diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 1df8ee9..ddd87ac 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@actions/io",
-  "version": "1.1.3",
+  "version": "2.0.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@actions/io",
-      "version": "1.1.3",
+      "version": "2.0.0",
       "license": "MIT"
     }
   }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e8c8d8f..f0be120 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@actions/io",
-  "version": "1.1.3",
+  "version": "2.0.0",
   "description": "Actions io lib",
   "keywords": [
     "github",
diff --git a/src/io-util.ts b/src/io-util.ts
index 67bae80..7cd42b8 100644
--- a/src/io-util.ts
+++ b/src/io-util.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ export async function readlink(fsPath: string): Promise<string> {
   // Only on Windows, ensure directory symlinks end with a backslash
   if (IS_WINDOWS) {
     try {
-      const stats = await fs.promises.lstat(result)
+      // Use stat on the target to check if it's a directory (result is already resolved)
+      const stats = await fs.promises.stat(result)
       if (stats.isDirectory() && !result.endsWith('\\')) {
         return `${result}\\`
       }