diff --git a/create_repository_in_github.sh b/create_repository_in_github.sh
index ff54234..f0258e8 100644
--- a/create_repository_in_github.sh
+++ b/create_repository_in_github.sh
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@ curl -L \
   -H "Authorization: Bearer $GH_TOKEN" \
   -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
   https://api.github.com/orgs/$ORGANIZATION/repos \
-  -d "{\"name\":\"$REPOSITORY_NAME\",\"description\":\"$REPOSITORY_DESCRIPTION\",\"homepage\":\"https://github.com/$ORGANIZATION/$REPOSITORY_NAME\",\"private\":$PRIVATE,\"has_issues\":$HAS_ISSUES,\"visibility\":\"$VISIBILITY\",\"has_projects\":$HAS_PROJECTS,\"has_wiki\":$HAS_WIKI,\"gitignore_template\":\"$GITIGNORE_TEMPLATE\",\"license_template\":\"$LICENSE_TEMPLATE\"}"
+  -d "{\"name\":\"$REPOSITORY_NAME\",\"description\":\"$REPOSITORY_DESCRIPTION\",\"homepage\":\"https://github.com/$ORGANIZATION/$REPOSITORY_NAME\",\"auto_init\":true,\"private\":$PRIVATE,\"has_issues\":$HAS_ISSUES,\"visibility\":\"$VISIBILITY\",\"has_projects\":$HAS_PROJECTS,\"has_wiki\":$HAS_WIKI,\"gitignore_template\":\"$GITIGNORE_TEMPLATE\",\"license_template\":\"$LICENSE_TEMPLATE\"}"