diff --git a/.github/workflows/checkVersions.yml b/.github/workflows/checkVersions.yml
index 89f0a70a92c..3fcbb64b865 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/checkVersions.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/checkVersions.yml
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ jobs:
           org.eclipse.tycho:tycho-versions-plugin:bump-versions -Dtycho.bump-versions.increment=100
           --threads 1C --fail-at-end --batch-mode --no-transfer-progress --show-version
 
+    - name: Commit version increments, if any
+      run: |
+        echo 'Hello World'>newFile.txt
+
     - name: Commit version increments, if any
       run: |
         set -x