diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-to-hf-spaces.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-to-hf-spaces.yml
index 4694d3ce2..aa8bbcfce 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-to-hf-spaces.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-to-hf-spaces.yml
@@ -32,6 +32,19 @@ jobs:
       - name: Remove git history
         run: rm -rf .git
 
+      - name: Prepend YAML front matter to README.md
+        run: |
+          echo "---" > temp_readme.md
+          echo "title: Open WebUI" >> temp_readme.md
+          echo "emoji: 🐳" >> temp_readme.md
+          echo "colorFrom: purple" >> temp_readme.md
+          echo "colorTo: gray" >> temp_readme.md
+          echo "sdk: docker" >> temp_readme.md
+          echo "app_port: 8080" >> temp_readme.md
+          echo "---" >> temp_readme.md
+          cat README.md >> temp_readme.md
+          mv temp_readme.md README.md
+
       - name: Configure git
         run: |
           git config --global user.email "41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5d9fbc552..a40018f0a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,12 +1,3 @@
----
-title: Open WebUI
-emoji: 🐳
-colorFrom: purple
-colorTo: gray
-sdk: docker
-app_port: 8080
----
-
 # Open WebUI (Formerly Ollama WebUI) 👋
 
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