diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 032f90c1..98c724b1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -47,12 +47,14 @@
     }
   },
   "devDependencies": {
+    "@types/cross-spawn": "^6.0.2",
     "@types/jest": "^27.0.1",
     "@types/node": "^16.9.1",
     "@types/semver": "^7.3.8",
     "@types/which": "^2.0.1",
     "caxa": "^2.1.0",
     "cross-env": "7.0.3",
+    "cross-spawn": "^7.0.3",
     "eslint-config-atomic": "^1.16.2",
     "jest": "^27.2.0",
     "npm-run-all2": "^5.0.2",
@@ -61,8 +63,7 @@
     "shx": "0.3.3",
     "terser-config-atomic": "^0.1.1",
     "ts-jest": "^27.0.5",
-    "typescript": "^4.4.3",
-    "escape-path-with-spaces": "^1.0.0"
+    "typescript": "^4.4.3"
   },
   "keywords": [
     "github-actions",
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index bb1d5f8c..5d24abcf 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -11,13 +11,14 @@ importers:
       '@actions/exec': ^1.1.0
       '@actions/io': ^1.1.1
       '@actions/tool-cache': ^1.7.1
+      '@types/cross-spawn': ^6.0.2
       '@types/jest': ^27.0.1
       '@types/node': ^16.9.1
       '@types/semver': ^7.3.8
       '@types/which': ^2.0.1
       caxa: ^2.1.0
       cross-env: 7.0.3
-      escape-path-with-spaces: ^1.0.0
+      cross-spawn: ^7.0.3
       eslint-config-atomic: ^1.16.2
       hasha: ^5.2.2
       jest: ^27.2.0
@@ -39,13 +40,14 @@ importers:
       semver: 7.3.5
       which: 2.0.2
     devDependencies:
+      '@types/cross-spawn': 6.0.2
       '@types/jest': 27.0.1
       '@types/node': 16.9.1
       '@types/semver': 7.3.8
       '@types/which': 2.0.1
       caxa: 2.1.0
       cross-env: 7.0.3
-      escape-path-with-spaces: 1.0.0
+      cross-spawn: 7.0.3
       eslint-config-atomic: 1.16.2
       jest: 27.2.0
       npm-run-all2: 5.0.2
@@ -1480,6 +1482,12 @@ packages:
       '@babel/types': 7.15.6
     dev: true
 
+  /@types/cross-spawn/6.0.2:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-KuwNhp3eza+Rhu8IFI5HUXRP0LIhqH5cAjubUvGXXthh4YYBuP2ntwEX+Cz8GJoZUHlKo247wPWOfA9LYEq4cw==}
+    dependencies:
+      '@types/node': 16.9.1
+    dev: true
+
   /@types/graceful-fs/4.1.5:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-anKkLmZZ+xm4p8JWBf4hElkM4XR+EZeA2M9BAkkTldmcyDY4mbdIJnRghDJH3Ov5ooY7/UAoENtmdMSkaAd7Cw==}
     dependencies:
@@ -3375,10 +3383,6 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha1-Aljq5NPQwJdN4cFpGI7wBR0dGYg=}
     dev: true
 
-  /escape-path-with-spaces/1.0.0:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-+98Hh0yzVa0hldJXlzr0M/8B8LVXW9vNT5boC9k6o896Z52DGRplm3NwMGX0590ryGSegzTf/uaUiusFj2SQbQ==}
-    dev: true
-
   /escape-string-regexp/1.0.5:
     resolution: {integrity: sha1-G2HAViGQqN/2rjuyzwIAyhMLhtQ=}
     engines: {node: '>=0.8.0'}
diff --git a/src/utils/tests/test-helpers.ts b/src/utils/tests/test-helpers.ts
index f0ff9c65..d5499b99 100644
--- a/src/utils/tests/test-helpers.ts
+++ b/src/utils/tests/test-helpers.ts
@@ -3,10 +3,7 @@ import { tmpdir } from "os"
 import * as path from "path"
 import { addBinExtension } from "../setup/setupBin"
 import { join } from "path"
-import { exec } from "@actions/exec"
-// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-ts-comment
-// @ts-ignore
-import escape from "escape-path-with-spaces"
+import spawn from "cross-spawn"
 
 export async function setupTmpDir(testName: string) {
   const tempDirectory = path.join(tmpdir(), "setup-cpp", testName)
@@ -49,7 +46,7 @@ export async function testBin(
   }
 
   if (args !== null) {
-    const status = await exec(escape(bin) as string, args)
+    const { status } = spawn.sync(bin, args, { stdio: "inherit" })
     expect(status).toBe(0)
   }