diff --git a/.github/workflows/android.yml b/.github/workflows/android.yml
index f904cb16d..8726a345d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/android.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/android.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
       if: github.event_name == 'push'
       run: |
         bash scripts/get-atomic-buildnr.sh ${{ github.sha }} ${{ secrets.NIGHTLY_BUILDS }} "CICD-release"
-        version=$(<release-version)
+        version=$(cat release-version)
         echo "version=$version" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
     - name: store dummy version and build number for non-push build runs
diff --git a/.github/workflows/fedora-copr-build.yml b/.github/workflows/fedora-copr-build.yml
index 4435189da..30e29989f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/fedora-copr-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/fedora-copr-build.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
       if: github.event_name == 'push'
       run: |
         bash scripts/get-atomic-buildnr.sh ${{ github.sha }} ${{ secrets.NIGHTLY_BUILDS }} "CICD-release"
-        version=$(<release-version)
+        version=$(cat release-version)
         echo "version=$version" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
     - name: Setup API token for copr-cli
diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux-trusty-5.12.yml b/.github/workflows/linux-trusty-5.12.yml
index 281c135af..29390e98f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux-trusty-5.12.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux-trusty-5.12.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ jobs:
         echo "in yml we have PWD $(pwd)"
         ls -l release-version
         cat release-version
-        version=$(<release-version)
+        echo
+        version=$(cat release-version)
         echo "version=$version"
         echo "version=$version" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/mac.yml b/.github/workflows/mac.yml
index 705a156e3..6e049fe37 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/mac.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/mac.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
       if: github.event_name == 'push'
       run: |
         bash scripts/get-atomic-buildnr.sh ${{ github.sha }} ${{ secrets.NIGHTLY_BUILDS }} "CICD-release"
-        version=$(<release-version)
+        version=$(cat release-version)
         echo "version=$version" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
     - name: store dummy version and build number for pull request
diff --git a/.github/workflows/post-releasenotes.yml b/.github/workflows/post-releasenotes.yml
index 57cde85c4..61688972f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/post-releasenotes.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/post-releasenotes.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         bash -x ./scripts/get-atomic-buildnr.sh ${{ github.sha }} ${{ secrets.NIGHTLY_BUILDS }} "CICD-release"
         bash scripts/create-releasenotes.sh ${{ github.event.head_commit.id }}
-        version=$(<release-version)
+        version=$(cat release-version)
         echo "version=$version" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
     # ironically, we have to upload a file, otherwise this won't create a release with just the release notes
diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows.yml b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
index d5b7046d5..8dde3a364 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ jobs:
         echo "in yml we have PWD $(pwd)"
         ls -l release-version
         cat release-version
-        version=$(<release-version)
+        echo
+        version=$(cat release-version)
         echo "version=$version"
         echo "version=$version" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT