diff --git a/scripts/cairo-format.py b/scripts/cairo-format.py
index ff54503..babd672 100755
--- a/scripts/cairo-format.py
+++ b/scripts/cairo-format.py
@@ -3,35 +3,66 @@
 import sys
 import argparse
 import subprocess
-import os
+from pathlib import Path
 
-ROOT_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(__file__))
-EXECUTABLE = os.path.join(ROOT_DIR, ".downloads", "cairo", "bin", "cairo-format")
-EXPECTED_EXECUTABLE_VERSION = "cairo-format 2.10.1"
+# --- Configuration Constants ---
+# Find the project root directory (two levels up from this script's location)
+ROOT_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
+EXECUTABLE_NAME = "cairo-format"
+EXECUTABLE = ROOT_DIR / ".downloads" / "cairo" / "bin" / EXECUTABLE_NAME
+EXPECTED_EXECUTABLE_VERSION = f"{EXECUTABLE_NAME} 2.10.1"
 
 
-def main():
+def main() -> int:
+    """
+    Checks the installed cairo-format version and executes the formatter 
+    with any provided command-line arguments.
+    
+    Returns:
+        int: The exit code of the cairo-format executable, or 1 on setup error.
+    """
+    
+    # 1. Capture arguments passed to this wrapper script
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(add_help=False)
+    # Use parse_known_args to capture all unhandled arguments for the wrapped executable
     _, args = parser.parse_known_args()
-    # Check version
+
+    # 2. Check the executable version
     try:
         executable_version = (
-            subprocess.check_output([EXECUTABLE, "--version"]).decode("utf-8").strip()
+            subprocess.check_output([str(EXECUTABLE), "--version"], stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
+            .decode("utf-8")
+            .strip()
         )
-    except (subprocess.CalledProcessError, FileNotFoundError) as e:
-        print("Setup Error! Run : 'sh ./scripts/setup.sh' to solve this problem.")
-        sys.exit(1)
-
-    assert executable_version == EXPECTED_EXECUTABLE_VERSION, (
-        f"Wrong version got: {executable_version}, Expected: {EXPECTED_EXECUTABLE_VERSION}."
-        "Run : 'sh ./scripts/setup.sh' to solve this problem."
-    )
+    except (subprocess.CalledProcessError, FileNotFoundError):
+        # Handle cases where the executable is missing or the initial call fails (e.g., during setup)
+        print("Setup Error! The required executable is missing or failed to run.")
+        print("Run : 'sh ./scripts/setup.sh' to solve this problem.")
+        return 1
 
+    # 3. Verify the expected version
+    if executable_version != EXPECTED_EXECUTABLE_VERSION:
+        print(f"Version Mismatch Error!")
+        print(f"  Got: {executable_version}, Expected: {EXPECTED_EXECUTABLE_VERSION}.")
+        print("Run : 'sh ./scripts/setup.sh' to solve this problem.")
+        return 1
+        
+    # 4. Execute the wrapped formatter with all arguments
     try:
-        subprocess.check_call([EXECUTABLE, *args])
+        # Use subprocess.check_call to run the command and inherit the exit code
+        # We pass the executable path as a string explicitly for compatibility.
+        subprocess.check_call([str(EXECUTABLE), *args])
+        return 0
     except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
-        sys.exit(e.returncode)
+        # If the formatter exits with a non-zero code (e.g., formatting error),
+        # return that exit code to the caller of the wrapper script.
+        return e.returncode
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        # Should be caught by the version check, but included for robustness
+        print(f"Error: Executable not found at {EXECUTABLE}. Run setup script.")
+        return 1
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
+    # Use sys.exit to return the exit code returned by main()
     sys.exit(main())