diff --git a/lib/analyze-action.js b/lib/analyze-action.js
index 05c2d704a..0bfb66aac 100644
--- a/lib/analyze-action.js
+++ b/lib/analyze-action.js
@@ -95619,8 +95619,10 @@ async function maybeUploadSpecifiedFiles(sarifPaths, checkoutPath, category, fea
     const toolNames = getToolNames(sarif);
     logger.debug(`Validating that each SARIF run has a unique category`);
     validateUniqueCategory(sarif, uploadTarget.sentinelPrefix);
+    logger.debug(`Serializing SARIF for upload`);
+    const sarifPayload = JSON.stringify(sarif);
     if (dumpDir) {
-      dumpSarifFile(sarif, dumpDir, logger, uploadTarget);
+      dumpSarifFile(sarifPayload, dumpDir, logger, uploadTarget);
     }
     if (!upload) {
       logger.info(
@@ -95628,8 +95630,6 @@ async function maybeUploadSpecifiedFiles(sarifPaths, checkoutPath, category, fea
       );
       return void 0;
     }
-    logger.debug(`Serializing SARIF for upload`);
-    const sarifPayload = JSON.stringify(sarif);
     logger.debug(`Compressing serialized SARIF`);
     const zippedSarif = import_zlib.default.gzipSync(sarifPayload).toString("base64");
     const checkoutURI = url.pathToFileURL(checkoutPath).href;
@@ -95670,7 +95670,7 @@ async function maybeUploadSpecifiedFiles(sarifPaths, checkoutPath, category, fea
     logger.endGroup();
   }
 }
-function dumpSarifFile(sarif, outputDir, logger, uploadTarget) {
+function dumpSarifFile(sarifPayload, outputDir, logger, uploadTarget) {
   if (!fs18.existsSync(outputDir)) {
     fs18.mkdirSync(outputDir, { recursive: true });
   } else if (!fs18.lstatSync(outputDir).isDirectory()) {
@@ -95683,7 +95683,7 @@ function dumpSarifFile(sarif, outputDir, logger, uploadTarget) {
     `upload${uploadTarget.sarifExtension}`
   );
   logger.info(`Dumping processed SARIF file to ${outputFile}`);
-  fs18.writeFileSync(outputFile, JSON.stringify(sarif, null, 2));
+  fs18.writeFileSync(outputFile, sarifPayload);
 }
 var STATUS_CHECK_FREQUENCY_MILLISECONDS = 5 * 1e3;
 var STATUS_CHECK_TIMEOUT_MILLISECONDS = 2 * 60 * 1e3;
diff --git a/lib/init-action-post.js b/lib/init-action-post.js
index 066acf682..52d67086c 100644
--- a/lib/init-action-post.js
+++ b/lib/init-action-post.js
@@ -133067,8 +133067,10 @@ async function maybeUploadSpecifiedFiles(sarifPaths, checkoutPath, category, fea
     const toolNames = getToolNames(sarif);
     logger.debug(`Validating that each SARIF run has a unique category`);
     validateUniqueCategory(sarif, uploadTarget.sentinelPrefix);
+    logger.debug(`Serializing SARIF for upload`);
+    const sarifPayload = JSON.stringify(sarif);
     if (dumpDir) {
-      dumpSarifFile(sarif, dumpDir, logger, uploadTarget);
+      dumpSarifFile(sarifPayload, dumpDir, logger, uploadTarget);
     }
     if (!upload) {
       logger.info(
@@ -133076,8 +133078,6 @@ async function maybeUploadSpecifiedFiles(sarifPaths, checkoutPath, category, fea
       );
       return void 0;
     }
-    logger.debug(`Serializing SARIF for upload`);
-    const sarifPayload = JSON.stringify(sarif);
     logger.debug(`Compressing serialized SARIF`);
     const zippedSarif = import_zlib.default.gzipSync(sarifPayload).toString("base64");
     const checkoutURI = url.pathToFileURL(checkoutPath).href;
