diff --git a/.github/workflows/all.yml b/.github/workflows/all.yml
index 7dffb83..8533405 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/all.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/all.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: "set output: short_sha"
         id: vars
-        run: echo "sha_short=$(echo $GITHUB_SHA | head -c 7) >> $GITHUB_ENV"
+        run: echo "SHA_SHORT=$(echo $GITHUB_SHA | head -c 7)">>$GITHUB_OUTPUT
+      - name: "set output: verify"
+        run: echo "${{ steps.vars.outputs.SHA_SHORT }}"
 
       - name: "apt update"
         run: sudo apt-get update
@@ -56,7 +58,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: "build - make release"
         run: make release \
-          VERSION=${{ env.sha_short }} \
+          VERSION=${{ steps.vars.outputs.SHA_SHORT }} \
           LOGIN_URL=${{ env.LOGIN_URL }} \
           API_ROOT=${{ env.API_ROOT }} \
           LOGOUT_URL=${{ env.LOGOUT_URL }} \
@@ -69,12 +71,12 @@ jobs:
       - name: "bundle - populate"
         run: cp -r target/release milton-ui-dist
       - name: "bundle - create"
-        run: tar cvzf milton-ui-${{ env.sha_short }}.tar.gz milton-ui-dist
+        run: tar cvzf milton-ui-${{ steps.vars.outputs.SHA_SHORT }}.tar.gz milton-ui-dist
 
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
         with:
-          name: milton-ui-${{ env.sha_short }}.tar.gz
-          path: src/milton-ui/milton-ui-${{ env.sha_short }}.tar.gz
+          name: milton-ui-${{ steps.vars.outputs.SHA_SHORT }}.tar.gz
+          path: src/milton-ui/milton-ui-${{ steps.vars.outputs.SHA_SHORT }}.tar.gz
 
   # rust middleware compilation
   build-web:
@@ -89,9 +91,12 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: "set output: verify git version"
         run: git --version
+
       - name: "set output: short_sha"
         id: vars
-        run: echo "sha_short=$(echo $GITHUB_SHA | head -c 7) >> $GITHUB_ENV"
+        run: echo "SHA_SHORT=$(echo $GITHUB_SHA | head -c 7)">>$GITHUB_OUTPUT
+      - name: "set output: verify"
+        run: echo "${{ steps.vars.outputs.SHA_SHORT }}"
 
       - name: "apt - update"
         run: apt-get update
@@ -113,7 +118,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           OPENSSL_LIB_DIR: /etc/arm-dependencies/openssl-3.0.7
           OPENSSL_INCLUDE_DIR: /etc/arm-dependencies/openssl-3.0.7/include
-          MILTON_VERSION: "${{ env.sha_short }}"
+          MILTON_VERSION: "${{ steps.vars.outputs.SHA_SHORT }}"
 
       # bundling + artifact generation:
       - name: "bundle - prepare"
@@ -121,12 +126,12 @@ jobs:
       - name: "bundle - populate"
         run: cp target/aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu/release/milton milton-web-dist/bin/milton
       - name: "bundle - create"
-        run: tar cvzf milton-web-aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu-${{ env.sha_short }}.tar.gz milton-web-dist
+        run: tar cvzf milton-web-aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu-${{ steps.vars.outputs.SHA_SHORT }}.tar.gz milton-web-dist
 
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
         with:
-          name: milton-web-aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu-${{ env.sha_short }}.tar.gz
-          path: src/milton-web/milton-web-aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu-${{ env.sha_short }}.tar.gz
+          name: milton-web-aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu-${{ steps.vars.outputs.SHA_SHORT }}.tar.gz
+          path: src/milton-web/milton-web-aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu-${{ steps.vars.outputs.SHA_SHORT }}.tar.gz
 
   publish:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -136,14 +141,16 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: "set output: short_sha"
         id: vars
-        run: echo "sha_short=$(echo $GITHUB_SHA | head -c 7) >> $GITHUB_ENV"
+        run: echo "SHA_SHORT=$(echo $GITHUB_SHA | head -c 7)">>$GITHUB_OUTPUT
+      - name: "set output: verify"
+        run: echo "${{ steps.vars.outputs.SHA_SHORT }}"
 
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
         with:
-          name: "milton-web-aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu-${{ env.sha_short }}.tar.gz"
+          name: "milton-web-aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu-${{ steps.vars.outputs.SHA_SHORT }}.tar.gz"
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
         with:
-          name: "milton-ui-${{ env.sha_short }}.tar.gz"
+          name: "milton-ui-${{ steps.vars.outputs.SHA_SHORT }}.tar.gz"
       - name: release
         uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
         if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')