diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 1e0edd047..408e517bd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -116,14 +116,12 @@ jobs:
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
-      - name: Rebuild GitHub Pages for new release
+      - name: Trigger GitHub Pages rebuild
         run: |
-          # Create a dummy commit to trigger rebuild
-          git checkout gh-pages
-          touch README.md
-          git add README.md
-          git commit -m "Trigger rebuild for v${{ steps.extract_version.outputs.version }}"
-          git push origin gh-pages
+          curl -X POST \
+            -H "Authorization: Bearer ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" \
+            -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
+            https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/pages/builds