diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-android-templateapp.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-android-templateapp.yml
index 5246d6b5935..1e4283d6369 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-android-templateapp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-android-templateapp.yml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ jobs:
 
           echo "Feed maven local to gradle.properties"
           cd /tmp/RNTestProject
-          echo "react.internal.mavenLocalRepo=$MAVEN_LOCAL" >> android/gradle.properties
+          echo "\nreact.internal.mavenLocalRepo=$MAVEN_LOCAL" >> android/gradle.properties
 
           # Build
           cd android
diff --git a/scripts/release-testing/test-release-local.js b/scripts/release-testing/test-release-local.js
index 41f170d3179..d8165c6523e 100644
--- a/scripts/release-testing/test-release-local.js
+++ b/scripts/release-testing/test-release-local.js
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ async function testRNTestProject(
 
   // need to do this here so that Android will be properly setup either way
   exec(
-    `echo "react.internal.mavenLocalRepo=${mavenLocalPath}" >> android/gradle.properties`,
+    `echo "\nreact.internal.mavenLocalRepo=${mavenLocalPath}" >> android/gradle.properties`,
   );
 
   // Only build the simulator architecture. CI is however generating only that one.