diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index 2bd88c2..1d5a819 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -94,24 +94,24 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Create `.aws` credentials file
         run: |
-          printf "AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=$AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID\n" > .env
-          printf "AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=$AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY\n" >> .env
+          echo "AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=$AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID" > .env
+          echo "AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=$AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY" >> .env
         working-directory: ./lambdas/todos/.aws
 
       - name: Create `.env` file
         run: |
           # set the Airtable environment variables manually
-          printf "CORS_DOMAIN=$CORS_DOMAIN" > .env
+          echo "CORS_DOMAIN=$CORS_DOMAIN" > .env
         working-directory: ./lambdas/todos
 
       - name: Create `.make.docker` config file
         run: |
-          printf "ECR_DOCKER_REPO_NAME=$ECR_DOCKER_REPO_NAME" > .make.docker
-          printf "ECR_DOCKER_IMAGE_NAME=$ECR_DOCKER_IMAGE_NAME" >> .make.docker
-          printf "LAMBDA_FUNCTION_NAME=$LAMBDA_FUNCTION_NAME" >> .make.docker
-          printf "AWS_REGION=$AWS_REGION" >> .make.docker
-          printf "AWS_ACCOUNT_ID=$AWS_ACCOUNT_ID" >> .make.docker
-          printf "AWS_ARN=$AWS_ACCOUNT_ID" >> .make.docker
+          echo "ECR_DOCKER_REPO_NAME=$ECR_DOCKER_REPO_NAME" > .make.docker
+          echo "ECR_DOCKER_IMAGE_NAME=$ECR_DOCKER_IMAGE_NAME" >> .make.docker
+          echo "LAMBDA_FUNCTION_NAME=$LAMBDA_FUNCTION_NAME" >> .make.docker
+          echo "AWS_REGION=$AWS_REGION" >> .make.docker
+          echo "AWS_ACCOUNT_ID=$AWS_ACCOUNT_ID" >> .make.docker
+          echo "AWS_ARN=$AWS_ACCOUNT_ID" >> .make.docker
         working-directory: ./lambdas/todos
 
       - name: Login to ECR Docker registry