diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 38675fb..b44e739 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -46871,7 +46871,15 @@ function main() {
         process.exit(1);
       }
       const empty_tree_object = "4b825dc642cb6eb9a060e54bf8d69288fbee4904";
-      yield (0, github_2.createBranch)(octokit, owner, repo, "_codelimit_reports", empty_tree_object);
+      const res = yield octokit.git.createCommit({
+        owner,
+        repo,
+        message: "Initial commit",
+        tree: empty_tree_object,
+        parents: []
+      });
+      const initialCommitSha = res.data.sha;
+      yield (0, github_2.createBranch)(octokit, owner, repo, "_codelimit_reports", initialCommitSha);
     } else {
       console.log("Branch _codelimit_reports already exists");
     }
diff --git a/src/action.ts b/src/action.ts
index 066f2a3..0e9143b 100644
--- a/src/action.ts
+++ b/src/action.ts
@@ -114,7 +114,15 @@ async function main() {
             process.exit(1);
         }
         const empty_tree_object = '4b825dc642cb6eb9a060e54bf8d69288fbee4904';
-        await createBranch(octokit, owner, repo, '_codelimit_reports', empty_tree_object);
+        const res = await octokit.git.createCommit({
+            owner: owner,
+            repo: repo,
+            message: 'Initial commit',
+            tree: empty_tree_object,
+            parents: []
+        });
+        const initialCommitSha = res.data.sha
+        await createBranch(octokit, owner, repo, '_codelimit_reports', initialCommitSha);
     } else {
         console.log('Branch _codelimit_reports already exists');
     }