diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/auto-publish.yml
index 637ebf9a06..4cf231b07e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/auto-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto-publish.yml
@@ -53,5 +53,9 @@ jobs:
           git config --local user.email "yunikornscheduler@gmail.com"
           git config --local user.name "yunikorn-bot"
           git add .
-          git commit -aF ../asf-site-commit.txt
-          git push
+          if output=$(git status --porcelain) && [ -z "$output" ]; then
+            echo "nothing changed, skipping commit"
+          else
+            git commit -aF ../asf-site-commit.txt
+            git push
+          fi