diff --git a/dist/build-crates-debian-main.js b/dist/build-crates-debian-main.js
index 7cb9b60..495b2e6 100644
--- a/dist/build-crates-debian-main.js
+++ b/dist/build-crates-debian-main.js
@@ -127551,11 +127551,11 @@ function sh(cmd, options) {
     options.cwd = options.cwd != null ? options.cwd : ".";
     options.check = options.check != null ? options.check : true;
     options.input = options.input != null ? options.input : "";
+    options.quiet = options.quiet != null ? options.quiet : false;
     _actions_core__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_1__.startGroup(`\u001b[1m\u001b[35m${cmd}\u001b[0m`);
     const returns = (0,child_process__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_0__.spawnSync)(cmd, {
         // NOTE: Environment variables defined in `options.env` take precedence over
-        // the parent process's environment, thus the destructuring is order is
-        // important
+        // the parent process's environment, thus the destructuring order is important
         env: {
             ...process.env,
             ...options.env,
@@ -127567,11 +127567,11 @@ function sh(cmd, options) {
         input: options.input,
         maxBuffer: MAX_BUFFER,
     });
-    if (returns.stdout != "") {
+    if (returns.stdout != "" && !options.quiet) {
         _actions_core__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_1__.info(`\u001b[1mstdout:\u001b[0m`);
         _actions_core__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_1__.info(returns.stdout);
     }
-    if (returns.stderr != "") {
+    if (returns.stderr != "" && !options.quiet) {
         _actions_core__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_1__.info(`\u001b[1mstderr:\u001b[0m`);
         _actions_core__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_1__.info(returns.stderr);
     }
diff --git a/dist/build-crates-standalone-main.js b/dist/build-crates-standalone-main.js
index 2d7a6d7..6f08d8c 100644
--- a/dist/build-crates-standalone-main.js
+++ b/dist/build-crates-standalone-main.js
@@ -127536,11 +127536,11 @@ function sh(cmd, options) {
     options.cwd = options.cwd != null ? options.cwd : ".";
     options.check = options.check != null ? options.check : true;
     options.input = options.input != null ? options.input : "";
+    options.quiet = options.quiet != null ? options.quiet : false;
     _actions_core__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_1__.startGroup(`\u001b[1m\u001b[35m${cmd}\u001b[0m`);
     const returns = (0,child_process__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_0__.spawnSync)(cmd, {
         // NOTE: Environment variables defined in `options.env` take precedence over
-        // the parent process's environment, thus the destructuring is order is
-        // important
+        // the parent process's environment, thus the destructuring order is important
         env: {
             ...process.env,
             ...options.env,
@@ -127552,11 +127552,11 @@ function sh(cmd, options) {
         input: options.input,
         maxBuffer: MAX_BUFFER,
     });
-    if (returns.stdout != "") {
+    if (returns.stdout != "" && !options.quiet) {
         _actions_core__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_1__.info(`\u001b[1mstdout:\u001b[0m`);
         _actions_core__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_1__.info(returns.stdout);
     }
-    if (returns.stderr != "") {
+    if (returns.stderr != "" && !options.quiet) {
         _actions_core__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_1__.info(`\u001b[1mstderr:\u001b[0m`);
         _actions_core__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_1__.info(returns.stderr);
     }
diff --git a/dist/bump-crates-main.js b/dist/bump-crates-main.js
index ccf6b76..8536337 100644
--- a/dist/bump-crates-main.js
+++ b/dist/bump-crates-main.js
@@ -81257,11 +81257,11 @@ function sh(cmd, options) {
     options.cwd = options.cwd != null ? options.cwd : ".";
     options.check = options.check != null ? options.check : true;
     options.input = options.input != null ? options.input : "";
+    options.quiet = options.quiet != null ? options.quiet : false;
     _actions_core__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_1__.startGroup(`\u001b[1m\u001b[35m${cmd}\u001b[0m`);
     const returns = (0,child_process__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_0__.spawnSync)(cmd, {
         // NOTE: Environment variables defined in `options.env` take precedence over
-        // the parent process's environment, thus the destructuring is order is
-        // important
+        // the parent process's environment, thus the destructuring order is important
         env: {
             ...process.env,
             ...options.env,
@@ -81273,11 +81273,11 @@ function sh(cmd, options) {
         input: options.input,
         maxBuffer: MAX_BUFFER,
     });
-    if (returns.stdout != "") {
+    if (returns.stdout != "" && !options.quiet) {
         _actions_core__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_1__.info(`\u001b[1mstdout:\u001b[0m`);
         _actions_core__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_1__.info(returns.stdout);
     }
-    if (returns.stderr != "") {
+    if (returns.stderr != "" && !options.quiet) {
         _actions_core__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_1__.info(`\u001b[1mstderr:\u001b[0m`);
         _actions_core__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_1__.info(returns.stderr);
     }
diff --git a/dist/create-release-branch-main.js b/dist/create-release-branch-main.js
index 1e49cf9..6d0fa45 100644
--- a/dist/create-release-branch-main.js
+++ b/dist/create-release-branch-main.js
@@ -24749,11 +24749,11 @@ function sh(cmd, options) {
     options.cwd = options.cwd != null ? options.cwd : ".";
     options.check = options.check != null ? options.check : true;
     options.input = options.input != null ? options.input : "";
+    options.quiet = options.quiet != null ? options.quiet : false;
