diff --git a/.github/changelog/pre_changelog_hook.cjs b/.github/changelog/pre_changelog_hook.cjs
index 9c197ac..4b21ad1 100644
--- a/.github/changelog/pre_changelog_hook.cjs
+++ b/.github/changelog/pre_changelog_hook.cjs
@@ -1,15 +1,14 @@
 'use strict'
 const semver = require('semver')
-const core = require('@actions/core')
 
 exports.preVersionGeneration = version => {
   const {VERSION} = process.env
-  core.info(`Computed version bump: ${version}`)
+  console.log(`Computed version bump: ${version}`)
 
   const newVersion = semver.valid(VERSION)
   if (newVersion) {
     version = newVersion
-    core.info(`Using provided version: ${version}`)
+    console.log(`Using provided version: ${version}`)
   }
   return version
 }
diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 76213fa..4ec667a 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -88588,7 +88588,7 @@ var WindowsToolchainInstaller = class extends VerifyingToolchainInstaller {
     };
   }
   async download(arch5) {
-    let vsSetupAction = new Promise((resolve2) => resolve2({}));
+    let vsSetupAction = Promise.resolve({});
     const vsComponents = getInput(INPUT_VISUAL_STUDIO_COMPONENTS);
     if (vsComponents.length || getBooleanInput(INPUT_PREFER_VISUAL_STUDIO_LINKER)) {
       debug(`Using VS requirement ${JSON.stringify(this.vsRequirement(arch5))}`);
@@ -88641,7 +88641,7 @@ var WindowsToolchainInstaller = class extends VerifyingToolchainInstaller {
       sdkroot = installation.variables[sdkrootKey];
     }
     if (!sdkroot) {
-      warning(`Failed VS environment after installation ${installLocation}`);
+      warning(`SDKROOT was not set after installation at ${installLocation}; Visual Studio/Swift environment setup cannot continue and the installation may be unusable.`);
       return;
     }
     const version3 = await this.installedSwiftVersion();
diff --git a/src/installer/windows/index.ts b/src/installer/windows/index.ts
index cd72eee..0940ccc 100644
--- a/src/installer/windows/index.ts
+++ b/src/installer/windows/index.ts
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ export class WindowsToolchainInstaller extends VerifyingToolchainInstaller<Windo
   }
 
   protected async download(arch: string) {
-    let vsSetupAction = new Promise(resolve => resolve({}))
+    let vsSetupAction = Promise.resolve({})
     const vsComponents = core.getInput(INPUT_VISUAL_STUDIO_COMPONENTS)
     if (
       vsComponents.length ||
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ export class WindowsToolchainInstaller extends VerifyingToolchainInstaller<Windo
 
     if (!sdkroot) {
       core.warning(
-        `Failed VS environment after installation ${installLocation}`
+        `SDKROOT was not set after installation at ${installLocation}; Visual Studio/Swift environment setup cannot continue and the installation may be unusable.`
       )
       return
     }