diff --git a/.github/workflows/notify-policy-changes.yml b/.github/workflows/notify-policy-changes.yml
index b02b2449..91527ccb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/notify-policy-changes.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/notify-policy-changes.yml
@@ -25,13 +25,10 @@ jobs:
             'data/src/**' \
             'presentation/src/**')
           COUNT=$(echo "$FILES" | wc -l | tr -d ' ')
-          LIST=$(echo "$FILES" | head -10 | sed 's/^/- /')
+          LIST=$(echo "$FILES" | head -10 | sed 's/^/- /' | jq -Rs '.')
+          LIST=${LIST:1:-1}  # strip outer quotes from jq output
           echo "count=$COUNT" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          {
-            echo "list<<EOF"
-            echo "$LIST"
-            echo "EOF"
-          } >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "list=$LIST" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - name: Dispatch to boolti-docs
         uses: peter-evans/repository-dispatch@v3