diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yaml b/.github/workflows/main.yaml
index dd2a64d..eda1492 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yaml
@@ -99,6 +99,6 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - shell: bash
-        run: |
-          bash scripts/install.sh
-          terrac --help
+        run: bash scripts/install.sh
+      - shell: bash
+        run: terrac --help
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f98ce9c..c450130 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ You can simply download a binary and put it in a directoy included in the `PATH`
 
 ### bash
 
-The following script automates the manual installation with a bash script in Linux and MacOS. `sudo` permission is required.
+The following script automates the manual installation with a bash script in Linux and MacOS.
 
 ``` bash
 curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/haoliangyu/terrac/main/scripts/install.sh | bash
diff --git a/scripts/install.sh b/scripts/install.sh
index 3b7d0e6..e3a9720 100644
--- a/scripts/install.sh
+++ b/scripts/install.sh
@@ -1,9 +1,22 @@
-# A bash scrip to automate the terrac installation
-
 #!/bin/bash
 
 set -e
 
+# Get the user's home directory
+home_dir=$HOME
+
+# Determine the shell configuration file based on the user's shell
+if [ -n "$BASH_VERSION" ]; then
+  # Bash shell
+  shell_rc=".bashrc"
+elif [ -n "$ZSH_VERSION" ]; then
+  # Zsh shell
+  shell_rc=".zshrc"
+else
+  echo "Unsupported shell. Please configure the PATH manually."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
 # GitHub API URL for the latest release
 api_url="https://api.github.com/repos/haoliangyu/terrac/releases/latest"
 
@@ -22,21 +35,23 @@ latest_release=$(echo "$response" | jq -r '.name')
 os=$(uname -s)
 
 # Check the operating system and print a message
-if [ "$os" = "Darwin" ]; then
-  download_url="https://github.com/haoliangyu/terrac/releases/download/$latest_release/terrac-macos"
-  curl -o "terrac" -J -L -H "Accept: application/octet-stream" "$download_url"
-  sudo mv -f terrac /usr/local/bin/terrac
-  sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/terrac
-elif [ "$os" = "Linux" ]; then
-  download_url="https://github.com/haoliangyu/terrac/releases/download/$latest_release/terrac-linux"
-  curl -o "terrac" -J -L -H "Accept: application/octet-stream" "$download_url"
-  sudo mv -f terrac /usr/local/bin/terrac
-  sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/terrac
-# Windows support is not added yet
-# elif [ "$os" = "MINGW64_NT-10.0" ]; then
-#   download_url="https://github.com/haoliangyu/terrac/releases/download/$latest_release/terrac-win"
-#   curl -o "terrac" -J -L -H "Accept: application/octet-stream" "$download_url"
-#   mv -f terrac /usr/local/bin/
+if [ "$os" = "Darwin" ] || [ "$os" = "Linux" ]; then
+  # Determine the download URL based on the operating system
+  case "$os" in
+    Darwin)
+      install_dir=$home_dir/bin
+      download_url="https://github.com/haoliangyu/terrac/releases/download/$latest_release/terrac-macos"
+      ;;
+    Linux)
+      install_dir=$home_dir/.local/bin
+      download_url="https://github.com/haoliangyu/terrac/releases/download/$latest_release/terrac-linux"
+      ;;
+  esac
+
+  # Download the binary
+  mkdir $install_dir
+  curl -o "$install_dir/terrac" -J -L -H "Accept: application/octet-stream" "$download_url"
+  chmod +x "$install_dir/terrac"
 else
   echo "Unsupported operating system: $os"
   exit 1
@@ -44,3 +59,16 @@ fi
 
 echo ''
 echo 'Terrac is installed successfully. You can run "terrac --help" to verify.'
+
+# Check if ~/bin is already in PATH
+if echo "$PATH" | grep -q "$install_dir"; then
+  echo "Path '$install_dir' is already in PATH."
+else
+  # Add ~/bin to PATH and update shell configuration file
+  echo "export PATH=\"$install_dir:\$PATH\"" >> "$home_dir/$shell_rc"
+  echo "Added '$install_dir' to PATH in $shell_rc."
+
+  # Apply the changes to the current shell session
+  source "$home_dir/$shell_rc"
+  echo "Changes applied to the current shell session."
+fi