diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5b5e1c3d..032f90c1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@
     "shx": "0.3.3",
     "terser-config-atomic": "^0.1.1",
     "ts-jest": "^27.0.5",
-    "typescript": "^4.4.3"
+    "typescript": "^4.4.3",
+    "escape-path-with-spaces": "^1.0.0"
   },
   "keywords": [
     "github-actions",
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 142db67c..bb1d5f8c 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ importers:
       '@types/which': ^2.0.1
       caxa: ^2.1.0
       cross-env: 7.0.3
+      escape-path-with-spaces: ^1.0.0
       eslint-config-atomic: ^1.16.2
       hasha: ^5.2.2
       jest: ^27.2.0
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ importers:
       '@types/which': 2.0.1
       caxa: 2.1.0
       cross-env: 7.0.3
+      escape-path-with-spaces: 1.0.0
       eslint-config-atomic: 1.16.2
       jest: 27.2.0
       npm-run-all2: 5.0.2
@@ -3373,6 +3375,10 @@ 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 8ceded1c..02548c89 100644
--- a/src/utils/tests/test-helpers.ts
+++ b/src/utils/tests/test-helpers.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ 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"
 
 export async function setupTmpDir(testName: string) {
   const tempDirectory = path.join(tmpdir(), "setup-cpp", testName)
@@ -41,7 +44,7 @@ export async function testBin(name: string, args: string[] = ["--version"], binD
     bin = join(binDir, addBinExtension(name))
   }
 
-  const status = await exec(bin, args)
+  const status = await exec(escape(bin) as string, args)
   expect(status).toBe(0)
 
   expect(await io.which(name, true)).toBe(bin)