@@ -133118,7 +133118,7 @@ async function maybeUploadSpecifiedFiles(sarifPaths, checkoutPath, category, fea
     logger.endGroup();
   }
 }
-function dumpSarifFile(sarif, outputDir, logger, uploadTarget) {
+function dumpSarifFile(sarifPayload, outputDir, logger, uploadTarget) {
   if (!fs17.existsSync(outputDir)) {
     fs17.mkdirSync(outputDir, { recursive: true });
   } else if (!fs17.lstatSync(outputDir).isDirectory()) {
@@ -133131,7 +133131,7 @@ function dumpSarifFile(sarif, outputDir, logger, uploadTarget) {
     `upload${uploadTarget.sarifExtension}`
   );
   logger.info(`Dumping processed SARIF file to ${outputFile}`);
-  fs17.writeFileSync(outputFile, JSON.stringify(sarif, null, 2));
+  fs17.writeFileSync(outputFile, sarifPayload);
 }
 var STATUS_CHECK_FREQUENCY_MILLISECONDS = 5 * 1e3;
 var STATUS_CHECK_TIMEOUT_MILLISECONDS = 2 * 60 * 1e3;
diff --git a/lib/upload-lib.js b/lib/upload-lib.js
index 67cdd75f2..d7ce92e9c 100644
--- a/lib/upload-lib.js
+++ b/lib/upload-lib.js
@@ -92451,8 +92451,10 @@ async function maybeUploadSpecifiedFiles(sarifPaths, checkoutPath, category, fea
     const toolNames = getToolNames(sarif);
     logger.debug(`Validating that each SARIF run has a unique category`);
     validateUniqueCategory(sarif, uploadTarget.sentinelPrefix);
+    logger.debug(`Serializing SARIF for upload`);
+    const sarifPayload = JSON.stringify(sarif);
     if (dumpDir) {
-      dumpSarifFile(sarif, dumpDir, logger, uploadTarget);
+      dumpSarifFile(sarifPayload, dumpDir, logger, uploadTarget);
     }
     if (!upload) {
       logger.info(
@@ -92460,8 +92462,6 @@ async function maybeUploadSpecifiedFiles(sarifPaths, checkoutPath, category, fea
       );
       return void 0;
     }
-    logger.debug(`Serializing SARIF for upload`);
-    const sarifPayload = JSON.stringify(sarif);
     logger.debug(`Compressing serialized SARIF`);
     const zippedSarif = import_zlib.default.gzipSync(sarifPayload).toString("base64");
     const checkoutURI = url.pathToFileURL(checkoutPath).href;
@@ -92502,7 +92502,7 @@ async function maybeUploadSpecifiedFiles(sarifPaths, checkoutPath, category, fea
     logger.endGroup();
   }
 }
-function dumpSarifFile(sarif, outputDir, logger, uploadTarget) {
+function dumpSarifFile(sarifPayload, outputDir, logger, uploadTarget) {
   if (!fs13.existsSync(outputDir)) {
     fs13.mkdirSync(outputDir, { recursive: true });
   } else if (!fs13.lstatSync(outputDir).isDirectory()) {
@@ -92515,7 +92515,7 @@ function dumpSarifFile(sarif, outputDir, logger, uploadTarget) {
     `upload${uploadTarget.sarifExtension}`
   );
   logger.info(`Dumping processed SARIF file to ${outputFile}`);
-  fs13.writeFileSync(outputFile, JSON.stringify(sarif, null, 2));
+  fs13.writeFileSync(outputFile, sarifPayload);
 }
 var STATUS_CHECK_FREQUENCY_MILLISECONDS = 5 * 1e3;
 var STATUS_CHECK_TIMEOUT_MILLISECONDS = 2 * 60 * 1e3;
diff --git a/lib/upload-sarif-action.js b/lib/upload-sarif-action.js
index b72e46244..a6881c4c6 100644
--- a/lib/upload-sarif-action.js
+++ b/lib/upload-sarif-action.js
@@ -93151,8 +93151,10 @@ async function maybeUploadSpecifiedFiles(sarifPaths, checkoutPath, category, fea
     const toolNames = getToolNames(sarif);
     logger.debug(`Validating that each SARIF run has a unique category`);
     validateUniqueCategory(sarif, uploadTarget.sentinelPrefix);
