diff --git a/.github/workflows/terraform-compatibility-matrix.yml b/.github/workflows/terraform-compatibility-matrix.yml
index cda58aeb42..6cde909d40 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/terraform-compatibility-matrix.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/terraform-compatibility-matrix.yml
@@ -48,8 +48,7 @@ jobs:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         run: |
           output=$(./scripts/get-terraform-supported-versions.sh)
-          quoted_output=$(echo "$output" | jq -c .)
-          echo "supported_versions=$quoted_output" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "supported_versions=$output" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
       - name: Print HashiCorp Terraform supported versions
         shell: bash
         run: |
diff --git a/scripts/get-terraform-supported-versions.sh b/scripts/get-terraform-supported-versions.sh
index 45e10eed91..7f5d09de9e 100755
--- a/scripts/get-terraform-supported-versions.sh
+++ b/scripts/get-terraform-supported-versions.sh
@@ -88,4 +88,4 @@ versions_array=$(printf '%s\n' "${json_array}" | jq -r '.[] | .version')
 
 formatted_output=$(echo "$versions_array" | awk 'BEGIN { ORS = "" } {gsub(/^v/,"",$1); gsub(/\.0$/,".x",$1); printf("%s\"%s\"", (NR==1?"":", "), $1)}' | sed 's/,"/," /g')
 
-echo "[$formatted_output]" | jq -R .
+echo "[$formatted_output]" | jq -c .