diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-test.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-test.yml
index 0da22d23..a393c6e5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-test.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ jobs:
         # with:
         #     token: ${{ secrets.WORKFLOW_PAT }}
       - run: |
-          date > .github/workflows/date.yml
+          echo 'name: "workflow"\non: "workflow_dispatch"' > .github/workflows/date.yml
           # Note: the following account information will not work on GHES
           git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
           git config user.email "41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"