diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_containers.yaml b/.github/workflows/build_containers.yaml
index 58d4f51..c1f772b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_containers.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_containers.yaml
@@ -238,11 +238,9 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
         run: |
           # Prepare tags
-          TAGS=$(printf "%s" '${{ steps.meta2.outputs.tags }}' | tr '\n' ' ' | sed 's/ *$//')
-          TAG_ARGS=""
-          for tag in "$TAGS"; do
-            TAG_ARGS="$TAG_ARGS -t $tag"
-          done
+          echo '${{ steps.meta2.outputs.tags }}' > /tmp/tags
+          cat /tmp/tags | xargs -i bash -c 'printf "%s" "-t {} " >> /tmp/tagargs'
+          TAG_ARGS="$(cat /tmp/tagargs)"
 
           # Add R version tags for ghcr.io images
           if [[ "${{ matrix.base.image }}" == *"ghcr.io"* ]]; then