diff --git a/generic-tasks/j7s-git-clone-hash.yaml b/generic-tasks/j7s-git-clone-hash.yaml
index 03c087a..68d69df 100644
--- a/generic-tasks/j7s-git-clone-hash.yaml
+++ b/generic-tasks/j7s-git-clone-hash.yaml
@@ -24,4 +24,4 @@ spec:
       cd $(workspaces.output.path)
       git checkout $(params.hash)
 
-      git rev-parse HEAD > $(results.hash.path)
\ No newline at end of file
+      echo -n $(git rev-parse HEAD) > $(results.hash.path)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/generic-tasks/j7s-git-clone.yaml b/generic-tasks/j7s-git-clone.yaml
index 3e5a77a..ac9349e 100644
--- a/generic-tasks/j7s-git-clone.yaml
+++ b/generic-tasks/j7s-git-clone.yaml
@@ -23,4 +23,4 @@ spec:
       git clone --single-branch --branch $(params.branch) $(params.url) $(workspaces.output.path)
 
       cd $(workspaces.output.path)
-      git rev-parse HEAD > $(results.hash.path)
+      echo -n $(git rev-parse HEAD) > $(results.hash.path)