diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index e689d52cb..111883ca2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -30,9 +30,10 @@ jobs:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           YALESITES_BUILD_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.YALESITES_BUILD_TOKEN }}
         run: npx semantic-release
-      - name: Reset branch to prior commit
-        run: |
-          git config user.name 'github-actions[bot]'
-          git config user.email 'github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com'
-          git reset --hard $GITHUB_SHA
-          git push --force
+      - name: Remove Compiled Component Library
+        uses: EndBug/add-and-commit@v9
+        with:
+          author_name: github-actions[bot]
+          author_email: github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com
+          remove: "--cached -r node_modules"
+          message: "build: removed compiled component library from git"