diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yaml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yaml
index a65cec7..1d42296 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yaml
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           mkdir -p tmp
           cp README.md tmp/
+
+      - name: Remove untracked README.md before checkout
+        run: |
+          git rm -f --ignore-unmatch README.md || rm -f README.md
       
       - name: Switch to main branch
         run: |