diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index 35e88c2..08b5d2e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: npm install
 
+    - name: Configure git
+      run: |
+        git config --global user.name 'github-actions'
+        git config --global user.email 'github-actions@github.com'
+
     - name: Build the project
       run: npm run build
 
@@ -29,4 +34,3 @@ jobs:
       with:
         github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         publish_dir: ./public
-        keep_files: true  # Prevents deletion of .git folder