diff --git a/.changeset/calm-eggs-bathe.md b/.changeset/calm-eggs-bathe.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d175172
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/calm-eggs-bathe.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"eth-tech-tree": patch
+---
+
+intitial commit changes
diff --git a/src/tasks/create-first-git-commit.ts b/src/tasks/create-first-git-commit.ts
index 455c3d6..0800c67 100644
--- a/src/tasks/create-first-git-commit.ts
+++ b/src/tasks/create-first-git-commit.ts
@@ -5,18 +5,16 @@ const foundryLibraries = ["foundry-rs/forge-std", "OpenZeppelin/openzeppelin-con
 
 export async function createFirstGitCommit(targetDir: string) {
   try {
-    // Remove remote
-    await execa("git", ["remote", "remove", "origin"], { cwd: targetDir });
-    // Add and commit all changes
-    await execa("git", ["add", "-A"], { cwd: targetDir });
-    await execa("git", ["commit", "-m", "Initial commit with 🏗️ Scaffold-ETH 2", "--no-verify"], { cwd: targetDir });
     const foundryWorkSpacePath = path.resolve(targetDir, "packages", "foundry");
     // remove lib directory since it doesn't like directories to exist when installing
     await execa("rm",["-rf", "lib"], { cwd: foundryWorkSpacePath });
     // forge install foundry libraries
     await execa("forge", ["install", ...foundryLibraries, "--no-commit"], { cwd: foundryWorkSpacePath });
+    // Add and commit all changes
     await execa("git", ["add", "-A"], { cwd: targetDir });
-    await execa("git", ["commit", "--amend", "--no-edit"], { cwd: targetDir });
+    await execa("git", ["commit", "-m", "Initial commit with 🏗️ Scaffold-ETH 2", "--no-verify"], { cwd: targetDir });
+    // Remove remote
+    await execa("git", ["remote", "remove", "origin"], { cwd: targetDir });
   } catch (e: any) {
     // cast error as ExecaError to get stderr
     throw new Error("Failed to initialize git repository", {