diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index e0aa73f7..9e1c4b48 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -83,9 +83,17 @@ runs:
         echo "GIT_AUTHOR_NAME=${GIT_USER_NAME}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
         echo "EMAIL=${GIT_USER_EMAIL}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
-    - name: Install Craft
+    # For dogfooding (Craft releasing itself) - local path works because
+    # the checkout is in the Craft repo, so ./install resolves correctly
+    - name: Install Craft (local)
+      if: github.repository == 'getsentry/craft'
       uses: ./install
 
+    # For external repos - use fully-qualified reference with action ref
+    - name: Install Craft
+      if: github.repository != 'getsentry/craft'
+      uses: getsentry/craft/install@${{ github.action_ref }}
+
     - name: Craft Prepare
       id: craft
       shell: bash