diff --git a/scripts/pre-commit-hook.sh b/scripts/pre-commit-hook.sh
index e4277a01..fc655f59 100755
--- a/scripts/pre-commit-hook.sh
+++ b/scripts/pre-commit-hook.sh
@@ -1,13 +1,17 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 set -eu
 
-if ! command -v node >/dev/null 2>&1 || ! command -v npx >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-  echo "github-action-readme-generator pre-commit hook requires Node.js and npm/npx." >&2
+if ! command -v node >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  echo "github-action-readme-generator pre-commit hook requires Node.js." >&2
   exit 1
 fi
 
 script_dir=$(CDPATH= cd -- "$(dirname -- "$0")" && pwd)
-package_json="$script_dir/../package.json"
-version=$(node -e 'const fs = require("node:fs"); const p = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(process.argv[1], "utf8")); process.stdout.write(p.version);' "$package_json")
+cli="$script_dir/../dist/bin/index.js"
 
-exec npx --yes "github-action-readme-generator@$version" "$@"
+if [ ! -f "$cli" ]; then
+  echo "github-action-readme-generator bundled CLI is missing; use a published release tag." >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+exec node "$cli" "$@"