diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 983b3e7..e0a6736 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@ async function loadData(variables){
             core.warning(`Variable ${v} not found`)
         }
         core.setOutput(v, data);
-        core.exportVariable(v, data)
+        core.exportVariable(v, data);
+        // store the same data with a fixed prefix so it can be iterated over if needed
+        core.exportVariable(`persist-action-data-${v}`, data);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/out/index.js b/out/index.js
index 2c53aa1..cf65d83 100644
--- a/out/index.js
+++ b/out/index.js
@@ -1495,7 +1495,9 @@ async function loadData(variables){
             core.warning(`Variable ${v} not found`)
         }
         core.setOutput(v, data);
-        core.exportVariable(v, data)
+        core.exportVariable(v, data);
+        // store the same data with a fixed prefix so it can be iterated over if needed
+        core.exportVariable(`persist-action-data-${v}`, data);
     }
 }