diff --git a/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml b/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml
index 7a70e6b10..764d19f3e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml
@@ -206,6 +206,10 @@ jobs:
           BRANCH_NAME="update-tracker-results-$(date +%Y%m%d%H%M%S)"
           echo "BRANCH_NAME=$BRANCH_NAME" >> $GITHUB_ENV  # Store the branch name in the GitHub environment
           git checkout -b "$BRANCH_NAME"
+          
+          # remove untracked files
+          git clean -f -d
+          
           git add README.md
           git commit -m "Overwrote tracker results in README.md"
           git push origin "$BRANCH_NAME"