diff --git a/melos.yaml b/melos.yaml
index 0c798842f04..2dd1cb402a1 100644
--- a/melos.yaml
+++ b/melos.yaml
@@ -54,14 +54,7 @@ scripts:
     description: Run dartdoc checks for all packages.
 
   doc-setup:
-    steps:
-      - 'echo Checking python version:'
-      - 'python3 --version && python3 -c "import sys; sys.exit(0 if sys.version_info >= (3,8) else 2)" || (echo "Error: Python 3.8+ is required" && exit 1)'
-      - 'echo Installing required python modules:'
-      - 'python3 -m pip install -r "$MELOS_ROOT_PATH/doc/_sphinx/requirements.txt"'
-      - 'echo Installing dartdoc_json:'
-      - 'dart pub global activate dartdoc_json'
-      - 'echo Done.'
+    run: ./scripts/doc-setup.sh
     description: Prepares the environment for documentation development.
 
   doc-build:
diff --git a/scripts/doc-setup.sh b/scripts/doc-setup.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..9d607c66d9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/doc-setup.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -e
+
+echo Checking python version:
+python3 --version && python3 -c "import sys; sys.exit(0 if sys.version_info >= (3,8) else 2)" || (echo "Error: Python 3.8+ is required" && exit 1)
+echo Installing required python modules:
+python3 -m pip install -r "$MELOS_ROOT_PATH/doc/_sphinx/requirements.txt"
+echo Installing dartdoc_json:
+dart pub global activate dartdoc_json
+echo Done.