diff --git a/.github/workflows/gh-pages.yml b/.github/workflows/gh-pages.yml
index de4ad8c3..7ec27cbe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gh-pages.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gh-pages.yml
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ jobs:
           rm -f static/pyodide/tsconfig.tsbuildinfo
       - name: Build the JupyterLite site
         run: |
+          cp ./README.md files/
           jupyter lite build --output-dir dist
           cp ./_headers dist/
           cp -r data dist/