diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 496a0a9..d9a24a0 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -27,10 +27,21 @@ inputs:
 runs:
   using: composite
   steps:
+    - name: Set env (escaped)
+      id: env
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        {
+          echo "commit_message<<EOF"
+          echo "${{ github.event.head_commit.message }}"
+          echo "EOF"
+        } >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        {
+          echo "input_message<<EOF"
+          echo "${{ inputs.message }}"
+          echo "EOF"
+        } >> $GITHUB_ENV
     - name: Set fields
-      env:
-        input_message: ${{ inputs.message }}
-        commit_message: ${{ github.event.head_commit.message }}
       shell: bash
       if: always()
       id: fields
@@ -60,7 +71,11 @@ runs:
           commit_message="Link to the latest commit in the repository"
           message="<https://github.com/${{ inputs.repository }}/commit/${{ github.sha }}|$commit_message>"
         fi
-        echo "message=$message" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        {
+          echo "message<<EOF"
+          echo "$message"
+          echo "EOF"
+        } >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
         author=${{ github.event.pusher.name }} # context from `push` trigger
         author=${author:-${{ github.event.sender.login }}} # context from `workflow_dispatch` trigger