     lib_core.startGroup(`\u001b[1m\u001b[35m${cmd}\u001b[0m`);
     const returns = (0,external_child_process_namespaceObject.spawnSync)(cmd, {
         // NOTE: Environment variables defined in `options.env` take precedence over
-        // the parent process's environment, thus the destructuring is order is
-        // important
+        // the parent process's environment, thus the destructuring order is important
         env: {
             ...process.env,
             ...options.env,
@@ -24765,11 +24765,11 @@ function sh(cmd, options) {
         input: options.input,
         maxBuffer: MAX_BUFFER,
     });
-    if (returns.stdout != "") {
+    if (returns.stdout != "" && !options.quiet) {
         lib_core.info(`\u001b[1mstdout:\u001b[0m`);
         lib_core.info(returns.stdout);
     }
-    if (returns.stderr != "") {
+    if (returns.stderr != "" && !options.quiet) {
         lib_core.info(`\u001b[1mstderr:\u001b[0m`);
         lib_core.info(returns.stderr);
     }
diff --git a/dist/publish-crates-cargo-main.js b/dist/publish-crates-cargo-main.js
index a7b08c4..3f46404 100644
--- a/dist/publish-crates-cargo-main.js
+++ b/dist/publish-crates-cargo-main.js
@@ -81145,11 +81145,11 @@ function sh(cmd, options) {
     options.cwd = options.cwd != null ? options.cwd : ".";
     options.check = options.check != null ? options.check : true;
     options.input = options.input != null ? options.input : "";
+    options.quiet = options.quiet != null ? options.quiet : false;
     _actions_core__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_1__.startGroup(`\u001b[1m\u001b[35m${cmd}\u001b[0m`);
     const returns = (0,child_process__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_0__.spawnSync)(cmd, {
         // NOTE: Environment variables defined in `options.env` take precedence over
-        // the parent process's environment, thus the destructuring is order is
-        // important
+        // the parent process's environment, thus the destructuring order is important
         env: {
             ...process.env,
             ...options.env,
@@ -81161,11 +81161,11 @@ function sh(cmd, options) {
         input: options.input,
         maxBuffer: MAX_BUFFER,
     });
-    if (returns.stdout != "") {
+    if (returns.stdout != "" && !options.quiet) {
         _actions_core__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_1__.info(`\u001b[1mstdout:\u001b[0m`);
         _actions_core__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_1__.info(returns.stdout);
     }
-    if (returns.stderr != "") {
+    if (returns.stderr != "" && !options.quiet) {
         _actions_core__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_1__.info(`\u001b[1mstderr:\u001b[0m`);
         _actions_core__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_1__.info(returns.stderr);
     }
diff --git a/dist/publish-crates-debian-main.js b/dist/publish-crates-debian-main.js
index f4b4e95..50a5c18 100644
--- a/dist/publish-crates-debian-main.js
+++ b/dist/publish-crates-debian-main.js
@@ -127531,11 +127531,11 @@ function sh(cmd, options) {
     options.cwd = options.cwd != null ? options.cwd : ".";
     options.check = options.check != null ? options.check : true;
     options.input = options.input != null ? options.input : "";
+    options.quiet = options.quiet != null ? options.quiet : false;
     _actions_core__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_1__.startGroup(`\u001b[1m\u001b[35m${cmd}\u001b[0m`);
     const returns = (0,child_process__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_0__.spawnSync)(cmd, {
         // NOTE: Environment variables defined in `options.env` take precedence over
-        // the parent process's environment, thus the destructuring is order is
-        // important
+        // the parent process's environment, thus the destructuring order is important
         env: {
             ...process.env,
             ...options.env,
@@ -127547,11 +127547,11 @@ function sh(cmd, options) {
         input: options.input,
         maxBuffer: MAX_BUFFER,
     });
-    if (returns.stdout != "") {
+    if (returns.stdout != "" && !options.quiet) {
         _actions_core__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_1__.info(`\u001b[1mstdout:\u001b[0m`);
         _actions_core__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_1__.info(returns.stdout);
     }
-    if (returns.stderr != "") {
+    if (returns.stderr != "" && !options.quiet) {
         _actions_core__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_1__.info(`\u001b[1mstderr:\u001b[0m`);
         _actions_core__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_1__.info(returns.stderr);
     }
@@ -127736,9 +127736,9 @@ async function main(input) {
         (0,_command__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_5__.sh)("sudo apt-get install -y dpkg-dev");
         await fs_promises__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_0__.writeFile(packagesPath, (0,_command__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_5__.sh)(`dpkg-scanpackages --multiversion ${input.version}`));
         // NOTE: An unzipped package index is necessary for apt-get to recognize the
-        // local repository created below. By redirecting the output we also avoid breaking the Github webUI displaying too much data.
-        (0,_command__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_5__.sh)(`cat .Packages-* > ${allPackagesPath}`);
-        const packages = await fs_promises__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_0__.readFile(allPackagesPath, "utf8");
+        // local repository created below
+        const packages = (0,_command__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_5__.sh)(`cat .Packages-*`, { quiet: true });
+        await fs_promises__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_0__.writeFile(allPackagesPath, packages);
         await fs_promises__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_0__.writeFile(allPackagesGzippedPath, await gzip(packages));
