diff --git a/internal/templates/hook.tmpl b/internal/templates/hook.tmpl
index 0a6e1835..97237962 100644
--- a/internal/templates/hook.tmpl
+++ b/internal/templates/hook.tmpl
@@ -29,57 +29,61 @@ call_lefthook()
   {{end -}}
   else
     dir="$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)"
-    if test -f "$dir/node_modules/lefthook/bin/index.js"
+    osArch=$(uname | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
+    cpuArch=$(uname -m | sed 's/aarch64/arm64/;s/x86_64/x64/')
+    if test -f "$dir/node_modules/lefthook-${osArch}-${cpuArch}/bin/lefthook{{.Extension}}"
+    then
+      "$dir/node_modules/lefthook-${osArch}-${cpuArch}/bin/lefthook{{.Extension}}" "$@"
+    elif test -f "$dir/node_modules/@evilmartians/lefthook/bin/lefthook-${osArch}-${cpuArch}/lefthook{{.Extension}}"
+    then
+      "$dir/node_modules/@evilmartians/lefthook/bin/lefthook-${osArch}-${cpuArch}/lefthook{{.Extension}}" "$@"
+    elif test -f "$dir/node_modules/@evilmartians/lefthook-installer/bin/lefthook{{.Extension}}"
+    then
+      "$dir/node_modules/@evilmartians/lefthook-installer/bin/lefthook{{.Extension}}" "$@"
+    elif test -f "$dir/node_modules/lefthook/bin/index.js"
     then
       "$dir/node_modules/lefthook/bin/index.js" "$@"
+    {{ $extension := .Extension }}
+    {{- range .Roots -}}
+    elif test -f "$dir/{{.}}/node_modules/lefthook-${osArch}-${cpuArch}/bin/lefthook{{.Extension}}"
+    then
+      "$dir/node_modules/lefthook-${osArch}-${cpuArch}/bin/lefthook{{.Extension}}" "$@"
+    elif test -f "$dir/{{.}}/node_modules/@evilmartians/lefthook/bin/lefthook-${osArch}-${cpuArch}/lefthook{{$extension}}"
+    then
+      "$dir/{{.}}/node_modules/@evilmartians/lefthook/bin/lefthook-${osArch}-${cpuArch}/lefthook{{$extension}}" "$@"
+    elif test -f "$dir/{{.}}/node_modules/@evilmartians/lefthook-installer/bin/lefthook{{$extension}}"
+    then
+      "$dir/{{.}}/node_modules/@evilmartians/lefthook-installer/bin/lefthook{{$extension}}" "$@"
+    elif test -f "$dir/{{.}}/node_modules/lefthook/bin/index.js"
+    then
+      "$dir/{{.}}/node_modules/lefthook/bin/index.js" "$@"
+    {{end}}
+    elif bundle exec lefthook -h >/dev/null 2>&1
+    then
+      bundle exec lefthook "$@"
+    elif yarn lefthook -h >/dev/null 2>&1
+    then
+      yarn lefthook "$@"
+    elif pnpm lefthook -h >/dev/null 2>&1
+    then
+      pnpm lefthook "$@"
+    elif swift package plugin lefthook >/dev/null 2>&1
+    then
+      swift package --disable-sandbox plugin lefthook "$@"
+    elif command -v mint >/dev/null 2>&1
+    then
+      mint run csjones/lefthook-plugin "$@"
+    elif command -v npx >/dev/null 2>&1
+    then
+      npx lefthook "$@"
     else
-      osArch=$(uname | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
-      cpuArch=$(uname -m | sed 's/aarch64/arm64/')
-      if test -f "$dir/node_modules/@evilmartians/lefthook/bin/lefthook_${osArch}_${cpuArch}/lefthook{{.Extension}}"
-      then
-        "$dir/node_modules/@evilmartians/lefthook/bin/lefthook_${osArch}_${cpuArch}/lefthook{{.Extension}}" "$@"
-      elif test -f "$dir/node_modules/@evilmartians/lefthook-installer/bin/lefthook_${osArch}_${cpuArch}/lefthook{{.Extension}}"
-      then
-        "$dir/node_modules/@evilmartians/lefthook-installer/bin/lefthook_${osArch}_${cpuArch}/lefthook{{.Extension}}" "$@"
-      {{ $extension := .Extension }}
-      {{- range .Roots -}}
-      elif test -f "$dir/{{.}}/node_modules/lefthook/bin/index.js"
-      then
-        "$dir/{{.}}/node_modules/lefthook/bin/index.js" "$@"
