diff --git a/.github/workflows/render_readme.yml b/.github/workflows/generate_and_render_readme.yml
similarity index 54%
rename from .github/workflows/render_readme.yml
rename to .github/workflows/generate_and_render_readme.yml
index a71efbf..52bffbf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/render_readme.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/generate_and_render_readme.yml
@@ -1,20 +1,59 @@
-# .github/workflows/render_readme.yml
+# .github/workflows/generate_and_render_readme.yml
 
-name: Render new README based on tally updates
+name: Generate and Render README
 
 on:
     pull_request:
         branches:
             - main
         paths:
+            - DETECTION_RESULTS.tsv
             - assets/positivity_tally.tsv
+            - .github/workflows/generate_tally.yml
+            - .github/workflows/generate_and_render_readme.yml
             - .github/workflows/render_readme.yml
             - scripts/splice_readme.py
-            - DETECTION_RESULTS.tsv
 
 jobs:
+    generate-tally:
+        name: Generate Positivity Tally
+        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+        steps:
+            - name: Checkout Code
+              uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+            - name: Set up Python
+              uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+              with:
+                  python-version: "3.11"
+
+            - name: Install Dependencies
+              run: |
+                  pip install uv
+                  uv venv
+                  source .venv/bin/activate
+                  uv pip install -r requirements.txt
+
+            - name: Tally positive cartons per state
+              run: |
+                  source .venv/bin/activate
+                  python3 scripts/positivity_tally.py \
+                  DETECTION_RESULTS.tsv \
+                  assets/positivity_tally.tsv
+
+            - name: Commit positivity tally
+              if: success()
+              run: |
+                  git config --global user.name 'GitHub Actions Bot'
+                  git config --global user.email 'actions@github.com'
+                  git add assets/positivity_tally.tsv
+                  git fetch origin proposals
+                  git commit -m "Updating positivity tally"
+                  git push --force-with-lease origin HEAD:proposals
     render-readme:
         name: Render new README
+        needs: generate-tally
         runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
         steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/generate_tally.yml b/.github/workflows/generate_tally.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index b7d4bca..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/generate_tally.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-# .github/workflows/generate_tally.yml
-
-name: Generate Positivity Tally
-
-on:
-    pull_request:
-        branches:
-            - main
-        paths:
-            - DETECTION_RESULTS.tsv
-            - assets/positivity_tally.tsv
-            - .github/workflows/generate_tally.yml
-
-jobs:
-    generate-tally:
-        name: Generate Positivity Tally
-        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-        steps:
-            - name: Checkout Code
-              uses: actions/checkout@v3
-
-            - name: Set up Python
-              uses: actions/setup-python@v4
-              with:
-                  python-version: "3.11"
-
-            - name: Install Dependencies
-              run: |
-                  pip install uv
-                  uv venv
-                  source .venv/bin/activate
-                  uv pip install -r requirements.txt
-
-            - name: Tally positive cartons per state
-              run: |
-                  source .venv/bin/activate
-                  python3 scripts/positivity_tally.py \
-                  DETECTION_RESULTS.tsv \
-                  assets/positivity_tally.tsv
-
-            - name: Commit positivity tally
-              if: success()
-              run: |
-                  git config --global user.name 'GitHub Actions Bot'
-                  git config --global user.email 'actions@github.com'
-                  git add assets/positivity_tally.tsv
-                  git fetch origin proposals
-                  git commit -m "Updating positivity tally"
-                  git push --force-with-lease origin HEAD:proposals