diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 284fa265a..7ec013dc2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -136,14 +136,15 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           cat metadata.json
           echo
+          mv metadata.json metadata.json.tmp
           version=$(cat gradle.properties | grep -o "version=[0-9\\.]*" | cut -d"=" -f2)
-          cat metadata.json | jq --arg project "${PROJECT}" --arg version "${version}" '
+          jq --arg project "${PROJECT}" --arg version "${version}" '
             .
             | .changes |= map({"commit", "summary", "message"}) 
             | .downloads |= map_values({"name", "sha256"})
             | {$project, "repo", $version, "number": .build, "changes", "downloads"}
-          ' | tee metadata.json
-          echo
+          ' metadata.json.tmp > metadata.json
+          cat metadata.json
       - name: Publish to Downloads API
         if: ${{ success() && github.repository == 'GeyserMC/Geyser' && github.ref_name == 'master' }}
         shell: bash
diff --git a/.github/workflows/preview.yml b/.github/workflows/preview.yml
index 13712d5ef..1268f0674 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/preview.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/preview.yml
@@ -69,11 +69,13 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           cat metadata.json
           echo
-          cat metadata.json | jq --arg project "${PROJECT}" --arg version "${VERSION}" --arg number "${BUILD}" '
+          mv metadata.json metadata.json.tmp
+          jq --arg project "${PROJECT}" --arg version "${VERSION}" --arg number "${BUILD}" '
             .
             | .downloads |= map_values({"name", "sha256"})
             | {$project, "repo", $version, "number": $number | tonumber, "changes": [], "downloads"}
-          ' | tee metadata.json
+          ' metadata.json.tmp > metadata.json
+          cat metadata.json
       - name: Publish to Downloads API
         if: success()
         shell: bash