diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-deploy-pages.yml b/.github/workflows/auto-deploy-pages.yml
index 5c7a0d5..8947dc4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/auto-deploy-pages.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto-deploy-pages.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: npm install
+    
+    - name: Setup git
+      run: |
+        git config --global user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+        git config --global user.name "github-actions[bot]"
 
     - name: Run deploy script
       run: npm run deploy
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.old.md b/README.old.md
deleted file mode 100644
index f77e6e8..0000000
--- a/README.old.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-# epiverse-search-frontend
-This repository hosts the frontend work, which automatically deploys using github pages.