diff --git a/.github/workflows/backport.yaml b/.github/workflows/backport.yaml
index 55c1fd1d..75c7f772 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/backport.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/backport.yaml
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ jobs:
         uses: korthout/backport-action@bf5fdd624b35f95d5b85991a728bd5744e8c6cf2 # v1.3.1
         # xref: https://github.com/korthout/backport-action#inputs
         with:
+          # Use token to allow workflows to be triggered for the created PR
+          github_token: ${{ secrets.BOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           # Match labels with a pattern `backport:<target-branch>`
           label_pattern: '^backport:([^ ]+)$'
           # A bit shorter pull-request title than the default
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 258f523e..c2080c7e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           ARTIFACTS: "${{ steps.run-goreleaser.outputs.artifacts }}"
         run: |
-          hashes=$(echo $ARTIFACTS | jq --raw-output '.[] | {name, "digest": (.extra.Digest // .extra.Checksum)} | select(.digest) | {digest} + {name} | join("  ") | sub("^sha256:";"")' | base64 -w0)
+          hashes=$(echo -E $ARTIFACTS | jq --raw-output '.[] | {name, "digest": (.extra.Digest // .extra.Checksum)} | select(.digest) | {digest} + {name} | join("  ") | sub("^sha256:";"")' | base64 -w0)
           echo "hashes=$hashes" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           
           image_url=fluxcd/${{ env.CONTROLLER }}:${{ steps.prep.outputs.version }}