diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/python-publish.yml
index bcfefdb..10f796a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-publish.yml
@@ -26,9 +26,6 @@ jobs:
           python -m pip install flake8
           python -m pip install ${{ matrix.click-version }}
 
-      - name: Install module
-        run: python -m pip install .
-
       - name: Lint with flake8
         run: |
           # stop the build if there are Python syntax errors or undefined names
@@ -36,9 +33,13 @@ jobs:
           # exit-zero treats all errors as warnings. The GitHub editor is 127 chars wide
           flake8 . --count --exit-zero --max-complexity=10 --max-line-length=127 --statistics
 
-      - name: Run unit tests
+      - name: Run Unit Tests
         run: python -m unittest -v
 
+      - name: Run Action
+        id: yaclog-show
+        uses: ./
+
   deploy:
 #    needs: test
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/action.yaml b/action.yaml
index dd19f6c..4f7473a 100644
--- a/action.yaml
+++ b/action.yaml
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
-name: 'Yaclog'
-description: 'Get version information from a changelog, and optionally create a new release'
+name: Yaclog
+description: > 
+  Get version information from a changelog, and optionally create a new release. 
+  The `yaclog` command is made available for use in future steps.
 branding:
   icon: file-text
-  color: blue
+  color: orange
 
 inputs:
   markdown:
@@ -44,19 +46,12 @@ runs:
     - id: setup-python
       uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
-        python-version: '3.10'
+        python-version: '3.12'
         update-environment: 'false'
 
     - name: Setup Yaclog
       shell: bash
-      run: |
-        ${{ steps.setup-python.outputs.python-path }} -m pip install ${{ github.action_path }}
-        # now make it available in $PATH
-        # this whole rigamarole is because we are using a python root that isnt in $PATH as to not step over other actions
-        mkdir -p "$GITHUB_ACTION_PATH/bin"
-        echo '${{ steps.setup-python.outputs.python-path }} -m yaclog.cli $@' > "$GITHUB_ACTION_PATH/bin/yaclog"
-        chmod +x "$GITHUB_ACTION_PATH/bin/yaclog"
-        echo "$GITHUB_ACTION_PATH/bin" > "$GITHUB_PATH"
+      run: pipx install --python ${{ steps.setup-python.outputs.python-path }} ${{ github.action_path }}
 
     - name: Create New Release
       shell: bash