diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-projects.yml b/.github/workflows/update-projects.yml
index a6de3fc..99b3e25 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-projects.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-projects.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
+      - name: Stash local changes
+        run: |
+          git stash
+
       - name: Append issue body to projects.json
         run: |
           BODY=$(echo "${{ github.event.issue.body }}" | jq -sR .)
@@ -28,11 +32,18 @@ jobs:
               echo "[$JSON_OBJECT]" > projects.json
           fi
 
+      - name: Pull latest changes from remote
+        run: |
+          git pull origin main
+
       - name: Commit and push changes
         run: |
           git config --global user.name 'GitHub Actions Bot'
           git config --global user.email 'actions@github.com'
           git add projects.json
           git commit -m "Update projects.json with issue body"
-          git checkout -b projects
-          git push origin projects --force
+          git push origin main
+
+      - name: Apply stashed changes (if any)
+        run: |
+          git stash pop || echo "No stashed changes"