diff --git a/.github/workflows/CreateRelease.yml b/.github/workflows/CreateRelease.yml
index 50fe830..bee0f25 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/CreateRelease.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/CreateRelease.yml
@@ -94,12 +94,12 @@ jobs:
               id: create_temp_branch
               if: steps.check_version.outputs.skip_release == 'false'
               run: |
-                  # Checkout the release branch
-                  git checkout release
-
                   # Remove unwanted files
                   rm -rf .gitignore package-lock.json
 
+                  # Checkout the release branch
+                  git checkout release
+
                   # Add new/modified files
                   git add README.md package.json LICENSE dist/ src/ tsconfig.json