diff --git a/.github/actions/env-read-file/action.yml b/.github/actions/env-read-file/action.yml
index e655f7a764e827..76903af4fc4c58 100644
--- a/.github/actions/env-read-file/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/env-read-file/action.yml
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@ runs:
       uses: actions/cache@v3
       id: env-cache
       with:
-        path: .github/.env
-        key: env-cache-${{ hashFiles('.github/.env') }}
+        path: .github/variables/gh.env
+        key: env-cache-${{ hashFiles('.github/variables/gh.env') }}
     - name: Set Environment Variables
       if: steps.env-cache.outputs.cache-hit == 'true'
       uses: tw3lveparsecs/github-actions-setvars@latest
       with:
-        envFilePath: .github/.env
+        envFilePath: .github/variables/gh.env
     - name: Set Environment Variables
       if: steps.env-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
       shell: bash
diff --git a/.github/variables/gh.env b/.github/variables/gh.env
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..dc7916b2eb3f5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/variables/gh.env
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# Do not modify this file, it's needed for CI
diff --git a/.github/workflows/env-create-file.yml b/.github/workflows/env-create-file.yml
index b09d26ee816cc3..d2bc70df0c7c20 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/env-create-file.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/env-create-file.yml
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/cache@v3
         id: env-cache
         with:
-          path: .github/.env
-          key: env-cache-${{ hashFiles('.github/.env') }}
+          path: .github/variables/gh.env
+          key: env-cache-${{ hashFiles('.github/variables/gh.env') }}
       - uses: ozaytsev86/create-env-file@v1
         if: steps.env-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
         with:
-          file-name: ${{ github.workspace }}/.github/.env
+          file-name: ${{ github.workspace }}/.github/variables/gh.env