diff --git a/.github/workflows/pake-cli.yaml b/.github/workflows/pake-cli.yaml
index 727514f..e8cb3a8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pake-cli.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pake-cli.yaml
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
-          npm install shelljs
+          npm install execa
           npm install axios
 
       - name: Build with pake-cli
diff --git a/bin/helpers/rust.ts b/bin/helpers/rust.ts
index e7fd91b..661f8ee 100644
--- a/bin/helpers/rust.ts
+++ b/bin/helpers/rust.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import chalk from 'chalk';
-import shelljs from 'shelljs';
+import { execaSync } from 'execa';
 
 import { getSpinner } from '@/utils/info';
 import { IS_WIN } from '@/utils/platform';
@@ -28,5 +28,10 @@ export async function installRust() {
 }
 
 export function checkRustInstalled() {
-  return shelljs.exec('rustc --version', { silent: true }).code === 0;
+  try {
+    execaSync('rustc', ['--version']);
+    return true;
+  } catch {
+    return false;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/bin/utils/shell.ts b/bin/utils/shell.ts
index d750e82..404c451 100644
--- a/bin/utils/shell.ts
+++ b/bin/utils/shell.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
-import shelljs from 'shelljs';
+import { execa } from 'execa';
 import { npmDirectory } from './dir';
 
-export function shellExec(command: string) {
-  return new Promise<number>((resolve, reject) => {
-    shelljs.exec(command, { async: true, silent: false, cwd: npmDirectory }, code => {
-      if (code === 0) {
-        resolve(0);
-      } else {
-        reject(new Error(`Error occurred while executing command "${command}". Exit code: ${code}`));
-      }
+export async function shellExec(command: string) {
+  try {
+    const { exitCode } = await execa(command, {
+      cwd: npmDirectory,
+      stdio: 'inherit'
     });
-  });
+    return exitCode;
+  } catch (error) {
+    throw new Error(`Error occurred while executing command "${command}". Exit code: ${error.exitCode}`);
+  }
 }