diff --git a/.github/workflows/images_build.yml b/.github/workflows/images_build.yml
index 10593d39b..d8922bd86 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/images_build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/images_build.yml
@@ -340,12 +340,13 @@ jobs:
 
             cache_from=$(printf '%s\n' "${cache_from[@]}")
             cache_to=$(printf '%s\n' "${cache_to[@]}")
-            cache_to="${cache_to//$'\n'/'%0A'}"
 
             echo 'cache_from<<EOF' >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
             echo "$cache_from" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
             echo 'EOF' >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-            echo "cache_to=$cache_to" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            echo 'cache_to<<EOF' >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            echo "$cache_to" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            echo 'EOF' >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
       - name: Prepare cache data
         env: