diff --git a/src/gcc/gcc.ts b/src/gcc/gcc.ts
index 4aaeb8d4..718ed4fc 100644
--- a/src/gcc/gcc.ts
+++ b/src/gcc/gcc.ts
@@ -7,9 +7,8 @@ import semverMajor from "semver/functions/major"
 import semverCoerce from "semver/functions/coerce"
 import { setupMacOSSDK } from "../macos-sdk/macos-sdk"
 import path from "path"
-import { warning } from "../utils/io/io"
+import { warning, info } from "../utils/io/io"
 import { isGitHubCI } from "../utils/env/isci"
-import { info } from "@actions/core"
 
 // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars
 export async function setupGcc(version: string, _setupDir: string, arch: string) {
diff --git a/src/llvm/llvm.ts b/src/llvm/llvm.ts
index 7994183f..9fd709b0 100644
--- a/src/llvm/llvm.ts
+++ b/src/llvm/llvm.ts
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ import { getSpecificVersionAndUrl, getVersions, semverCoerceIfInvalid } from "..
 import { setupMacOSSDK } from "../macos-sdk/macos-sdk"
 import { addBinExtension } from "../utils/extension/extension"
 import { addEnv } from "../utils/env/addEnv"
-import { info, setOutput } from "@actions/core"
+import { setOutput } from "@actions/core"
 import { setupAptPack, updateAptAlternatives } from "../utils/setup/setupAptPack"
-import { warning } from "../utils/io/io"
+import { info, warning } from "../utils/io/io"
 import { existsSync } from "fs"
 import { isGitHubCI } from "../utils/env/isci"
 import { setupGcc } from "../gcc/gcc"
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index 495d183b..e2105355 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import * as core from "@actions/core"
+import { getInput, endGroup, startGroup } from "@actions/core"
 import { setupBrew } from "./brew/brew"
 import { setupCcache } from "./ccache/ccache"
 import { setupMake } from "./make/make"
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ import { setupVCVarsall } from "./vcvarsall/vcvarsall"
 import { setupKcov } from "./kcov/kcov"
 import { addEnv } from "./utils/env/addEnv"
 import { setupSevenZip } from "./sevenzip/sevenzip"
-import { endGroup, startGroup } from "@actions/core"
 import { setupGraphviz } from "./graphviz/graphviz"
 
 /** The setup functions */
@@ -218,7 +217,7 @@ export async function main(args: string[]): Promise<number> {
         }
         case "appleclang":
         case "applellvm": {
-          core.info("Assuming apple-clang is already installed")
+          info("Assuming apple-clang is already installed")
           addEnv("CC", "clang")
           addEnv("CXX", "clang++")
           successMessages.push(getSuccessMessage("apple-clang", undefined))
@@ -249,7 +248,7 @@ export async function main(args: string[]): Promise<number> {
   successMessages.forEach((tool) => success(tool))
   errorMessages.forEach((tool) => error(tool))
 
-  core.info("setup_cpp finished")
+  info("setup_cpp finished")
 
   if (!isGitHubCI()) {
     switch (process.platform) {
@@ -290,7 +289,7 @@ export function getCompilerInfo(maybeCompiler: string) {
     if (semverValid(maybeVersion) !== null) {
       return { compiler, version: maybeVersion }
     } else {
-      core.info(`Invalid semver version ${maybeVersion} used for the compiler.`)
+      info(`Invalid semver version ${maybeVersion} used for the compiler.`)
       return { compiler, version: maybeVersion }
     }
   }
@@ -298,7 +297,7 @@ export function getCompilerInfo(maybeCompiler: string) {
 }
 
 function printHelp() {
-  core.info(`
+  info(`
 setup_cpp [options]
 setup_cpp --compiler llvm --cmake true --ninja true --ccache true --vcpkg true
 
@@ -340,7 +339,7 @@ All the available tools:
 
 /** Get an object from github actions */
 function maybeGetInput(key: string) {
-  const value = core.getInput(key.toLowerCase())
+  const value = getInput(key.toLowerCase())
   if (value !== "false" && value !== "") {
     return value
   }
diff --git a/src/msvc/msvc.ts b/src/msvc/msvc.ts
index 83273edb..d21cbf1e 100644
--- a/src/msvc/msvc.ts
+++ b/src/msvc/msvc.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import { setupChocoPack } from "../utils/setup/setupChocoPack"
-import { info } from "@actions/core"
 import { setupVCVarsall } from "../vcvarsall/vcvarsall"
 // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-ts-comment
 // @ts-ignore
@@ -7,7 +6,7 @@ import { vsversion_to_versionnumber, findVcvarsall } from "msvc-dev-cmd/lib.js"
 import { isGitHubCI } from "../utils/env/isci"
 import path from "path"
 import { existsSync } from "fs"
-import { error, warning } from "../utils/io/io"
+import { error, info, warning } from "../utils/io/io"
 
 type MSVCVersion = "2022" | "17.0" | "2019" | "16.0" | "2017" | "15.0" | "2015" | "14.0" | "2013" | "12.0" | string
 
diff --git a/src/python/python.ts b/src/python/python.ts
index 485ed06b..484a8a4e 100644
--- a/src/python/python.ts
+++ b/src/python/python.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
-import * as core from "@actions/core"
 import { addPath } from "../utils/env/addEnv"
 import { setupAptPack } from "../utils/setup/setupAptPack"
 import { setupBrewPack } from "../utils/setup/setupBrewPack"
 import { setupChocoPack } from "../utils/setup/setupChocoPack"
 import { isGitHubCI } from "../utils/env/isci"
-import { warning } from "@actions/core"
+import { warning, info } from "../utils/io/io"
 
 export async function setupPython(version: string, setupDir: string, arch: string) {
   if (!isGitHubCI()) {
@@ -15,7 +14,7 @@ export async function setupPython(version: string, setupDir: string, arch: strin
     const { setupActionsPython } = await import("./actions_python")
     return setupActionsPython(version, setupDir, arch)
   } catch (err) {
-    warning(err as Error)
+    warning((err as Error).toString())
     return setupPythonViaSystem(version, setupDir, arch)
   }
 }
@@ -50,6 +49,6 @@ export function setupPythonViaSystem(version: string, setupDir: string, _arch: s
 }
 
 function activateWinPython(binDir: string) {
-  core.info(`Add ${binDir} to PATH`)
+  info(`Add ${binDir} to PATH`)
   addPath(binDir)
 }
diff --git a/src/vcvarsall/vcvarsall.ts b/src/vcvarsall/vcvarsall.ts
index 0fc76aef..07adb69c 100644
--- a/src/vcvarsall/vcvarsall.ts
+++ b/src/vcvarsall/vcvarsall.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-import { info } from "@actions/core"
 import { existsSync } from "fs"
 // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-ts-comment
 // @ts-ignore
 import { setupMSVCDevCmd } from "msvc-dev-cmd/lib.js"
 import { addEnv } from "../utils/env/addEnv"
+import { info } from "../utils/io/io"
 
 function getArch(arch: string): string {
   switch (arch) {