diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 14f40f2..0f0d2b3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -31,10 +31,25 @@ jobs:
           command: --version
 
       - name: echo outputs
-        run: echo '${{ steps.version.outputs.stdout }}'
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          echo '=== STDOUT ==='
+          echo "${{ steps.version.outputs.stdout }}"
+          echo '━━━━━━━━━━━━━・'
+
+      - name: echo release output (from GITHUB_OUTPUT)
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          echo '=== RELEASE (steps.version.outputs.release):'
+          if [ -n "${{ steps.version.outputs.release }}" ]; then
+            echo "${{ steps.version.outputs.release }}"
+            echo '━━━━━━━━━━━━━・'
+          else
+            echo '(no release output found)'
+          fi
 
       - name: get CLI version (different cwd)
         uses: ./
         with:
           command: --version
-          working-directory: .changes
+          working-directory: .changes
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 44f52a5..0fde6f0 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
+# Version: 0.0.1+test
+# Last updated: 2025-11-11
+# Changelog: Fixed output formatting to use simpler one line JSON format
+
 name: 'cn-cloud-release'
 description: 'CrabNebula Cloud Release GitHub Action'
+
 inputs:
   command:
     description: 'The command to execute using the CrabNebula Cloud CLI'
@@ -40,11 +45,12 @@ runs:
 #      with:
 #        path: ${{ inputs.path }}/cn
 #        key: ${{ runner.os }}-${{ runner.arch }}-cn-${{ env.CURRENT_DATE }}
+#       ---> see bypassed condition below
 
-    - name: Download CLI (Linux)
+    - name: Download CLI
       id: download-cn-cli
       shell: bash
-      if: steps.restore-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+      #  if: steps.restore-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'  <--- bypassed condition
       working-directory: ${{ inputs.path }}
       env:
         # Note: be careful about line-breaks for this parameter. Curl will break when they end up being sent as part of the header.
@@ -62,14 +68,14 @@ runs:
         echo "Downloading CLI..."
         if [[ "${{ runner.os }}" == "Linux" ]]; then
           if [[ "${{ runner.arch }}" == "X64" ]]; then
-            curl -A "$USER_AGENT" -L https://cdn.crabnebula.app/download/crabnebula/cn-cli/latest/platform/linux-binary-x86_64 --output cn
+            curl -A "$USER_AGENT" -L https://cdn.crabnebula.app/download/crabnebula/test-cn-cli/latest/platform/linux-binary-x86_64 --output cn
           else
-            curl -A "$USER_AGENT" -L https://cdn.crabnebula.app/download/crabnebula/cn-cli/latest/platform/linux-binary-aarch64 --output cn
+            curl -A "$USER_AGENT" -L https://cdn.crabnebula.app/download/crabnebula/test-cn-cli/latest/platform/linux-binary-aarch64 --output cn
           fi
         elif [[ "${{ runner.os }}" == "macOS" ]]; then
-          curl -A "$USER_AGENT" -L https://cdn.crabnebula.app/download/crabnebula/cn-cli/latest/platform/darwin-binary-universal --output cn
+          curl -A "$USER_AGENT" -L https://cdn.crabnebula.app/download/crabnebula/test-cn-cli/latest/platform/darwin-binary-universal --output cn
         elif [[ "${{ runner.os }}" == "Windows" ]]; then
-          curl -A "$USER_AGENT" -L https://cdn.crabnebula.app/download/crabnebula/cn-cli/latest/platform/windows-binary-x86_64 --output cn
+          curl -A "$USER_AGENT" -L https://cdn.crabnebula.app/download/crabnebula/test-cn-cli/latest/platform/windows-binary-x86_64 --output cn
         else
           echo "unsupported runner ${{ runner.os }}, only Linux, macOS and Windows are supported"
           exit 1
@@ -91,9 +97,20 @@ runs:
       working-directory: ${{ inputs.working-directory }}
       run: |
         : run cn ${{ inputs.command }}
-        echo "running \"${{ steps.download-cn-cli.outputs.cn-path }}\" from '${{ inputs.working-directory }}'"
-        exec 5>&1
-        OUTPUT=$(${{ steps.download-cn-cli.outputs.cn-path }} ${{ inputs.command }} | tee >(cat - >&5))
-        echo "stdout<<nEOFn" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-        echo "$OUTPUT" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-        echo "nEOFn" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        echo "Running command from '${{ inputs.working-directory }}'"
+        
+        # Run the command and capture output
+        # redirects file descriptor 2 (stderr) 
+        # to the same location as file descriptor 1 (stdout)
+        set +e
+        OUTPUT=$("${{ steps.download-cn-cli.outputs.cn-path }}" ${{ inputs.command }} 2>&1)
+        EXIT_CODE=$?
+        set -e
+        
+        # Display the output
+        echo "Release info: $OUTPUT"
+        
+        # Save output to GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        echo "stdout=$OUTPUT" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+        
+        exit $EXIT_CODE