diff --git a/.github/actions/maven-publish/action.yml b/.github/actions/maven-publish/action.yml
index b99ed108a..169fb3d83 100644
--- a/.github/actions/maven-publish/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/maven-publish/action.yml
@@ -22,11 +22,13 @@ runs:
 
     - name: Setup Java
       shell: bash
+      env:
+        JAVA_VERSION: ${{ inputs.java-version }}
       run: |
         curl -s "https://get.sdkman.io" | bash
         source "/home/runner/.sdkman/bin/sdkman-init.sh"
         sdk list java
-        sdk install java ${{ inputs.java-version }} && sdk default java ${{ inputs.java-version }}
+        sdk install java $JAVA_VERSION && sdk default java $JAVA_VERSION
         export JAVA_HOME=${SDKMAN_DIR}/candidates/java/current
         echo "JAVA_HOME is set to $JAVA_HOME"
 
diff --git a/.github/actions/rl-scanner/action.yml b/.github/actions/rl-scanner/action.yml
index 03c378a0c..5f2547651 100644
--- a/.github/actions/rl-scanner/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/rl-scanner/action.yml
@@ -40,16 +40,18 @@ runs:
         RLSECURE_SITE_KEY: ${{ env.RLSECURE_SITE_KEY }}
         SIGNAL_HANDLER_TOKEN: ${{ env.SIGNAL_HANDLER_TOKEN }}
         PYTHONUNBUFFERED: 1
+        ARTIFACT_PATH: ${{ inputs.artifact-path }}
+        VERSION: ${{ inputs.version }}
       run: |
-        if [ ! -f "${{ inputs.artifact-path }}" ]; then
-          echo "Artifact not found: ${{ inputs.artifact-path }}"
+        if [ ! -f "$ARTIFACT_PATH" ]; then
+          echo "Artifact not found: $ARTIFACT_PATH"
           exit 1
         fi
 
         rl-wrapper \
-          --artifact "${{ inputs.artifact-path }}" \
+          --artifact "$ARTIFACT_PATH" \
           --name "${{ github.event.repository.name }}" \
-          --version "${{ inputs.version }}" \
+          --version "$VERSION" \
           --repository "${{ github.repository }}" \
           --commit "${{ github.sha }}" \
           --build-env "github_actions" \
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rl-scanner.yml b/.github/workflows/rl-scanner.yml
index 810c5277c..8b1802533 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rl-scanner.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rl-scanner.yml
@@ -49,8 +49,10 @@ jobs:
         uses: ./.github/actions/get-version
 
       - name: Create tgz build artifact
+        env:
+          ARTIFACT_NAME: ${{ inputs.artifact-name }}
         run: |
-          tar -czvf ${{ inputs.artifact-name }} *
+          tar -czvf $ARTIFACT_NAME *
 
       - name: Run RL Scanner
         id: rl-scan-conclusion