diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index bbc7835..679a99c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         pip install pyyaml
         python scripts/build.py
-        echo "COMMUNITY_EXTENSION_GITHUB=$COMMUNITY_EXTENSION_GITHUB" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-        echo "COMMUNITY_EXTENSION_REF=$COMMUNITY_EXTENSION_REF" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        cat env.sh >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
     - name: printf
       env:
diff --git a/scripts/build.py b/scripts/build.py
index 7ec9ee9..0d493f8 100644
--- a/scripts/build.py
+++ b/scripts/build.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 # todo check other stuff like build system etc.
 
-
-os.environ['COMMUNITY_EXTENSION_GITHUB'] = desc['repo']['github']
-os.environ['COMMUNITY_EXTENSION_REF'] = desc['repo']['ref']
-os.environ['COMMUNITY_EXTENSION_NAME'] = desc['extension']['name']
\ No newline at end of file
+with open('env.sh', 'w+') as hdl:
+	hdl.write(f"COMMUNITY_EXTENSION_GITHUB={desc['repo']['github']}\n")
+	hdl.write(f"COMMUNITY_EXTENSION_REF={desc['repo']['ref']}\n")
+	hdl.write(f"COMMUNITY_EXTENSION_NAME={desc['extension']['name']}\n")