diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
index 51b9d1a..99f8068 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -209,9 +209,11 @@ jobs:
 
           if cmp -s "$README_PATH" "${README_PATH}.bak"; then
             echo "README has not changed, skipping commit"
+            rm -rf README.md.bak temp_dir.json temp_readme.json
             exit 0
           else
             echo "README updated"
+            rm -rf README.md.bak temp_dir.json temp_readme.json
           fi
 
       - name: Configure Git