-      elif test -f "$dir/{{.}}/node_modules/@evilmartians/lefthook/bin/lefthook_${osArch}_${cpuArch}/lefthook{{$extension}}"
-      then
-        "$dir/{{.}}/node_modules/@evilmartians/lefthook/bin/lefthook_${osArch}_${cpuArch}/lefthook{{$extension}}" "$@"
-      elif test -f "$dir/{{.}}/node_modules/@evilmartians/lefthook-installer/bin/lefthook_${osArch}_${cpuArch}/lefthook{{$extension}}"
-      then
-        "$dir/{{.}}/node_modules/@evilmartians/lefthook-installer/bin/lefthook_${osArch}_${cpuArch}/lefthook{{$extension}}" "$@"
-      {{end}}
-      elif bundle exec lefthook -h >/dev/null 2>&1
-      then
-        bundle exec lefthook "$@"
-      elif yarn lefthook -h >/dev/null 2>&1
-      then
-        yarn lefthook "$@"
-      elif pnpm lefthook -h >/dev/null 2>&1
-      then
-        pnpm lefthook "$@"
-      elif swift package plugin lefthook >/dev/null 2>&1
-      then
-        swift package --disable-sandbox plugin lefthook "$@"
-      elif command -v mint >/dev/null 2>&1
-      then
-        mint run csjones/lefthook-plugin "$@"
-      elif command -v npx >/dev/null 2>&1
-      then
-        npx lefthook "$@"
-      else
-        echo "Can't find lefthook in PATH"
-        {{- if .AssertLefthookInstalled}}
-        echo "ERROR: Operation is aborted due to lefthook settings."
-        echo "Make sure lefthook is available in your environment and re-try."
-        echo "To skip these checks use --no-verify git argument or set LEFTHOOK=0 env variable."
-        exit 1
-        {{- end}}
-      fi
+      echo "Can't find lefthook in PATH"
+      {{- if .AssertLefthookInstalled}}
+      echo "ERROR: Operation is aborted due to lefthook settings."
+      echo "Make sure lefthook is available in your environment and re-try."
+      echo "To skip these checks use --no-verify git argument or set LEFTHOOK=0 env variable."
+      exit 1
+      {{- end}}
     fi
   fi
 }
diff --git a/packaging/npm-bundled/get-exe.js b/packaging/npm-bundled/get-exe.js
index a3a8de0a..192d335d 100644
--- a/packaging/npm-bundled/get-exe.js
+++ b/packaging/npm-bundled/get-exe.js
@@ -15,11 +15,6 @@ function getExePath() {
   let goArch = process.arch;
   let suffix = '';
   switch (process.arch) {
-    case 'x64': {
-      goArch = 'amd64';
-      suffix = '_v1'; // GOAMD64
-      break;
-    }
     case 'x32':
     case 'ia32': {
       goArch = '386';
@@ -30,7 +25,7 @@ function getExePath() {
   const dir = path.join(__dirname, 'bin');
   const executable = path.join(
     dir,
-    `lefthook_${goOS}_${goArch}${suffix}`,
+    `lefthook-${goOS}-${goArch}`,
     `lefthook${extension}`
   );
   return executable;
diff --git a/packaging/npm-bundled/package.json b/packaging/npm-bundled/package.json
index 33e9d7b6..a2db4a68 100644
--- a/packaging/npm-bundled/package.json
+++ b/packaging/npm-bundled/package.json
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
     "ia32"
   ],
   "scripts": {
-    "version": "git clean -fdX bin/ && (cd ../../dist/ && find . -maxdepth 2 -executable -type f -exec cp --parents \\{\\} ../packaging/npm-bundled/bin/ \\;) && cp -f ../../README.md ./",
     "postinstall": "node postinstall.js"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packaging/npm-installer/install.js b/packaging/npm-installer/install.js
index ff823f55..f0ed1946 100755
--- a/packaging/npm-installer/install.js
+++ b/packaging/npm-installer/install.js
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-const { spawnSync } = require("child_process")
+const http = require('https')
+const fs = require('fs')
+const path = require("path")
+const chp = require("child_process")
 
