diff --git a/.github/actions/artfdelc/action.yml b/.github/actions/artfdelc/action.yml
index 7bfd4ea927..8108ee997d 100644
--- a/.github/actions/artfdelc/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/artfdelc/action.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,6 @@ runs:
     run: |
       $response = ${{ steps.curlcmd.outputs.gh }} -H "Authorization: Bearer ${{ github.token }}" `
       -X POST "https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/dispatches" `
-      -d '{\"event_type\":\"delete_artifacts\",\"client_payload\":{\"runid\":\"${{ github.run_id }}\"}}'
+      -d '{"event_type":"delete_artifacts","client_payload":{"runid":"${{ github.run_id }}"}}'
       if( '${{ inputs.owdebug }}' -eq '1' ) { $response }
     shell: pwsh
diff --git a/.github/actions/ghrelcre/action.yml b/.github/actions/ghrelcre/action.yml
index 1c4715167e..4f36bcea4a 100644
--- a/.github/actions/ghrelcre/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/ghrelcre/action.yml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ runs:
     run: |
       $response = ${{ steps.curlcmd.outputs.gh }} -H "Authorization: Bearer ${{ github.token }}" `
       -X POST "https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/git/tags" `
-      -d '{\"tag\":\"${{ inputs.tag }}\",\"message\":\"${{ inputs.tagmsg }}\",\"object\":\"${{ steps.last_commit.outputs.sha }}\",\"type\":\"commit\",\"tagger\":{\"name\":\"Open Watcom GitHub\",\"email\":\"openwatcom.github@gmail.com\"}}'
+      -d '{"tag":"${{ inputs.tag }}","message":"${{ inputs.tagmsg }}","object":"${{ steps.last_commit.outputs.sha }}","type":"commit","tagger":{"name":"Open Watcom GitHub","email":"openwatcom.github@gmail.com"}}'
       if( '${{ inputs.owdebug }}' -eq '1' ) { $response }
       $sha = $response | jq -r .sha
       if( "$sha" -eq 'null' ) { $sha = '' }
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ runs:
       echo "${{ steps.ghtag.outputs.sha }}"
       $response = ${{ steps.curlcmd.outputs.gh }} -H "Authorization: Bearer ${{ github.token }}" `
       -X POST "https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/git/refs" `
-      -d '{\"ref\":\"refs/tags/${{ inputs.tag }}\",\"sha\":\"${{ steps.ghtag.outputs.sha }}\"}'
+      -d '{"ref":"refs/tags/${{ inputs.tag }}","sha":"${{ steps.ghtag.outputs.sha }}"}'
       if( '${{ inputs.owdebug }}' -eq '1' ) { $response }
     shell: pwsh
   - if: steps.ghtag.outputs.sha != ''
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ runs:
     run: |
       $response = ${{ steps.curlcmd.outputs.gh }} -H "Authorization: Bearer ${{ github.token }}" `
       -X POST "https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/releases" `
-      -d '{\"tag_name\":\"${{ inputs.tag }}\",\"target_commitish\":\"master\",\"name\":\"${{ inputs.title }}\",\"body\":\"${{ inputs.note }}\",\"draft\":false,\"prerelease\":true,\"generate_release_notes\":false}'
+      -d '{"tag_name":"${{ inputs.tag }}","target_commitish":"master","name":"${{ inputs.title }}","body":"${{ inputs.note }}","draft":false,"prerelease":true,"generate_release_notes":false}'
       if( '${{ inputs.owdebug }}' -eq '1' ) { $response }
       $id = $response | jq -r .id
       if( "$id" -eq 'null' ) { $id = '' }
diff --git a/.github/workflows/coverity.yml b/.github/workflows/coverity.yml
index 453fb1ecab..43c9d678ac 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/coverity.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/coverity.yml
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         $response = ${{ steps.curlcmd.outputs.gh }} -H "Authorization: Bearer ${{ github.token }}" `
         -X POST "https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/git/refs" `
-        -d '{\"ref\":\"refs/tags/${{ env.OWCOV_TAG }}\",\"sha\":\"${{ steps.last_commit.outputs.sha }}\"}'
+        -d '{"ref":"refs/tags/${{ env.OWCOV_TAG }}","sha":"${{ steps.last_commit.outputs.sha }}"}'
         if( '${{ vars.OWDEBUG }}' -eq '1' ) { $response }
       shell: pwsh
     - if: steps.check_tag.outputs.sha != ''
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         $response = ${{ steps.curlcmd.outputs.gh }} -H "Authorization: Bearer ${{ github.token }}" `
         -X PATCH "https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/git/refs/tags/${{ env.OWCOV_TAG }}" `
-        -d '{\"sha\":\"${{ steps.last_commit.outputs.sha }}\"}'
+        -d '{"sha":"${{ steps.last_commit.outputs.sha }}"}'
         if( '${{ vars.OWDEBUG }}' -eq '1' ) { $response }
       shell: pwsh
 
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ jobs:
 #      run: |
 #        $response = ${{ steps.curlcmd.outputs.gh }} -H "Authorization: Bearer ${{ github.token }}" `
 #        -X POST "https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/git/refs" `
-#        -d '{\"ref\":\"refs/tags/${{ env.OWCOV_TAG }}\",\"sha\":\"${{ steps.last_commit.outputs.sha }}\"}'
+#        -d '{"ref":"refs/tags/${{ env.OWCOV_TAG }}","sha":"${{ steps.last_commit.outputs.sha }}"}'
 #        if( '${{ vars.OWDEBUG }}' -eq '1' ) { $response }
 #      shell: pwsh
 #    - if: steps.check_tag.outputs.sha != ''
@@ -253,6 +253,6 @@ jobs:
 #      run: |
 #        $response = ${{ steps.curlcmd.outputs.gh }} -H "Authorization: Bearer ${{ github.token }}" `
 #        -X PATCH "https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/git/refs/tags/${{ env.OWCOV_TAG }}" `
-#        -d '{\"sha\":\"${{ steps.last_commit.outputs.sha }}\"}'
+#        -d '{"sha":"${{ steps.last_commit.outputs.sha }}"}'
 #        if( '${{ vars.OWDEBUG }}' -eq '1' ) { $response }
 #      shell: pwsh