diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-pages.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-pages.yml
index a8468206..eb15e95c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-pages.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-pages.yml
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ jobs:
           cd deploy
           git checkout --orphan gitea-pages
           git reset --hard
+          rm -rf ../public/.git
           cp -r ../public/* .
           git add --all
           git commit -m "Deploy site"