diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish_api_documentation.yml b/.github/workflows/publish_api_documentation.yml
index e448b0fb..faaee3c5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish_api_documentation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish_api_documentation.yml
@@ -37,6 +37,5 @@ jobs:
         git add docs
         git status
         git commit -m "Publish API documentation"
-        git checkout gh-pages
-        git merge 3.0
+        git checkout --theirs gh-pages
         git push