diff --git a/.github/workflows/clang-tidy-review.yml b/.github/workflows/clang-tidy-review.yml
index a7ea049c..ecb33584 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/clang-tidy-review.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/clang-tidy-review.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: clang-tidy-review
+name: Run C++ Tests
 
 on:
   push:
@@ -13,29 +13,19 @@ jobs:
     name: Lint ICU4C C++ executor
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
+    permissions:
+      contents: read  # change to write for thread comments
+      # metadata: read # for thread comments
+      # pull-requests: write # for pull request reviews
+
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-    # Optionally generate compile_commands.json
-
-    # Run clang-tidy
-    # Note: when running locally at the command line, use the equivalent
-    # command when in the directory `executors/cpp`:
-    #     clang-tidy  *.cpp --fix-errors --config-file="clang-tidy-config.yml" -p .
-    # Note: you must run setup.sh and also run install_icu4c_binary.sh (for a given ICU4C version) first
-    # before running the above clang-tidy command
-    - uses: ZedThree/clang-tidy-review@v0.14.0
-      with:
-        # clang-tidy specific configs
-        build_dir: './executors/cpp'
-        config_file: './executors/cpp/clang-tidy-config.yml'
-        # Action-specific config
-        split_workflow: true
-        apt_packages: "libjson-c-dev,libicu-dev"
-      id: review
-
-    - uses: ZedThree/clang-tidy-review/upload@v0.14.0
-
-    # If there are any comments, fail the check
-    - if: steps.review.outputs.total_comments > 0
-      run: exit 1
+    - name: Setup deps, etc. # install JSON-C, download ICU4C binaries if not present
+      run: |
+        bash setup.sh
+        sudo apt-get install libicu-dev
+    - name: Run clang-tidy
+      run: |
+        pushd executors/cpp
+        clang-tidy  *.cpp --config-file="clang-tidy-config.yml" -p .