diff --git a/.github/workflows/update_from_private.yml b/.github/workflows/update_from_private.yml
index 945f073..cb9253b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update_from_private.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update_from_private.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Sync files
       run: |
-        rsync -av --exclude='.git' --exclude='.github' --exclude='README.md' ACCESS-SDS/ .
+        rsync -av --delete --exclude='.git' --exclude='.github' --exclude='README.md' ACCESS-SDS/ .
         rm -r ACCESS-SDS
 
     - name: Commit and push changes