+    logger.debug(`Serializing SARIF for upload`);
+    const sarifPayload = JSON.stringify(sarif);
     if (dumpDir) {
-      dumpSarifFile(sarif, dumpDir, logger, uploadTarget);
+      dumpSarifFile(sarifPayload, dumpDir, logger, uploadTarget);
     }
     if (!upload) {
       logger.info(
@@ -93160,8 +93162,6 @@ async function maybeUploadSpecifiedFiles(sarifPaths, checkoutPath, category, fea
       );
       return void 0;
     }
-    logger.debug(`Serializing SARIF for upload`);
-    const sarifPayload = JSON.stringify(sarif);
     logger.debug(`Compressing serialized SARIF`);
     const zippedSarif = import_zlib.default.gzipSync(sarifPayload).toString("base64");
     const checkoutURI = url.pathToFileURL(checkoutPath).href;
@@ -93202,7 +93202,7 @@ async function maybeUploadSpecifiedFiles(sarifPaths, checkoutPath, category, fea
     logger.endGroup();
   }
 }
-function dumpSarifFile(sarif, outputDir, logger, uploadTarget) {
+function dumpSarifFile(sarifPayload, outputDir, logger, uploadTarget) {
   if (!fs14.existsSync(outputDir)) {
     fs14.mkdirSync(outputDir, { recursive: true });
   } else if (!fs14.lstatSync(outputDir).isDirectory()) {
@@ -93215,7 +93215,7 @@ function dumpSarifFile(sarif, outputDir, logger, uploadTarget) {
     `upload${uploadTarget.sarifExtension}`
   );
   logger.info(`Dumping processed SARIF file to ${outputFile}`);
-  fs14.writeFileSync(outputFile, JSON.stringify(sarif, null, 2));
+  fs14.writeFileSync(outputFile, sarifPayload);
 }
 var STATUS_CHECK_FREQUENCY_MILLISECONDS = 5 * 1e3;
 var STATUS_CHECK_TIMEOUT_MILLISECONDS = 2 * 60 * 1e3;
diff --git a/src/upload-lib.ts b/src/upload-lib.ts
index 7eed5faa3..f1b9eb4b9 100644
--- a/src/upload-lib.ts
+++ b/src/upload-lib.ts
@@ -748,8 +748,10 @@ async function maybeUploadSpecifiedFiles(
 
     logger.debug(`Validating that each SARIF run has a unique category`);
     validateUniqueCategory(sarif, uploadTarget.sentinelPrefix);
+    logger.debug(`Serializing SARIF for upload`);
+    const sarifPayload = JSON.stringify(sarif);
     if (dumpDir) {
-      dumpSarifFile(sarif, dumpDir, logger, uploadTarget);
+      dumpSarifFile(sarifPayload, dumpDir, logger, uploadTarget);
     }
     if (!upload) {
       logger.info(
@@ -757,8 +759,6 @@ async function maybeUploadSpecifiedFiles(
       );
       return undefined;
     }
-    logger.debug(`Serializing SARIF for upload`);
-    const sarifPayload = JSON.stringify(sarif);
     logger.debug(`Compressing serialized SARIF`);
     const zippedSarif = zlib.gzipSync(sarifPayload).toString("base64");
     const checkoutURI = url.pathToFileURL(checkoutPath).href;
@@ -810,7 +810,7 @@ async function maybeUploadSpecifiedFiles(
  * Dumps the given processed SARIF file contents to `outputDir`.
  */
 function dumpSarifFile(
-  sarif: SarifFile,
+  sarifPayload: string,
   outputDir: string,
   logger: Logger,
   uploadTarget: analyses.AnalysisConfig,
@@ -827,7 +827,7 @@ function dumpSarifFile(
     `upload${uploadTarget.sarifExtension}`,
   );
   logger.info(`Dumping processed SARIF file to ${outputFile}`);
-  fs.writeFileSync(outputFile, JSON.stringify(sarif, null, 2));
+  fs.writeFileSync(outputFile, sarifPayload);
 }
 
 const STATUS_CHECK_FREQUENCY_MILLISECONDS = 5 * 1000;