Commit before doing the branch filter

Author: TomasHubelbauer

.github/workflows/main.yml

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
           name: todos.json
           path: todos.json
 
-      - name: Stage the changes to Git
+      - name: Stage and commit the changes made by the script to Git
         run: |
           set -e
           set -x
@@ -68,17 +68,17 @@ jobs:
             exit
           fi
 
+          # Commit the staged history-less changes to the workflow repository
+          git commit -m "Generate the profile repository readme" -m "This commit was automatically generated via GitHub Actions"
+
       - name: Drop history of auto-generated files (readme.md, prs.md issues.md)
         run: |
           FILTER_BRANCH_SQUELCH_WARNING=1 git filter-branch --force --index-filter "git rm --ignore-unmatch readme.md prs.md issues.md" --prune-empty HEAD
 
-      - name: Commit and force push Git changes back to the workflow repository
+      - name: Force push Git changes back to the workflow repository
         run: |
           set -e
           set -x
 
-          # Commit the staged history-less changes to the workflow repository
-          git commit -m "Generate the profile repository readme" -m "This commit was automatically generated via GitHub Actions"
-
           # Push the commit to the workflow repository using force since we rewrote history
           git push origin HEAD:main --force