diff --git a/src/utils/setup/setupBrewPack.ts b/src/utils/setup/setupBrewPack.ts
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+/* eslint-disable require-atomic-updates */
+import { exec } from "@actions/exec"
+
+/** A function that installs a package using brew */
+export async function setupBrewPack(name: string, version?: string) {
+  const exit = await exec("brew", ["install", version !== undefined ? `${name}@${version}` : name])
+
+  if (exit !== 0) {
+    throw new Error(`Failed to install ${name} ${version}`)
+  }
+}