diff --git a/.github/workflows/doxygen.yml b/.github/workflows/doxygen.yml
index 91ed9f4b..ad50c296 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/doxygen.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/doxygen.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,22 @@ jobs:
       with:
         persist-credentials: false
         fetch-depth: 0
+    - name: Switch to gh-pages branch
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        # Check if the gh-pages branch exists. If not, create it.
+        branch_exist=$(git ls-remote --heads origin gh-pages)
+        if [ -z ${branch_exist} ]; then
+          git config --global user.name ${{ github.actor }}
+          git config --global user.email ${{ github.actor }}@users.noreply.github.com
+          git checkout --orphan gh-pages
+          git reset --hard
+          git commit --allow-empty -m "Created gh-pages branch"
+          git push origin gh-pages
+        fi
+        # Switch to gh-pages branch
+        git fetch
+        git checkout gh-pages
     - name: Create local changes
       run: |
         sudo apt-get install doxygen
@@ -26,8 +42,6 @@ jobs:
         git add .
     - name: Commit files
       run: |
-        git config --local user.email "41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
-        git config --local user.name "github-actions[bot]"
         git commit -m "Auto-generate Doxygen documentation via Github Actions" -a
     - name: Push changes
       run: |