diff --git a/.github/workflows/copilot-setup-steps.yml b/.github/workflows/copilot-setup-steps.yml
index fcbac09c7..3d613a2e4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/copilot-setup-steps.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/copilot-setup-steps.yml
@@ -16,15 +16,16 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       contents: read
 
-    env:
-      COMPOSABLE_MACHINE_SLOWNESS: "5.0"
-      DOTNET_CLI_TELEMETRY_OPTOUT: "1"
-      DOTNET_NOLOGO: "true"
-
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
+      - name: Set environment variables
+        run: |
+          echo "COMPOSABLE_MACHINE_SLOWNESS=5.0" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+          echo "DOTNET_CLI_TELEMETRY_OPTOUT=1" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+          echo "DOTNET_NOLOGO=true" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+
       - name: Setup .NET
         uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4
         with: