diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 7d704f067..df98b37f8 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -132,6 +132,8 @@ function createOrUpdateBranch(git, commitMessage, base, branch, branchRemoteName
                 params.push('--signoff');
             }
             yield git.commit(params);
+            git.exec(['reset', '--hard']);
+            git.exec(['clean', '-f']);
         }
         // Perform fetch and reset the working base
         // Commits made during the workflow will be removed
diff --git a/src/create-or-update-branch.ts b/src/create-or-update-branch.ts
index 7c2a3ac07..9031a13eb 100644
--- a/src/create-or-update-branch.ts
+++ b/src/create-or-update-branch.ts
@@ -129,6 +129,8 @@ export async function createOrUpdateBranch(
       params.push('--signoff')
     }
     await git.commit(params)
+    git.exec(['reset', '--hard'])
+    git.exec(['clean', '-f'])
   }
 
   // Perform fetch and reset the working base