diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index f4d2034..7b057e0 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -42,7 +42,24 @@ jobs:
                       git remote -v
 
                # Original Vale action step
-               - uses: https://github.com/vale-cli/vale-action@v2
-                 with:
-                      fail_on_error: true
-                      files: .
+               # - uses: https://github.com/vale-cli/vale-action@v2
+               #   with:
+               #        fail_on_error: true
+               #        files: .
+
+               - name: Install and run Vale
+                 run: |
+                      wget -qO- https://github.com/errata-ai/vale/releases/download/v3.14.1/vale_3.14.1_Linux_64-bit.tar.gz | tar xz -C /tmp
+                      export PATH="/tmp:$PATH"
+
+                      vale sync
+
+                      echo "=== Vale Results ==="
+                      vale --output=line . || EXIT_CODE=$?
+
+                      # Also try JSON for structured output
+                      echo ""
+                      echo "=== Vale JSON ==="
+                      vale --output=JSON . || true
+
+                      exit ${EXIT_CODE:-0}