diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 18abeb5f..a04a0d85 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -62,5 +62,4 @@ inputs:
 
 runs:
   using: "node20"
-  pre: lib/pre.js
   main: "lib/main.js"
diff --git a/lib/input.js b/lib/input.js
index d13638d6..914c2c68 100644
--- a/lib/input.js
+++ b/lib/input.js
@@ -63,6 +63,11 @@ function logIfDebug(msg) {
  */
 function get(tok, dir) {
     return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
+        logIfDebug('Ensuring core python and ruby dependencies are present');
+        yield exec.exec('pip', ['install', 'docutils']);
+        logIfDebug('`pip install docutils` complete');
+        yield exec.exec('gem', ['install', 'asciidoctor', '--user-install']);
+        logIfDebug('`gem install asciidoctor --user-install` complete');
         const localVale = yield (0, install_1.installLint)(core.getInput('version'));
         const localReviewDog = yield (0, install_1.installReviewDog)("0.15.0");
         const valeFlags = core.getInput("vale_flags");
diff --git a/lib/pre.js b/lib/pre.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 40dd80fd..00000000
--- a/lib/pre.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-"use strict";
-var __createBinding = (this && this.__createBinding) || (Object.create ? (function(o, m, k, k2) {
-    if (k2 === undefined) k2 = k;
-    var desc = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(m, k);
-    if (!desc || ("get" in desc ? !m.__esModule : desc.writable || desc.configurable)) {
-      desc = { enumerable: true, get: function() { return m[k]; } };
-    }
-    Object.defineProperty(o, k2, desc);
-}) : (function(o, m, k, k2) {
-    if (k2 === undefined) k2 = k;
-    o[k2] = m[k];
-}));
-var __setModuleDefault = (this && this.__setModuleDefault) || (Object.create ? (function(o, v) {
-    Object.defineProperty(o, "default", { enumerable: true, value: v });
-}) : function(o, v) {
-    o["default"] = v;
-});
-var __importStar = (this && this.__importStar) || function (mod) {
-    if (mod && mod.__esModule) return mod;
-    var result = {};
-    if (mod != null) for (var k in mod) if (k !== "default" && Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(mod, k)) __createBinding(result, mod, k);
-    __setModuleDefault(result, mod);
-    return result;
-};
-var __awaiter = (this && this.__awaiter) || function (thisArg, _arguments, P, generator) {
-    function adopt(value) { return value instanceof P ? value : new P(function (resolve) { resolve(value); }); }
-    return new (P || (P = Promise))(function (resolve, reject) {
-        function fulfilled(value) { try { step(generator.next(value)); } catch (e) { reject(e); } }
-        function rejected(value) { try { step(generator["throw"](value)); } catch (e) { reject(e); } }
-        function step(result) { result.done ? resolve(result.value) : adopt(result.value).then(fulfilled, rejected); }
-        step((generator = generator.apply(thisArg, _arguments || [])).next());
-    });
-};
-Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
-const exec = __importStar(require("@actions/exec"));
-function main() {
-    return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
-        yield exec.exec('pip', ['install', 'docutils']);
-        yield exec.exec('gem', ['install', 'asciidoctor', '--user-install']);
-    });
-}
-main();
diff --git a/src/input.ts b/src/input.ts
index 0ea0fc82..b61d20e8 100644
--- a/src/input.ts
+++ b/src/input.ts
@@ -49,6 +49,14 @@ function logIfDebug(msg: string) {
  * Parse our user input and set up our Vale environment.
  */
 export async function get(tok: string, dir: string): Promise<Input> {
+  logIfDebug('Ensuring core python and ruby dependencies are present');
+
+  await exec.exec('pip', ['install', 'docutils']);
+  logIfDebug('`pip install docutils` complete');
+
+  await exec.exec('gem', ['install', 'asciidoctor', '--user-install']);
+  logIfDebug('`gem install asciidoctor --user-install` complete');
+
   const localVale = await installLint(core.getInput('version'));
   const localReviewDog = await installReviewDog("0.15.0");
   const valeFlags = core.getInput("vale_flags");
diff --git a/src/pre.ts b/src/pre.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 548c1d79..00000000
--- a/src/pre.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-import * as exec from '@actions/exec';
-
-async function main(): Promise<void> {
-  await exec.exec('pip', ['install', 'docutils']);
-  await exec.exec('gem', ['install', 'asciidoctor', '--user-install']);
-}
-
-main();
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