diff --git a/.github/workflows/github-actions.yaml b/.github/workflows/github-actions.yaml
index 046a23d..c0f5c55 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/github-actions.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/github-actions.yaml
@@ -21,8 +21,11 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
           pip install html2text
+      - name: Create empty markdown file
+        run: |
+            echo "This file generates automatically from https://flyingacorn.studio/index.html as part of a GitHub Action practice\n" > 'profile/README.md'
       - name: Generate Markdown
-        run: html2text --ignore-images --single-line-break --wrap-list-items -d index.html > 'profile/README.md'
+        run: html2text --ignore-images --single-line-break --wrap-list-items -d index.html >> 'profile/README.md'
       - name: verify changes
         id: verify_changes
         run: |