diff --git a/.github/workflows/website.yaml b/.github/workflows/website.yaml
index 72d0fe9..1e24166 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/website.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/website.yaml
@@ -25,7 +25,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
-          fetch-depth: 1
+          fetch-depth: 0 # checking out latest tag in next step
+      - name: Get Latest Version Tag
+        uses: WyriHaximus/github-action-get-previous-tag@v1.4.0
+        with: 
+          prefix: 'v'  
       - name: set up R
         uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r@v2
         with:
@@ -42,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
             git config --local user.name "$GITHUB_ACTOR"
             git config --local user.email "$GITHUB_ACTOR@users.noreply.github.com"
+            git checkout -b website_update_${{steps.previoustag.outputs.tag}}
             git add docs/\*
-            git commit -m "Update website documentation" || echo "No changes to commit"
-            git pull --ff-only
-            git push origin
+            git commit -m "Update website documentation to ${{steps.previoustag.outputs.tag}}" || echo "No changes to commit"
+            git push origin website_update_${{steps.previoustag.outputs.tag}}