diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index e818e7b..81ccd87 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -10,11 +10,29 @@ concurrency:
 
 jobs:
   define_shared_variables:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      NODE_VERSION: 16.15.1
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Export variables to JSON
+        id: varsStep
+        uses: actions/github-script@v6
+        with:
+          script: core.setOutput('value', ${{ toJson(env) }})
+    
+    outputs:
+      vars: ${{ steps.varsStep.outputs.value }}
+  
+  share_variables:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/define-shared-variables.yml
+    needs: define_shared_variables
+    with:
+      shared-variables: ${{ needs.define_shared_variables.outputs.vars }}
 
   install_dependencies:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/install-dependencies.yml
-    needs: define_shared_variables
+    needs: share_variables
 
   build_lib:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/base-build.yml
diff --git a/.github/workflows/define-shared-variables.yml b/.github/workflows/define-shared-variables.yml
index 30a4fe0..951ec36 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/define-shared-variables.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/define-shared-variables.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/github-script@v6
         with:
           script: |
-            const sharedVariablesObject = '${{ inputs.shared-variables }}' || {};
+            const envVarsFromInputs = `${{ inputs.shared-variables }}`;
+            const sharedVariablesObject = envVarsFromInputs ? JSON.parse(envVarsFromInputs) : {};
 
             function exportVariable(name, value) {
               sharedVariablesObject[name] = value;
@@ -58,7 +59,6 @@ jobs:
         id: sharedVarsStep
         uses: actions/github-script@v6
         env:
-          NODE_VERSION: 16.15.1
           DEPENDENCIES_CACHE_KEY: ${{ runner.os }}-build-cache-node-modules-${{ hashFiles('**/package-lock.json') }}
           DEPENDENCIES_RESTORE_KEY: ''
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr.yml b/.github/workflows/pr.yml
index 268e0f8..8b1b70f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr.yml
@@ -10,11 +10,29 @@ concurrency:
 
 jobs:
   define_shared_variables:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      NODE_VERSION: 16.15.1
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Export variables to JSON
+        id: varsStep
+        uses: actions/github-script@v6
+        with:
+          script: core.setOutput('value', ${{ toJson(env) }})
+    
+    outputs:
+      vars: ${{ steps.varsStep.outputs.value }}
+  
+  share_variables:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/define-shared-variables.yml
+    needs: define_shared_variables
+    with:
+      shared-variables: ${{ needs.define_shared_variables.outputs.vars }}
 
   install_dependencies:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/install-dependencies.yml
-    needs: define_shared_variables
+    needs: share_variables
 
   build_lib:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/base-build.yml