diff --git a/.github/workflows/images_build.yml b/.github/workflows/images_build.yml
index a18538d04..84a269205 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/images_build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/images_build.yml
@@ -337,11 +337,13 @@ jobs:
             echo "${cache_to[*]}"
             echo "::endgroup::"
 
-            cache_from=$(printf '%s\n' "${cache_from[@]}" | jq -R . | jq -s --compact-output .)
-            cache_to=$(printf '%s\n' "${cache_to[@]}" | jq -R . | jq -s --compact-output .)
+            cache_from=$(printf '"%s",' "${cache_from[@]}")
+            cache_from="${cache_from%,}"
+            cache_to=$(printf '"%s",' "${cache_to[@]}")
+            cache_to="${cache_to%,}"
 
-            echo "cache_from=\"$cache_from\"" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-            echo "cache_to=\"$cache_to\"" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            echo "cache_from=$cache_from" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            echo "cache_to=$cache_to" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - name: Build and publish image
         id: docker_build