilde": "^2.0.2",
-    "@types/fs-extra": "^11.0.4",
     "@types/node": "^20.11.5",
     "@types/node-fetch": "^2.6.11",
     "expand-tilde": "^2.0.2",
-    "fs-extra": "^11.2.0",
     "yaml": "^2.3.4",
     "zod": "^3.22.4"
   },
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 52ec8b3..b42965f 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -11,9 +11,6 @@ dependencies:
   '@types/expand-tilde':
     specifier: ^2.0.2
     version: 2.0.2
-  '@types/fs-extra':
-    specifier: ^11.0.4
-    version: 11.0.4
   '@types/node':
     specifier: ^20.11.5
     version: 20.11.5
@@ -23,9 +20,6 @@ dependencies:
   expand-tilde:
     specifier: ^2.0.2
     version: 2.0.2
-  fs-extra:
-    specifier: ^11.2.0
-    version: 11.2.0
   yaml:
     specifier: ^2.3.4
     version: 2.3.4
@@ -69,19 +63,6 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-wlsMYiapmIR4Eq/Z0qysN8xaDMjSkO6AIDNFx9oxgWGeKVA1jU+NzwPRZErBNP5z6/dx6QNkNpKglBGPO9OkTA==}
     dev: false
 
-  /@types/fs-extra@11.0.4:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-yTbItCNreRooED33qjunPthRcSjERP1r4MqCZc7wv0u2sUkzTFp45tgUfS5+r7FrZPdmCCNflLhVSP/o+SemsQ==}
-    dependencies:
-      '@types/jsonfile': 6.1.4
-      '@types/node': 20.11.5
-    dev: false
-
-  /@types/jsonfile@6.1.4:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-D5qGUYwjvnNNextdU59/+fI+spnwtTFmyQP0h+PfIOSkNfpU6AOICUOkm4i0OnSk+NyjdPJrxCDro0sJsWlRpQ==}
-    dependencies:
-      '@types/node': 20.11.5
-    dev: false
-
   /@types/node-fetch@2.6.11:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-24xFj9R5+rfQJLRyM56qh+wnVSYhyXC2tkoBndtY0U+vubqNsYXGjufB2nn8Q6gt0LrARwL6UBtMCSVCwl4B1g==}
     dependencies:
@@ -132,19 +113,6 @@ packages:
       mime-types: 2.1.35
     dev: false
 
-  /fs-extra@11.2.0:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-PmDi3uwK5nFuXh7XDTlVnS17xJS7vW36is2+w3xcv8SVxiB4NyATf4ctkVY5bkSjX0Y4nbvZCq1/EjtEyr9ktw==}
-    engines: {node: '>=14.14'}
-    dependencies:
-      graceful-fs: 4.2.11
-      jsonfile: 6.1.0
-      universalify: 2.0.1
-    dev: false
-
-  /graceful-fs@4.2.11:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-RbJ5/jmFcNNCcDV5o9eTnBLJ/HszWV0P73bc+Ff4nS/rJj+YaS6IGyiOL0VoBYX+l1Wrl3k63h/KrH+nhJ0XvQ==}
-    dev: false
-
   /homedir-polyfill@1.0.3:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-eSmmWE5bZTK2Nou4g0AI3zZ9rswp7GRKoKXS1BLUkvPviOqs4YTN1djQIqrXy9k5gEtdLPy86JjRwsNM9tnDcA==}
     engines: {node: '>=0.10.0'}
@@ -152,14 +120,6 @@ packages:
       parse-passwd: 1.0.0
     dev: false
 
-  /jsonfile@6.1.0:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-5dgndWOriYSm5cnYaJNhalLNDKOqFwyDB/rr1E9ZsGciGvKPs8R2xYGCacuf3z6K1YKDz182fd+fY3cn3pMqXQ==}
-    dependencies:
-      universalify: 2.0.1
-    optionalDependencies:
-      graceful-fs: 4.2.11
-    dev: false
-
   /mime-db@1.52.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-sPU4uV7dYlvtWJxwwxHD0PuihVNiE7TyAbQ5SWxDCB9mUYvOgroQOwYQQOKPJ8CIbE+1ETVlOoK1UC2nU3gYvg==}
     engines: {node: '>= 0.6'}
@@ -205,11 +165,6 @@ packages:
       '@fastify/busboy': 2.1.0
     dev: false
 
-  /universalify@2.0.1:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-gptHNQghINnc/vTGIk0SOFGFNXw7JVrlRUtConJRlvaw6DuX0wO5Jeko9sWrMBhh+PsYAZ7oXAiOnf/UKogyiw==}
-    engines: {node: '>= 10.0.0'}
-    dev: false
-
   /uuid@8.3.2:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-+NYs2QeMWy+GWFOEm9xnn6HCDp0l7QBD7ml8zLUmJ+93Q5NF0NocErnwkTkXVFNiX3/fpC6afS8Dhb/gz7R7eg==}
     hasBin: true
diff --git a/src/install-pnpm/run.ts b/src/install-pnpm/run.ts
index 72c7e8b..10e20a3 100644
--- a/src/install-pnpm/run.ts
+++ b/src/install-pnpm/run.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { addPath, exportVariable } from '@actions/core'
 import { spawn } from 'child_process'
-import { remove, ensureFile, writeFile, readFile } from 'fs-extra'
+import { rm, writeFile, readFile, mkdir } from 'fs/promises'
 import path from 'path'
 import { execPath } from 'process'
 import { Inputs } from '../inputs'
@@ -9,9 +9,11 @@ export async function runSelfInstaller(inputs: Inputs): Promise<number> {
   const { version, dest, packageJsonFile, standalone } = inputs
 
   // prepare self install
-  await remove(dest)
+  await rm(dest, { recursive: true, force: true })
+  // create dest directory after removal
+  await mkdir(dest, { recursive: true })
   const pkgJson = path.join(dest, 'package.json')
-  await ensureFile(pkgJson)
+  // we have ensured the dest directory exists, we can write the file directly
   await writeFile(pkgJson, JSON.stringify({ private: true }))
 
   // prepare target pnpm