 const iswin = ["win32", "cygwin"].includes(process.platform)
 
@@ -6,15 +9,19 @@ async function install() {
   if (process.env.CI) {
     return
   }
-  const exePath = await downloadBinary()
+  const downloadURL = getDownloadURL()
+  const extension = iswin ? ".exe" : ""
+  const fileName = `lefthook${extension}`
+  const exePath = path.join(__dirname, "bin", fileName)
+  await downloadBinary(downloadURL, exePath)
+  console.log('downloaded to', exePath)
   if (!iswin) {
-    const { chmodSync } = require("fs")
-    chmodSync(exePath, "755")
+    fs.chmodSync(exePath, "755")
   }
   // run install
-  spawnSync(exePath, ["install", "-f"], {
+  chp.spawnSync(exePath, ['install',  '-f'], {
     cwd: process.env.INIT_CWD || process.cwd(),
-    stdio: "inherit",
+    stdio: 'inherit',
   })
 }
 
@@ -46,28 +53,31 @@ function getDownloadURL() {
   return `https://github.com/evilmartians/lefthook/releases/download/v${version}/lefthook_${version}_${downloadOS}_${arch}${extension}`
 }
 
-const { DownloaderHelper } = require("node-downloader-helper")
-const path = require("path")
+async function downloadBinary(url, dest) {
+  console.log('downloading', url)
+  const file = fs.createWriteStream(dest)
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    http.get(url, function(response) {
+      if (response.statusCode === 302 && response.headers.location) {
+        // If the response is a 302 redirect, follow the new location
+        downloadBinary(response.headers.location, dest)
+          .then(resolve)
+          .catch(reject)
+      } else {
+        response.pipe(file)
 
-async function downloadBinary() {
-  // TODO zip the binaries to reduce the download size
-  const downloadURL = getDownloadURL()
-  const extension = iswin ? ".exe" : ""
-  const fileName = `lefthook${extension}`
-  const binDir = path.join(__dirname, "bin")
-  const dl = new DownloaderHelper(downloadURL, binDir, {
-    fileName,
-    retry: { maxRetries: 5, delay: 50 },
+        file.on('finish', function() {
+          file.close(() => {
+            resolve(dest)
+          })
+        })
+      }
+    }).on('error', function(err) {
+      fs.unlink(file, () => {
+        reject(err)
+      })
+    })
   })
-  dl.on("end", () => console.log("lefthook binary was downloaded"))
-  try {
-    await dl.start()
-  } catch(e) {
-    const message = `Failed to download ${fileName}: ${e.message} while fetching ${downloadURL}`
-    console.error(message)
-    throw new Error(message)
-  }
-  return path.join(binDir, fileName)
 }
 
 // start:
diff --git a/packaging/npm-installer/package.json b/packaging/npm-installer/package.json
index dae654d0..6afeae40 100644
--- a/packaging/npm-installer/package.json
+++ b/packaging/npm-installer/package.json
@@ -29,10 +29,6 @@
     "arm64"
   ],
   "scripts": {
-    "version": "cp -f ../../README.md ./",
     "install": "node install.js"
-  },
-  "dependencies": {
-    "node-downloader-helper": "^1.0.18"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packaging/pack.rb b/packaging/pack.rb
index e07c3235..1952bbdb 100755
--- a/packaging/pack.rb
+++ b/packaging/pack.rb
@@ -54,18 +54,47 @@ def put_binaries
     cd(__dir__)
     puts "Putting binaries to packages..."
     {
-      "#{DIST}/lefthook_linux_amd64_v1/lefthook" => "npm/lefthook-linux-x64/bin/lefthook",
-      "#{DIST}/lefthook_linux_arm64/lefthook" => "npm/lefthook-linux-arm64/bin/lefthook",
-      "#{DIST}/lefthook_freebsd_amd64_v1/lefthook" => "npm/lefthook-freebsd-x64/bin/lefthook",
-      "#{DIST}/lefthook_freebsd_arm64/lefthook" => "npm/lefthook-freebsd-arm64/bin/lefthook",
-      "#{DIST}/lefthook_windows_amd64_v1/lefthook.exe" => "npm/lefthook-windows-x64/bin/lefthook.exe",
-      "#{DIST}/lefthook_windows_arm64/lefthook.exe" => "npm/lefthook-windows-arm64/bin/lefthook.exe",
-      "#{DIST}/lefthook_darwin_amd64_v1/lefthook" => "npm/lefthook-darwin-x64/bin/lefthook",
-      "#{DIST}/lefthook_darwin_arm64/lefthook" => "npm/lefthook-darwin-arm64/bin/lefthook",
+      "#{DIST}/lefthook_linux_amd64_v1/lefthook"        =>  "npm/lefthook-linux-x64/bin/lefthook",
+      "#{DIST}/lefthook_linux_arm64/lefthook"           =>  "npm/lefthook-linux-arm64/bin/lefthook",
+      "#{DIST}/lefthook_freebsd_amd64_v1/lefthook"      =>  "npm/lefthook-freebsd-x64/bin/lefthook",
+      "#{DIST}/lefthook_freebsd_arm64/lefthook"         =>  "npm/lefthook-freebsd-arm64/bin/lefthook",
+      "#{DIST}/lefthook_windows_amd64_v1/lefthook.exe"  =>  "npm/lefthook-windows-x64/bin/lefthook.exe",
+      "#{DIST}/lefthook_windows_arm64/lefthook.exe"     =>  "npm/lefthook-windows-arm64/bin/lefthook.exe",
+      "#{DIST}/lefthook_darwin_amd64_v1/lefthook"       =>  "npm/lefthook-darwin-x64/bin/lefthook",
+      "#{DIST}/lefthook_darwin_arm64/lefthook"          =>  "npm/lefthook-darwin-arm64/bin/lefthook",
     }.each do |(source, dest)|
       mkdir_p(File.dirname(dest))
       cp(source, dest, verbose: true)
     end
+
+    {
+      "#{DIST}/lefthook_linux_amd64_v1/lefthook"        =>  "npm-bundled/bin/lefthook-linux-x64/lefthook",
+      "#{DIST}/lefthook_linux_arm64/lefthook"           =>  "npm-bundled/bin/lefthook-linux-arm64/lefthook",
+      "#{DIST}/lefthook_freebsd_amd64_v1/lefthook"      =>  "npm-bundled/bin/lefthook-freebsd-x64/lefthook",
+      "#{DIST}/lefthook_freebsd_arm64/lefthook"         =>  "npm-bundled/bin/lefthook-freebsd-arm64/lefthook",
+      "#{DIST}/lefthook_windows_amd64_v1/lefthook.exe"  =>  "npm-bundled/bin/lefthook-windows-x64/lefthook.exe",
+      "#{DIST}/lefthook_windows_arm64/lefthook.exe"     =>  "npm-bundled/bin/lefthook-windows-arm64/lefthook.exe",
+      "#{DIST}/lefthook_darwin_amd64_v1/lefthook"       =>  "npm-bundled/bin/lefthook-darwin-x64/lefthook",
+      "#{DIST}/lefthook_darwin_arm64/lefthook"          =>  "npm-bundled/bin/lefthook-darwin-arm64/lefthook",
+    }.each do |(source, dest)|
+      mkdir_p(File.dirname(dest))
+      cp(source, dest, verbose: true)
+    end
+
+    {
+      "#{DIST}/lefthook_linux_amd64_v1/lefthook"        =>  "rubygems/libexec/lefthook-linux-x64/lefthook",
+      "#{DIST}/lefthook_linux_arm64/lefthook"           =>  "rubygems/libexec/lefthook-linux-arm64/lefthook",
+      "#{DIST}/lefthook_freebsd_amd64_v1/lefthook"      =>  "rubygems/libexec/lefthook-freebsd-x64/lefthook",
+      "#{DIST}/lefthook_freebsd_arm64/lefthook"         =>  "rubygems/libexec/lefthook-freebsd-arm64/lefthook",
+      "#{DIST}/lefthook_windows_amd64_v1/lefthook.exe"  =>  "rubygems/libexec/lefthook-windows-x64/lefthook.exe",
+      "#{DIST}/lefthook_windows_arm64/lefthook.exe"     =>  "rubygems/libexec/lefthook-windows-arm64/lefthook.exe",
+      "#{DIST}/lefthook_darwin_amd64_v1/lefthook"       =>  "rubygems/libexec/lefthook-darwin-x64/lefthook",
+      "#{DIST}/lefthook_darwin_arm64/lefthook"          =>  "rubygems/libexec/lefthook-darwin-arm64/lefthook",
+    }.each do |(source, dest)|
+      mkdir_p(File.dirname(dest))
+      cp(source, dest, verbose: true)
+    end
+
     puts "done"
   end
 
diff --git a/packaging/rubygems/bin/lefthook b/packaging/rubygems/bin/lefthook
index 7638c420..77d6f808 100755
--- a/packaging/rubygems/bin/lefthook
+++ b/packaging/rubygems/bin/lefthook
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ arch =
   case platform.cpu.sub(/\Auniversal\./, '')
   when /\Aarm64/ then "arm64" # Apple reports arm64e on M1 macs
   when /aarch64/ then "arm64"
-  when "x86_64"  then "amd64"
-  when "x64"     then "amd64" # Windows with MINGW64 reports RUBY_PLATFORM as "x64-mingw32"
+  when "x86_64"  then "x64"
+  when "x64"     then "x64" # Windows with MINGW64 reports RUBY_PLATFORM as "x64-mingw32"
   else raise "Unknown architecture: #{platform.cpu}"
   end
 
@@ -18,14 +18,12 @@ os =
   when "darwin"  then "darwin"  # MacOS
   when "windows" then "windows"
   when "mingw32" then "windows" # Windows with MINGW64 reports RUBY_PLATFORM as "x64-mingw32"
-  when "mingw" then "windows"
+  when "mingw"   then "windows"
   when "freebsd" then "freebsd"
   else raise "Unknown OS: #{platform.os}"
   end
 
-suffix = arch == "amd64" ? "_v1" : "" # GOAMD64
-
-binary = "lefthook_#{os}_#{arch}#{suffix}/lefthook"
+binary = "lefthook-#{os}-#{arch}/lefthook"
 binary = "#{binary}.exe" if os == "windows"
 
 args = $*.map { |x| x.include?(' ') ? "'" + x + "'" : x }