         (0,_command__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_5__.sh)("ls -R");
         _actions_core__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_2__.info(`Adding a local Debian repository at ${process.cwd()}`);
diff --git a/dist/publish-crates-eclipse-main.js b/dist/publish-crates-eclipse-main.js
index d97af27..5e3a63b 100644
--- a/dist/publish-crates-eclipse-main.js
+++ b/dist/publish-crates-eclipse-main.js
@@ -127633,11 +127633,11 @@ function sh(cmd, options) {
     options.cwd = options.cwd != null ? options.cwd : ".";
     options.check = options.check != null ? options.check : true;
     options.input = options.input != null ? options.input : "";
+    options.quiet = options.quiet != null ? options.quiet : false;
     _actions_core__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_1__.startGroup(`\u001b[1m\u001b[35m${cmd}\u001b[0m`);
     const returns = (0,child_process__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_0__.spawnSync)(cmd, {
         // NOTE: Environment variables defined in `options.env` take precedence over
-        // the parent process's environment, thus the destructuring is order is
-        // important
+        // the parent process's environment, thus the destructuring order is important
         env: {
             ...process.env,
             ...options.env,
@@ -127649,11 +127649,11 @@ function sh(cmd, options) {
         input: options.input,
         maxBuffer: MAX_BUFFER,
     });
-    if (returns.stdout != "") {
+    if (returns.stdout != "" && !options.quiet) {
         _actions_core__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_1__.info(`\u001b[1mstdout:\u001b[0m`);
         _actions_core__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_1__.info(returns.stdout);
     }
-    if (returns.stderr != "") {
+    if (returns.stderr != "" && !options.quiet) {
         _actions_core__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_1__.info(`\u001b[1mstderr:\u001b[0m`);
         _actions_core__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_1__.info(returns.stderr);
     }
diff --git a/dist/publish-crates-github-main.js b/dist/publish-crates-github-main.js
index c49d065..9bf1bea 100644
--- a/dist/publish-crates-github-main.js
+++ b/dist/publish-crates-github-main.js
@@ -127612,11 +127612,11 @@ function sh(cmd, options) {
     options.cwd = options.cwd != null ? options.cwd : ".";
     options.check = options.check != null ? options.check : true;
     options.input = options.input != null ? options.input : "";
+    options.quiet = options.quiet != null ? options.quiet : false;
     _actions_core__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_1__.startGroup(`\u001b[1m\u001b[35m${cmd}\u001b[0m`);
     const returns = (0,child_process__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_0__.spawnSync)(cmd, {
         // NOTE: Environment variables defined in `options.env` take precedence over
-        // the parent process's environment, thus the destructuring is order is
-        // important
+        // the parent process's environment, thus the destructuring order is important
         env: {
             ...process.env,
             ...options.env,
@@ -127628,11 +127628,11 @@ function sh(cmd, options) {
         input: options.input,
         maxBuffer: MAX_BUFFER,
     });
-    if (returns.stdout != "") {
+    if (returns.stdout != "" && !options.quiet) {
         _actions_core__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_1__.info(`\u001b[1mstdout:\u001b[0m`);
         _actions_core__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_1__.info(returns.stdout);
     }
-    if (returns.stderr != "") {
+    if (returns.stderr != "" && !options.quiet) {
         _actions_core__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_1__.info(`\u001b[1mstderr:\u001b[0m`);
         _actions_core__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_1__.info(returns.stderr);
     }
diff --git a/dist/publish-crates-homebrew-main.js b/dist/publish-crates-homebrew-main.js
index 85981f2..bac65bf 100644
--- a/dist/publish-crates-homebrew-main.js
+++ b/dist/publish-crates-homebrew-main.js
@@ -127537,11 +127537,11 @@ function sh(cmd, options) {
     options.cwd = options.cwd != null ? options.cwd : ".";
     options.check = options.check != null ? options.check : true;
     options.input = options.input != null ? options.input : "";
+    options.quiet = options.quiet != null ? options.quiet : false;
     _actions_core__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_1__.startGroup(`\u001b[1m\u001b[35m${cmd}\u001b[0m`);
     const returns = (0,child_process__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_0__.spawnSync)(cmd, {
         // NOTE: Environment variables defined in `options.env` take precedence over
-        // the parent process's environment, thus the destructuring is order is
-        // important
+        // the parent process's environment, thus the destructuring order is important
         env: {
             ...process.env,
             ...options.env,
@@ -127553,11 +127553,11 @@ function sh(cmd, options) {
         input: options.input,
         maxBuffer: MAX_BUFFER,
     });
-    if (returns.stdout != "") {
+    if (returns.stdout != "" && !options.quiet) {
         _actions_core__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_1__.info(`\u001b[1mstdout:\u001b[0m`);
         _actions_core__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_1__.info(returns.stdout);
     }
-    if (returns.stderr != "") {
+    if (returns.stderr != "" && !options.quiet) {
         _actions_core__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_1__.info(`\u001b[1mstderr:\u001b[0m`);
         _actions_core__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_1__.info(returns.stderr);
     }
diff --git a/src/command.ts b/src/command.ts
index 0fbaf9e..c03cd0f 100644
--- a/src/command.ts
+++ b/src/command.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ export type CommandOptions = {
   cwd?: string;
   check?: boolean;
   input?: string;
+  quiet?: boolean;
 };
 
