diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index de47d4a..d6e6e4c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 # GitHub Action
 
 ```yaml
-- uses: pkgxdev/setup@v2
+- uses: pkgxdev/setup@v3
 ```
 
 Installs the latest version of `pkgx`.
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Installs the latest version of `pkgx`.
 See [`action.yml`] for all inputs and outputs, but here’s the usual ones:
 
 ```yaml
-- uses: pkgxdev/setup@v2
+- uses: pkgxdev/setup@v3
   with:
     +: deno@1.30
        rust@1.60   # we understand colloquial names, generally just type what you know
diff --git a/installer.sh b/installer.sh
index 6ff353d..f187b99 100755
--- a/installer.sh
+++ b/installer.sh
@@ -61,13 +61,13 @@ _install_pre_reqs() {
 
     case $(cat /etc/debian_version) in
     jessie/sid|8.*|stretch/sid|9.*)
-      apt --yes install libc-dev libstdc++-4.8-dev libgcc-4.7-dev $A $B;;
+      apt install --yes libc-dev libstdc++-4.8-dev libgcc-4.7-dev $A $B;;
     buster/sid|10.*)
-      apt --yes install libc-dev libstdc++-8-dev libgcc-8-dev $A $B;;
+      apt install --yes libc-dev libstdc++-8-dev libgcc-8-dev $A $B;;
     bullseye/sid|11.*)
-      apt --yes install libc-dev libstdc++-10-dev libgcc-9-dev $A $B;;
+      apt install --yes libc-dev libstdc++-10-dev libgcc-9-dev $A $B;;
     bookworm/sid|12.*|*)
-      apt --yes install libc-dev libstdc++-11-dev libgcc-11-dev $A $B;;
+      apt install --yes libc-dev libstdc++-11-dev libgcc-11-dev $A $B;;
     esac
   elif test -f /etc/fedora-release; then
     $SUDO yum --assumeyes install libatomic
@@ -129,10 +129,11 @@ _install_pkgx() {
 }
 
 _pkgx_is_old() {
-  v="$(/usr/local/bin/pkgx --version || echo pkgx 0)"
-  /usr/local/bin/pkgx --silent semverator gt \
-    $(curl -Ssf https://pkgx.sh/VERSION) \
-    $(echo $v | awk '{print $2}')
+  new_version=$(curl -Ssf https://pkgx.sh/VERSION)
+  old_version="$((/usr/local/bin/pkgx --version || echo pkgx 0) | awk '{print $2}')"
+  major_version=$(echo $new_version | cut -d. -f1)
+
+  /usr/local/bin/pkgx --silent semverator gt $new_version $old_version
 }
 
 _should_install_pkgx() {
@@ -160,7 +161,7 @@ if [ $# -gt 0 ]; then
 elif [ $(basename "/$0") != 'installer.sh' ]; then
   # ^^ temporary exception for action.ts
 
-  if type eval >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  if [ $major_version -lt 2 ] && type eval >/dev/null 2>&1; then
     # we `type eval` as on Travis there was no `eval`!
     eval "$(pkgx --shellcode)" 2>/dev/null
   fi