diff --git a/.github/workflows/step-release.yaml b/.github/workflows/step-release.yaml
index c6bd800..2769214 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/step-release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/step-release.yaml
@@ -12,13 +12,12 @@ jobs:
         uses: fregante/setup-git-user@v2
       - name: Retrieve Version 🔍
         run: |
-          cat gradle.properties | jq -R -s 'split("\n") | map(select(length > 0)) | map(select(startswith("#") | not)) | map(split("=")) | map({(.[0]): .[1]}) | add' >> gradle.json
+          cat gradle.properties | jq -R -s 'split("\n") | map(select(length > 0)) | map(select(startswith("#") | not)) | map(split("=")) | map({(.[0]): .[1]}) | add' > gradle.json
           echo "RELEASE_VERSION=$(cat gradle.json | jq -r '.version' | cut -d '-' -f1)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "MAJOR=$(cat gradle.json | jq -r '.version' | cut -d "." -f 1)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "MINOR=$(cat gradle.json | jq -r '.version' | cut -d "." -f 2)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "PATCHED=$((1 + $(cat gradle.json | jq -r '.version' | cut -d "." -f 3) ))" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          rm gradle.properties
-          jq -r 'to_entries[]|"\(.key)=\(.value)"' gradle.json >> gradle.properties
+          jq -r 'to_entries[]|"\(.key)=\(.value)"' gradle.json > gradle.properties
           rm gradle.json
         # Note :: an env var cannot be accessed from a step that defines or updates it
       - name: Bump and Tag 🏷️
@@ -31,10 +30,10 @@ jobs:
           tag_name: ${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION }}
       - name: Add -SNAPSHOT 📷
         run: |
-          cat gradle.properties | jq -R -s 'split("\n") | map(select(length > 0)) | map(select(startswith("#") | not)) | map(split("=")) | map({(.[0]): .[1]}) | add' >> gradle.json
+          cat gradle.properties | jq -R -s 'split("\n") | map(select(length > 0)) | map(select(startswith("#") | not)) | map(split("=")) | map({(.[0]): .[1]}) | add' > gradle.json
           jq '.version="${{ env.MAJOR }}.${{ env.MINOR }}.${{ env.PATCHED }}-SNAPSHOT"' gradle.json > /tmp/gradle.json
-          rm gradle.properties
-          jq -r 'to_entries[]|"\(.key)=\(.value)"' gradle.json >> gradle.properties
+          jq -r 'to_entries[]|"\(.key)=\(.value)"' /tmp/gradle.json > /tmp/gradle.properties
           rm gradle.json
+          rm /tmp/gradle.json
       - name: Commit -SNAPSHOT 💾
         uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v4