diff --git a/cmd/cmd/publish/gpg.go b/cmd/cmd/publish/gpg.go
index 91e244dc..2de4ce33 100644
--- a/cmd/cmd/publish/gpg.go
+++ b/cmd/cmd/publish/gpg.go
@@ -2,19 +2,13 @@ package publish
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"strings"
 )
 
 func (p *Provider) ReadGpgFile() (string, error) {
-	// Get contents of GPG key
 	gpgFile, err := ReadFile(p.GpgPubKeyFile)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("error reading '%s' file: %w", p.GpgPubKeyFile, err)
 	}
-
-	// loop through every line and stick with \\n
-	gpgAsciiPub := ""
-	for _, line := range gpgFile {
-		gpgAsciiPub = gpgAsciiPub + line + "\\n"
-	}
-	return gpgAsciiPub, nil
+	return strings.Join(gpgFile, "\n"), nil
 }