 export function sh(cmd: string, options?: CommandOptions): string {
@@ -16,13 +17,13 @@ export function sh(cmd: string, options?: CommandOptions): string {
   options.cwd = options.cwd != null ? options.cwd : ".";
   options.check = options.check != null ? options.check : true;
   options.input = options.input != null ? options.input : "";
+  options.quiet = options.quiet != null ? options.quiet : false;
 
   core.startGroup(`\u001b[1m\u001b[35m${cmd}\u001b[0m`);
 
   const returns = spawnSync(cmd, {
     // NOTE: Environment variables defined in `options.env` take precedence over
-    // the parent process's environment, thus the destructuring is order is
-    // important
+    // the parent process's environment, thus the destructuring order is important
     env: {
       ...process.env,
       ...options.env,
@@ -35,12 +36,12 @@ export function sh(cmd: string, options?: CommandOptions): string {
     maxBuffer: MAX_BUFFER,
   });
 
-  if (returns.stdout != "") {
+  if (returns.stdout != "" && !options.quiet) {
     core.info(`\u001b[1mstdout:\u001b[0m`);
     core.info(returns.stdout);
   }
 
-  if (returns.stderr != "") {
+  if (returns.stderr != "" && !options.quiet) {
     core.info(`\u001b[1mstderr:\u001b[0m`);
     core.info(returns.stderr);
   }
diff --git a/src/publish-crates-debian.ts b/src/publish-crates-debian.ts
index ead6cf3..dc8b1cb 100644
--- a/src/publish-crates-debian.ts
+++ b/src/publish-crates-debian.ts
@@ -87,9 +87,9 @@ export async function main(input: Input) {
 
     await fs.writeFile(packagesPath, sh(`dpkg-scanpackages --multiversion ${input.version}`));
     // NOTE: An unzipped package index is necessary for apt-get to recognize the
-    // local repository created below. By redirecting the output we also avoid breaking the Github webUI displaying too much data.
-    sh(`cat .Packages-* > ${allPackagesPath}`);
-    const packages = await fs.readFile(allPackagesPath, "utf8");
+    // local repository created below
+    const packages = sh(`cat .Packages-*`, {quiet: true});
+    await fs.writeFile(allPackagesPath, packages);
     await fs.writeFile(allPackagesGzippedPath, await gzip(packages));
 
     sh("ls -R");