diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 846caef..994a694 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -17778,14 +17778,28 @@ class Command {
         return cmdStr;
     }
 }
+/**
+ * Sanitizes an input into a string so it can be passed into issueCommand safely
+ * @param input input to sanitize into a string
+ */
+function toCommandValue(input) {
+    if (input === null || input === undefined) {
+        return '';
+    }
+    else if (typeof input === 'string' || input instanceof String) {
+        return input;
+    }
+    return JSON.stringify(input);
+}
+exports.toCommandValue = toCommandValue;
 function escapeData(s) {
-    return (s || '')
+    return toCommandValue(s)
         .replace(/%/g, '%25')
         .replace(/\r/g, '%0D')
         .replace(/\n/g, '%0A');
 }
 function escapeProperty(s) {
-    return (s || '')
+    return toCommandValue(s)
         .replace(/%/g, '%25')
         .replace(/\r/g, '%0D')
         .replace(/\n/g, '%0A')
@@ -24538,11 +24552,13 @@ var ExitCode;
 /**
  * Sets env variable for this action and future actions in the job
  * @param name the name of the variable to set
- * @param val the value of the variable
+ * @param val the value of the variable. Non-string values will be converted to a string via JSON.stringify
  */
+// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
 function exportVariable(name, val) {
-    process.env[name] = val;
-    command_1.issueCommand('set-env', { name }, val);
+    const convertedVal = command_1.toCommandValue(val);
+    process.env[name] = convertedVal;
+    command_1.issueCommand('set-env', { name }, convertedVal);
 }
 exports.exportVariable = exportVariable;
 /**
@@ -24581,12 +24597,22 @@ exports.getInput = getInput;
  * Sets the value of an output.
  *
  * @param     name     name of the output to set
- * @param     value    value to store
+ * @param     value    value to store. Non-string values will be converted to a string via JSON.stringify
  */
+// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
 function setOutput(name, value) {
     command_1.issueCommand('set-output', { name }, value);
 }
 exports.setOutput = setOutput;
+/**
+ * Enables or disables the echoing of commands into stdout for the rest of the step.
+ * Echoing is disabled by default if ACTIONS_STEP_DEBUG is not set.
+ *
+ */
+function setCommandEcho(enabled) {
+    command_1.issue('echo', enabled ? 'on' : 'off');
+}
+exports.setCommandEcho = setCommandEcho;
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Results
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -24620,18 +24646,18 @@ function debug(message) {
 exports.debug = debug;
 /**
  * Adds an error issue
- * @param message error issue message
+ * @param message error issue message. Errors will be converted to string via toString()
  */
 function error(message) {
-    command_1.issue('error', message);
+    command_1.issue('error', message instanceof Error ? message.toString() : message);
 }
 exports.error = error;
 /**
  * Adds an warning issue
- * @param message warning issue message
+ * @param message warning issue message. Errors will be converted to string via toString()
  */
 function warning(message) {
-    command_1.issue('warning', message);
+    command_1.issue('warning', message instanceof Error ? message.toString() : message);
 }
 exports.warning = warning;
 /**
@@ -24689,8 +24715,9 @@ exports.group = group;
  * Saves state for current action, the state can only be retrieved by this action's post job execution.
  *
  * @param     name     name of the state to store
- * @param     value    value to store
+ * @param     value    value to store. Non-string values will be converted to a string via JSON.stringify
  */
+// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
 function saveState(name, value) {
     command_1.issueCommand('save-state', { name }, value);
 }
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 4a74367..f8a1cc4 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
     "@actions/core": {
-      "version": "1.2.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@actions/core/-/core-1.2.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-Wp4xnyokakM45Uuj4WLUxdsa8fJjKVl1fDTsPbTEcTcuu0Nb26IPQbOtjmnfaCPGcaoPOOqId8H9NapZ8gii4w=="
+      "version": "1.2.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@actions/core/-/core-1.2.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-YJCEq8BE3CdN8+7HPZ/4DxJjk/OkZV2FFIf+DlZTC/4iBlzYCD5yjRR6eiOS5llO11zbRltIRuKAjMKaWTE6cg=="
     },
     "@babel/code-frame": {
       "version": "7.5.5",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3185924..447441f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials#readme",
   "dependencies": {
-    "@actions/core": "^1.2.3",
+    "@actions/core": "^1.2.4",
     "aws-sdk": "^2.679.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {