diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 68ed079b..c9d6b90d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
       DRY_RUN: ${{ inputs.dryRun || 'false' }}
       CHANGELOG_ENTRY: ${{ inputs.changeLog }}
       GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-      HOMEBREW_GH_TOKEN: ${{ toJSON(secrets.LAUNCHDARKLY_HOMEBREW_TAP_DEPLOY_KEY) }}
+      HOMEBREW_GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.LAUNCHDARKLY_HOMEBREW_TAP_DEPLOY_KEY }}
       ARTIFACT_DIRECTORY: "/tmp/release-artifacts"
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/scripts/release/stage-artifacts.sh b/scripts/release/stage-artifacts.sh
index 6f11fb00..89eb0a70 100755
--- a/scripts/release/stage-artifacts.sh
+++ b/scripts/release/stage-artifacts.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ stage_artifacts() (
   # write homebrew key to temporary file for Goreleaser
   if [[ -n "${HOMEBREW_GH_TOKEN:-}" ]]; then
     HOMEBREW_KEY_PATH="/tmp/homebrew-tap-deploy-key"
-    echo "$HOMEBREW_GH_TOKEN" > "$HOMEBREW_KEY_PATH"
+    printf '%s\n' "$HOMEBREW_GH_TOKEN" > "$HOMEBREW_KEY_PATH"
     chmod 600 "$HOMEBREW_KEY_PATH"
     export HOMEBREW_KEY_PATH
   fi