diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index a251a19..24b5e3e 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -893,7 +893,11 @@ class GitCommandManager {
     }
     init() {
         return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
-            yield this.execGit(['init', this.workingDirectory]);
+            yield this.execGit([
+                'init',
+                '--initial-branch=placeholder',
+                this.workingDirectory
+            ]);
         });
     }
     isDetached() {
diff --git a/src/git-command-manager.ts b/src/git-command-manager.ts
index a45e15a..6ceac85 100644
--- a/src/git-command-manager.ts
+++ b/src/git-command-manager.ts
@@ -367,7 +367,11 @@ class GitCommandManager {
   }
 
   async init(): Promise<void> {
-    await this.execGit(['init', this.workingDirectory])
+    await this.execGit([
+      'init',
+      '--initial-branch=placeholder',
+      this.workingDirectory
+    ])
   }
 
   async isDetached(): Promise<boolean> {