diff --git a/task/verify-source/0.1/tests/test-verify-source-no-vsa.yaml b/task/verify-source/0.1/tests/test-verify-source-no-vsa.yaml
index 1990d84bef..d8174a2878 100644
--- a/task/verify-source/0.1/tests/test-verify-source-no-vsa.yaml
+++ b/task/verify-source/0.1/tests/test-verify-source-no-vsa.yaml
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ spec:
               #!/usr/bin/env sh
               set -eux
 
-              # Strip trailing newlines from results
-              LEVEL=$(echo "$SLSA_LEVEL_ACHIEVED" | tr -d '\n')
-              OUTPUT=$(echo "$TEST_OUTPUT" | tr -d '\n')
+              # Task should return results without trailing newlines
+              LEVEL="$SLSA_LEVEL_ACHIEVED"
+              OUTPUT="$TEST_OUTPUT"
 
               echo "SLSA_SOURCE_LEVEL_ACHIEVED: $LEVEL"
               echo "TEST_OUTPUT: $OUTPUT"
diff --git a/task/verify-source/0.1/tests/test-verify-source-with-vsa.yaml b/task/verify-source/0.1/tests/test-verify-source-with-vsa.yaml
index f54b0a39c4..3b2d51fc08 100644
--- a/task/verify-source/0.1/tests/test-verify-source-with-vsa.yaml
+++ b/task/verify-source/0.1/tests/test-verify-source-with-vsa.yaml
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ spec:
               #!/usr/bin/env sh
               set -eux
 
-              # Strip trailing newlines from results
-              LEVEL=$(echo "$SLSA_LEVEL_ACHIEVED" | tr -d '\n')
-              OUTPUT=$(echo "$TEST_OUTPUT" | tr -d '\n')
+              # Task should return results without trailing newlines
+              LEVEL="$SLSA_LEVEL_ACHIEVED"
+              OUTPUT="$TEST_OUTPUT"
 
               echo "SLSA_SOURCE_LEVEL_ACHIEVED: $LEVEL"
               echo "TEST_OUTPUT: $OUTPUT"
diff --git a/task/verify-source/0.1/verify-source.yaml b/task/verify-source/0.1/verify-source.yaml
index ffdf7e0797..b050e13ec3 100644
--- a/task/verify-source/0.1/verify-source.yaml
+++ b/task/verify-source/0.1/verify-source.yaml
@@ -175,9 +175,9 @@ spec:
         EOF
         )
 
-        # Write results
-        echo "$ACHIEVED_LEVEL" >"$(results.SLSA_SOURCE_LEVEL_ACHIEVED.path)"
-        echo "$TEST_OUTPUT" >"$(results.TEST_OUTPUT.path)"
+        # Write results (without trailing newlines)
+        printf '%s' "$ACHIEVED_LEVEL" >"$(results.SLSA_SOURCE_LEVEL_ACHIEVED.path)"
+        printf '%s' "$TEST_OUTPUT" >"$(results.TEST_OUTPUT.path)"
 
         echo "=== SLSA Verification Summary ==="
         echo "Result: $VERIFICATION_RESULT"