diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index f247978..f11dc69 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -171,21 +171,24 @@ jobs:
               json.dump(payload, handle, ensure_ascii=False)
           PY
 
-          RESPONSE=$(curl -sS -X POST "$API_URL/repos/$REPO/releases" \
+          curl -sS -X POST "$API_URL/repos/$REPO/releases" \
             -H "Authorization: token $RELEASE_TOKEN" \
             -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-            -d @release.json)
+            -d @release.json \
+            -o release-response.json
 
           RELEASE_ID=$(python3 - <<'PY'
           import json
-          import sys
-          data = json.loads(sys.stdin.read())
+
+          with open('release-response.json', 'r', encoding='utf-8') as handle:
+              data = json.load(handle)
+
           print(data.get('id', ''))
           PY
-          <<< "$RESPONSE")
+          )
 
           if [ -z "$RELEASE_ID" ]; then
-            echo "::error::Kon release-ID niet bepalen. Response: $RESPONSE"
+            echo "::error::Kon release-ID niet bepalen. Response: $(cat release-response.json)"
             exit 1
           fi