diff --git a/src/NerdBank.GitVersioning/CloudBuildServices/GitHubActions.cs b/src/NerdBank.GitVersioning/CloudBuildServices/GitHubActions.cs
index 48ca3bbf..f3931042 100644
--- a/src/NerdBank.GitVersioning/CloudBuildServices/GitHubActions.cs
+++ b/src/NerdBank.GitVersioning/CloudBuildServices/GitHubActions.cs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ public IReadOnlyDictionary<string, string> SetCloudBuildNumber(string buildNumbe
 
         public IReadOnlyDictionary<string, string> SetCloudBuildVariable(string name, string value, TextWriter stdout, TextWriter stderr)
         {
-            Utilities.FileOperationWithRetry(() => File.AppendAllText(EnvironmentFile, $"{Environment.NewLine}{name}={value}{Environment.NewLine}"));
+            Utilities.FileOperationWithRetry(() => File.AppendAllLines(EnvironmentFile, new [] {$"{name}={value}"}));
             return GetDictionaryFor(name, value);
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Shared/Utilities.cs b/src/Shared/Utilities.cs
index 9e375f66..c20f34a0 100644
--- a/src/Shared/Utilities.cs
+++ b/src/Shared/Utilities.cs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ internal static void FileOperationWithRetry(Action operation)
                 try
                 {
                     operation();
+                    break;
                 }
                 catch (IOException ex) when (ex.HResult == ProcessCannotAccessFileHR && retriesLeft > 0)
                 {