diff --git a/.github/workflows/pythonapp.yml b/.github/workflows/pythonapp.yml
index ed1d2c57..e33cb959 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pythonapp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pythonapp.yml
@@ -67,4 +67,5 @@ jobs:
         publish_dir: docs
         # keep existing files if no changes, unless commit message has regenerate_profiles
         keep_files: ${{ env.regenerate_profiles == null }}
+        force_orphan: true