diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index 182b638..7f11a73 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ on:
     # trigger deployment on every push to docs folder
     paths:
       - docs/**
+      - README.md
       - .github/workflows/deploy.yml
 
 jobs: