diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 0c87bad..06ed6e3 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -99,3 +99,4 @@ repos:
     rev: v0.8.0
     hooks:
       - id: action-validator
+        files: '(^\.github/workflows/.*\.ya?ml$|.*/action\.ya?ml$)'
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f3ec288..a79ce8e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -332,7 +332,8 @@ lint-actions: ## Validate GitHub Actions workflows and action.yml files
 			exit 1; \
 		fi; \
 	else \
-		echo "$(YELLOW)⚠️ pre-commit not found, skipping action-validator$(RESET)"; \
+		echo "$(RED)❌ pre-commit not found. Install it via 'make install-tools' before linting$(RESET)"; \
+		exit 1; \
 	fi
 
 # Check targets
diff --git a/language-version-detect/action.yml b/language-version-detect/action.yml
index b93b166..466a6c5 100644
--- a/language-version-detect/action.yml
+++ b/language-version-detect/action.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 name: Language Version Detect
 description: 'DEPRECATED: This action is deprecated. Inline version detection directly in your actions instead. Detects language version from project configuration files with support for PHP, Python, Go, and .NET.'
 author: 'Ismo Vuorinen'
-deprecated: true
 
 branding:
   icon: code