diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-xcframework-variant-slices.yml b/.github/workflows/build-xcframework-variant-slices.yml
index 8f401273e08..273ed0249ff 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-xcframework-variant-slices.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-xcframework-variant-slices.yml
@@ -77,17 +77,25 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Get version
         id: get-version
+        env:
+          GITHUB_SHA: ${{ github.sha }}
+          RELEASE_VERSION: ${{ inputs.release-version }}
         run: |
-          if [ -n "${{ inputs.release-version }}" ]; then
-            echo "VERSION=${{ inputs.release-version }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          if [ -n "$RELEASE_VERSION" ]; then
+            echo "VERSION=$RELEASE_VERSION" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           else
-            echo "VERSION=$(grep MARKETING_VERSION Sources/Configuration/Versioning.xcconfig | cut -d ' ' -f 3)+${{ github.sha }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+            echo "VERSION=$(grep MARKETING_VERSION Sources/Configuration/Versioning.xcconfig | cut -d ' ' -f 3)+$GITHUB_SHA" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           fi
         shell: sh
 
       - name: Compute cache key
+        env:
+          RUNNER_OS: ${{ runner.os }}
+          VARIANT_ID: ${{ inputs.variant-id }}
+          MATRIX_SDK: ${{ matrix.sdk }}
+          VERSION: ${{ env.VERSION }}
         run: |
-          echo "SENTRY_XCFRAMEWORK_CACHE_KEY=${{ runner.os }}-xcframework-${{inputs.variant-id}}-slice-${{matrix.sdk}}-${{ env.VERSION }}-${{hashFiles('Sources/**')}}-${{hashFiles('Sentry.xcodeproj/**')}}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "SENTRY_XCFRAMEWORK_CACHE_KEY=${RUNNER_OS}-xcframework-${VARIANT_ID}-slice-${MATRIX_SDK}-${VERSION}-${{hashFiles('Sources/**')}}-${{hashFiles('Sentry.xcodeproj/**')}}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Restore xcarchive cache
         id: cache-xcarchive
@@ -98,28 +106,43 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Bump version
         if: steps.cache-xcarchive.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+        env:
+          VERSION: ${{ env.VERSION }}
         run: |
           ./scripts/ci-select-xcode.sh 15.2
-          make bump-version TO=${{ env.VERSION }}
+          make bump-version TO=$VERSION
 
       - name: Build ${{inputs.name}}${{inputs.suffix}} XCFramework slice for ${{matrix.sdk}}
         if: steps.cache-xcarchive.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-        run: ./scripts/build-xcframework-slice.sh ${{matrix.sdk}} ${{inputs.name}} "${{inputs.suffix}}" "${{inputs.macho-type}}" "${{inputs.configuration-suffix}}"
+        env:
+          MATRIX_SDK: ${{ matrix.sdk }}
+          INPUT_NAME: ${{ inputs.name }}
+          INPUT_SUFFIX: ${{ inputs.suffix }}
+          INPUT_MACHO_TYPE: ${{ inputs.macho-type }}
+          INPUT_CONFIG_SUFFIX: ${{ inputs.configuration-suffix }}
+        run: ./scripts/build-xcframework-slice.sh "$MATRIX_SDK" "$INPUT_NAME" "$INPUT_SUFFIX" "$INPUT_MACHO_TYPE" "$INPUT_CONFIG_SUFFIX"
         shell: bash
 
