diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 74f102d..fad4fbd 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -335,7 +335,8 @@ class DotnetCoreInstaller {
                 }
                 scriptArguments.push(`-InstallDir '${DotnetCoreInstaller.installationDirectoryWindows}'`);
                 // process.env must be explicitly passed in for DOTNET_INSTALL_DIR to be used
-                scriptPath = yield io.which('powershell', true);
+                scriptPath =
+                    (yield io.which('pwsh', false)) || (yield io.which('powershell', true));
                 scriptArguments = [...windowsDefaultOptions, scriptArguments.join(' ')];
             }
             else {
diff --git a/src/installer.ts b/src/installer.ts
index 7850510..646b1ca 100644
--- a/src/installer.ts
+++ b/src/installer.ts
@@ -209,7 +209,8 @@ export class DotnetCoreInstaller {
         `-InstallDir '${DotnetCoreInstaller.installationDirectoryWindows}'`
       );
       // process.env must be explicitly passed in for DOTNET_INSTALL_DIR to be used
-      scriptPath = await io.which('powershell', true);
+      scriptPath =
+        (await io.which('pwsh', false)) || (await io.which('powershell', true));
       scriptArguments = [...windowsDefaultOptions, scriptArguments.join(' ')];
     } else {
       chmodSync(escapedScript, '777');