diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-docs.yml b/.github/workflows/release-docs.yml
index 44bdfa0fa..c200f5313 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-docs.yml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ jobs:
           cd _build/html
 
           git clone https://$GITHUB_TOKEN@github.com/sgl-project/sgl-project.github.io.git ../sgl-project.github.io --depth 1
-          find ../sgl-project.github.io/ -mindepth 1 -not -name CNAME -delete
+          find ../sgl-project.github.io/ -mindepth 1 -not -path "../sgl-project.github.io/.git*" -not -name CNAME -delete
           cp -r * ../sgl-project.github.io
           cp ../../README.md ../sgl-project.github.io/README.md
           cd ../sgl-project.github.io