diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml b/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml
index 0cf82f4..643ba0f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "changes=$changes" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           git add . --force
           git commit -m 'Render preview' || echo "No changes to commit"
-          git pull --set-upstream origin $branch_name --allow-unrelated-histories --strategy-option=ours
+          git pull --rebase --set-upstream origin $branch_name --allow-unrelated-histories --strategy-option=ours
           git push --force || echo "No changes to commit"
         shell: bash
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/render-site.yml b/.github/workflows/render-site.yml
index a75ad3c..cf214ec 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/render-site.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/render-site.yml
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ jobs:
           exit 1
 
 # Commit the rendered site files - html files and site_libs files
+# The git reset step will remove any other files created in this workflow, such as API keys
       - name: Commit rendered site files
         run: |
           git config --global --add safe.directory $GITHUB_WORKSPACE
@@ -77,4 +78,6 @@ jobs:
           git config --global user.email 'github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com'
           git add --force docs/*
           git commit -m 'Render site' || echo "No changes to commit"
-          git push --force origin main || echo "No changes to push"
+          git reset --hard HEAD
+          git pull --rebase --allow-unrelated-histories --strategy-option=ours
+          git push origin main || echo "No changes to push"