diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-readme.yml b/.github/workflows/update-readme.yml
index df5cd5c..1ada2bc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-readme.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-readme.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ on:
     branches:
       - main
   schedule:
-    - cron: '0 0 * * *' # runs at 12:00 UTC everyday
+    - cron: '0 */3 * * *' # runs every 3hours
 
 jobs:
   build:
diff --git a/src/.gitignore b/src/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..362d97f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+__pycache__/*
+__pycache__/**/*
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/__pycache__/Badge.cpython-310.pyc b/src/__pycache__/Badge.cpython-310.pyc
deleted file mode 100644
index 7404178..0000000
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diff --git a/src/__pycache__/FileUtils.cpython-310.pyc b/src/__pycache__/FileUtils.cpython-310.pyc
deleted file mode 100644
index 69308e3..0000000
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diff --git a/templates/index.md.jinja b/templates/index.md.jinja
index d0f8c0f..da56f89 100644
--- a/templates/index.md.jinja
+++ b/templates/index.md.jinja
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ I'm {{ data.info.name }}, a passionate developer from {{ imageWithSize(data.info
 
 <div align="center">
 
-This README is generated every day.<br>
+This README is generated every 3 hours.<br>
 Last refresh: **{{ data.today }}**<br>
 {% for img in data.footer_badges -%}
     {{ image(img) }}