diff --git a/.github/workflows/example-basic-pnpm.yml b/.github/workflows/example-basic-pnpm.yml
index fb3c850cf..4b49c2113 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/example-basic-pnpm.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/example-basic-pnpm.yml
@@ -15,9 +15,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Install pnpm
-        uses: pnpm/action-setup@v2
-        with:
-          version: 8
+        run: npm install -g pnpm@8
 
       - name: Get pnpm store directory
         shell: bash
@@ -52,9 +50,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Install pnpm
-        uses: pnpm/action-setup@v2
-        with:
-          version: 8
+        run: npm install -g pnpm@8
 
       - name: Get pnpm store directory
         shell: bash
@@ -82,9 +78,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Install pnpm
-        uses: pnpm/action-setup@v2
-        with:
-          version: 8
+        run: npm install -g pnpm@8
 
       - name: Get pnpm store directory
         shell: bash
@@ -112,9 +106,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Install pnpm
-        uses: pnpm/action-setup@v2
-        with:
-          version: 8
+        run: npm install -g pnpm@8
 
       - name: Get pnpm store directory
         shell: bash
@@ -145,9 +137,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Install pnpm
-        uses: pnpm/action-setup@v2
-        with:
-          version: 8
+        run: npm install -g pnpm@8
 
       - name: Get pnpm store directory
         shell: bash
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4cc6cef60..8a83bd2df 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1103,7 +1103,7 @@ jobs:
 
 ### pnpm
 
-The package manager `pnpm` is not pre-installed in [GitHub Actions runner images](https://github.com/actions/runner-images) (unlike `npm` and `yarn`): to install `pnpm` include [pnpm/action-setup](https://github.com/pnpm/action-setup) in your workflow. If the action finds a `pnpm-lock.yaml` file, it uses the [pnpm](https://pnpm.io/cli/install) command `pnpm install --frozen-lockfile` by default to install dependencies.
+The package manager `pnpm` is not pre-installed in [GitHub Actions runner images](https://github.com/actions/runner-images) (unlike `npm` and `yarn`) and so it must be installed in a separate workflow step (see below). If the action finds a `pnpm-lock.yaml` file, it uses the [pnpm](https://pnpm.io/cli/install) command `pnpm install --frozen-lockfile` by default to install dependencies.
 At this time the action does not automatically cache dependencies installed by pnpm. The example below includes steps to locate the pnpm store directory and to cache its contents for later use.
 
 ```yaml
@@ -1116,9 +1116,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Install pnpm
-        uses: pnpm/action-setup@v2
-        with:
-          version: 8
+        run: npm install -g pnpm@8
       - name: Get pnpm store directory
         shell: bash
         run: |