diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/render-manifests-automerge.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/render-manifests-automerge.yaml
index 37d760ab8..15cdbdc3e 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/render-manifests-automerge.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/render-manifests-automerge.yaml
@@ -81,13 +81,13 @@ jobs:
 
           if [ -n "${RENDER_DIR}" ]; then
             echo ">> Directories to Render:"
-            echo "$(${RENDER_DIR[@]} | sort -u)"
+            echo "$(echo "${RENDER_DIR[@]}" | sort -u)"
 
             echo "----"
 
             echo "changes-detected=true" >> $GITEA_OUTPUT
             echo "render-dir<<EOF" >> $GITEA_OUTPUT
-            echo "$(${RENDER_DIR[@]} | sort -u)" >> $GITEA_OUTPUT
+            echo "$(echo "${RENDER_DIR[@]}" | sort -u)" >> $GITEA_OUTPUT
             echo "EOF" >> $GITEA_OUTPUT
           else
             echo "changes-detected=false" >> $GITEA_OUTPUT
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/render-manifests-dispatch.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/render-manifests-dispatch.yaml
index 03323a5c4..d849854b5 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/render-manifests-dispatch.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/render-manifests-dispatch.yaml
@@ -67,13 +67,13 @@ jobs:
 
           if [ -n "${RENDER_DIR}" ]; then
             echo ">> Directories to Render:"
-            echo "$(${RENDER_DIR[@]} | sort -u)"
+            echo "$(echo "${RENDER_DIR[@]}" | sort -u)"
 
             echo "----"
 
             echo "changes-detected=true" >> $GITEA_OUTPUT
             echo "render-dir<<EOF" >> $GITEA_OUTPUT
-            echo "$(${RENDER_DIR[@]} | sort -u)" >> $GITEA_OUTPUT
+            echo "$(echo "${RENDER_DIR[@]}" | sort -u)" >> $GITEA_OUTPUT
             echo "EOF" >> $GITEA_OUTPUT
           else
             echo "changes-detected=false" >> $GITEA_OUTPUT
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/render-manifests-merge.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/render-manifests-merge.yaml
index b1a91d66b..73868ac22 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/render-manifests-merge.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/render-manifests-merge.yaml
@@ -86,13 +86,13 @@ jobs:
 
           if [ -n "${RENDER_DIR}" ]; then
             echo ">> Directories to Render:"
-            echo "$(${RENDER_DIR[@]} | sort -u)"
+            echo "$(echo "${RENDER_DIR[@]}" | sort -u)"
 
             echo "----"
 
             echo "changes-detected=true" >> $GITEA_OUTPUT
             echo "render-dir<<EOF" >> $GITEA_OUTPUT
-            echo "$(${RENDER_DIR[@]} | sort -u)" >> $GITEA_OUTPUT
+            echo "$(echo "${RENDER_DIR[@]}" | sort -u)" >> $GITEA_OUTPUT
             echo "EOF" >> $GITEA_OUTPUT
           else
             echo "changes-detected=false" >> $GITEA_OUTPUT
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/render-manifests-push.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/render-manifests-push.yaml
index fb9475c29..c0cb7713f 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/render-manifests-push.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/render-manifests-push.yaml
@@ -84,13 +84,13 @@ jobs:
 
           if [ -n "${RENDER_DIR}" ]; then
             echo ">> Directories to Render:"
-            echo "$(${RENDER_DIR[@]} | sort -u)"
+            echo "$(echo "${RENDER_DIR[@]}" | sort -u)"
 
             echo "----"
 
             echo "changes-detected=true" >> $GITEA_OUTPUT
             echo "render-dir<<EOF" >> $GITEA_OUTPUT
-            echo "$(${RENDER_DIR[@]} | sort -u)" >> $GITEA_OUTPUT
+            echo "$(echo "${RENDER_DIR[@]}" | sort -u)" >> $GITEA_OUTPUT
             echo "EOF" >> $GITEA_OUTPUT
           else
             echo "changes-detected=false" >> $GITEA_OUTPUT