diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yaml b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
index 95489f7..a1b3c2d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: 'Test: install'
         run: pnpm install
 
-  test_explicit_inputs:
-    name: Test with explicit inputs
+  test_dest:
+    name: Test with dest
 
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
 
@@ -65,6 +65,61 @@ jobs:
       - name: 'Test: install'
         run: pnpm install
 
+  test_nodejs_bundled:
+    name: Test with nodejs_bundled
+
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        os:
+          - ubuntu-latest
+          - macos-latest
+          - windows-latest
+
+        nodejs_bundled:
+          - true
+          - false
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Run the action
+        uses: ./
+        with:
+          version: 7.0.0
+          nodejs_bundled: ${{ matrix.nodejs_bundled }}
+
+      - name: install Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        with:
+          # pnpm@7.0.0 is not compatible with Node.js 12
+          node-version: 12.22.12
+
+      - name: 'Test: which (pnpm)'
+        run: which pnpm
+
+      - name: 'Test: which (pnpx)'
+        if: matrix.nodejs_bundled == false
+        run: which pnpx
+
+      - name: 'Test: install when nodejs_bundled is true'
+        if: matrix.nodejs_bundled
+        run: pnpm install
+
+      - name: 'Test: install when nodejs_bundled is false'
+        if: matrix.nodejs_bundled == false
+        # Since the default shell on windows runner is pwsh, we specify bash explicitly
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          if pnpm install; then
+            echo "pnpm install should fail"
+            exit 1
+          else
+            echo "pnpm install failed as expected"
+          fi
+
   test_run_install:
     name: 'Test with run_install (${{ matrix.run_install.name }}, ${{ matrix.os }})'
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c85e3e8..d1d9477 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -40,7 +40,13 @@ If `run_install` is a YAML string representation of either an object or an array
 
 ### `package_json_file`
 
-**Optional** File path to the `package.json` to read "packageManager" configutation. If not specified, `package.json` in the project root directory is used.
+**Optional** (_type:_ `string`, _default:_ `package.json`) File path to the `package.json` to read "packageManager" configuration.
+
+### `nodejs_bundled`
+
+**Optional** (_type:_ `boolean`, _default:_ `false`) When set to true, [@pnpm/exe](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@pnpm/exe), which is a Node.js bundled package, will be installed.
+
+This is useful when you want to use a incompatible pair of Node.js and pnpm.
 
 ## Outputs
 
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index ec60c94..07e50c2 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -16,9 +16,13 @@ inputs:
     required: false
     default: 'null'
   package_json_file:
-    description: File path to the package.json to read "packageManager" configutation
+    description: File path to the package.json to read "packageManager" configuration
     required: false
     default: 'package.json'
+  nodejs_bundled:
+    description: When set to true, @pnpm/exe, which is a Node.js bundled package, will be installed.
+    required: false
+    default: 'false'
 runs:
   using: node16
   main: dist/index.js
diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index fb88113..827c8d3 100644
Binary files a/dist/index.js and b/dist/index.js differ
diff --git a/run.sh b/run.sh
index 8af79df..c85c7c3 100755
--- a/run.sh
+++ b/run.sh
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@ export HOME="$(pwd)"
 export INPUT_VERSION=4.11.1
 export INPUT_DEST='~/pnpm.temp'
 export INPUT_RUN_INSTALL=null
+export INPUT_NODEJS_BUNDLED=false
 exec node dist/index.js
diff --git a/src/inputs/index.ts b/src/inputs/index.ts
index 5ebfb4b..2f0f1ae 100644
--- a/src/inputs/index.ts
+++ b/src/inputs/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { getInput, InputOptions } from '@actions/core'
+import { getBooleanInput, getInput, InputOptions } from '@actions/core'
 import expandTilde from 'expand-tilde'
 import { RunInstall, parseRunInstall } from './run-install'
 
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ export interface Inputs {
   readonly dest: string
   readonly runInstall: RunInstall[]
   readonly packageJsonFile: string
+  readonly nodeJsBundled: boolean
 }
 
 const options: InputOptions = {
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ export const getInputs = (): Inputs => ({
   dest: parseInputPath('dest'),
   runInstall: parseRunInstall('run_install'),
   packageJsonFile: parseInputPath('package_json_file'),
+  nodeJsBundled: getBooleanInput('nodejs_bundled'),
 })
 
 export default getInputs
diff --git a/src/install-pnpm/run.ts b/src/install-pnpm/run.ts
index f3fd1f9..ed5b9e6 100644
--- a/src/install-pnpm/run.ts
+++ b/src/install-pnpm/run.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { execPath } from 'process'
 import { Inputs } from '../inputs'
 
 export async function runSelfInstaller(inputs: Inputs): Promise<number> {
-  const { version, dest, packageJsonFile } = inputs
+  const { version, dest, packageJsonFile, nodeJsBundled } = inputs
 
   // prepare self install
   await remove(dest)
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export async function runSelfInstaller(inputs: Inputs): Promise<number> {
   await writeFile(pkgJson, JSON.stringify({ private: true }))
 
   // prepare target pnpm
-  const target = await readTarget(packageJsonFile, version)
+  const target = await readTarget({ version, packageJsonFile, nodeJsBundled })
   const cp = spawn(execPath, [path.join(__dirname, 'pnpm.js'), 'install', target, '--no-lockfile'], {
     cwd: dest,
     stdio: ['pipe', 'inherit', 'inherit'],
@@ -33,8 +33,14 @@ export async function runSelfInstaller(inputs: Inputs): Promise<number> {
   return exitCode
 }
 
-async function readTarget(packageJsonFile: string, version?: string | undefined) {
-  if (version) return `pnpm@${version}`
+async function readTarget(opts: {
+  readonly version?: string | undefined
+  readonly packageJsonFile: string
+  readonly nodeJsBundled: boolean
+}) {
+  const { version, packageJsonFile, nodeJsBundled } = opts
+
+  if (version) return `${ nodeJsBundled ? '@pnpm/exe' : 'pnpm' }@${version}`
 
   const { GITHUB_WORKSPACE } = process.env
   if (!GITHUB_WORKSPACE) {
@@ -55,6 +61,11 @@ Please specify it by one of the following ways:
   if (!packageManager.startsWith('pnpm@')) {
     throw new Error('Invalid packageManager field in package.json')
   }
+
+  if(nodeJsBundled){
+    return packageManager.replace('pnpm@', '@pnpm/exe@')
+  }
+
   return packageManager
 }