       # The SentrySwiftUI archive build also builds Sentry.framework as a byproduct of the dependency. We need to remove that to avoid downstream assembly tasks from tripping on these extra files. In the future we could investigate using this byproduct instead of running a separate task for Sentry.framework, or use the one already built by that other task instead of rebuilding it here.
       - name: Remove Sentry.framework from SentrySwiftUI build
         if: steps.cache-xcarchive.outputs.cache-hit != 'true' && inputs.name == 'SentrySwiftUI'
+        env:
+          GITHUB_WORKSPACE: ${{ github.workspace }}
         run: |
-          find "${{github.workspace}}/Carthage/archive" -name "Sentry.framework" -print0 | xargs -t0 rm -rf
-          find "${{github.workspace}}/Carthage/archive" -name "Sentry.framework.dSYM" -print0 | xargs -t0 rm -rf
+          find "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/Carthage/archive" -name "Sentry.framework" -print0 | xargs -t0 rm -rf
+          find "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/Carthage/archive" -name "Sentry.framework.dSYM" -print0 | xargs -t0 rm -rf
         shell: bash
 
       # the upload action broke symlinks in the mac sdk slice's xcarchive
       - name: Zip xcarchive
         if: steps.cache-xcarchive.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+        env:
+          GITHUB_WORKSPACE: ${{ github.workspace }}
+          INPUT_NAME: ${{ inputs.name }}
+          INPUT_SUFFIX: ${{ inputs.suffix }}
+          MATRIX_SDK: ${{ matrix.sdk }}
         run: |
-          ditto -c -k -X --rsrc --keepParent ${{github.workspace}}/Carthage/archive/${{inputs.name}}${{inputs.suffix}}/${{matrix.sdk}}.xcarchive ${{inputs.name}}${{inputs.suffix}}.xcarchive.zip
+          ditto -c -k -X --rsrc --keepParent ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/Carthage/archive/${INPUT_NAME}${INPUT_SUFFIX}/${MATRIX_SDK}.xcarchive ${INPUT_NAME}${INPUT_SUFFIX}.xcarchive.zip
         shell: bash
 
       - name: Cache xcarchive
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ui-tests-common.yml b/.github/workflows/ui-tests-common.yml
index 993a8802b1b..4b8c55612fb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ui-tests-common.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ui-tests-common.yml
@@ -80,11 +80,17 @@ jobs:
           XCODE_VERSION: ${{ inputs.xcode_version }}
       - name: Install required platforms for Xcode 26
         if: ${{ inputs.xcode_version == '26.0.1' }}
-        run: ./scripts/ci-install-xOS-26-platforms.sh --platforms "${{inputs.platform}}"
+        env:
+          PLATFORM: ${{ inputs.platform }}
+        run: ./scripts/ci-install-xOS-26-platforms.sh --platforms "$PLATFORM"
 
       - name: Create simulator device for Xcode 26
         if: ${{ inputs.xcode_version == '26.0.1' }}
-        run: ./scripts/ci-create-simulator.sh --platform "${{inputs.platform}}" --os-version "${{inputs.test-destination-os}}" --device-name "${{inputs.device}}"
+        env:
+          PLATFORM: ${{ inputs.platform }}
+          OS_VERSION: ${{ inputs.test-destination-os }}
+          DEVICE_NAME: ${{ inputs.device }}
+        run: ./scripts/ci-create-simulator.sh --platform "$PLATFORM" --os-version "$OS_VERSION" --device-name "$DEVICE_NAME"
       - run: make init-ci-build
         if: ${{ inputs.build_with_make }}
 
@@ -109,9 +115,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run Fastlane
         env:
           FASTLANE_COMMAND: ${{ inputs.fastlane_command }}
+          DEVICE: ${{ inputs.device }}
+          TEST_DESTINATION_OS: ${{ inputs.test-destination-os }}
         run: |
-          if [ -n "${{inputs.device}}" ] && [ -n "${{inputs.test-destination-os}}" ]; then
-            bundle exec fastlane "$FASTLANE_COMMAND" device:"${{inputs.device}} (${{inputs.test-destination-os}})"
+          if [ -n "$DEVICE" ] && [ -n "$TEST_DESTINATION_OS" ]; then
+            bundle exec fastlane "$FASTLANE_COMMAND" device:"$DEVICE ($TEST_DESTINATION_OS)"
           else
             bundle exec fastlane "$FASTLANE_COMMAND"
           fi