try explicitly checking out main

Author: tschaume

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build package and docs
         run: |
+          git config --local user.email "feedback@materialsproject.org"
+          git config --local user.name "materialsproject"
+          git fetch --all --prune
+          git checkout main
+          git pull
           python${{ matrix.python-version }} -m build
           cd docs_rst
           python${{ matrix.python-version }} featurizer_summary.py > featurizer_summary.rst
@@ -51,8 +56,6 @@ jobs:
           rm -r html
           rm -r doctrees
           touch .nojekyll
-          git config --local user.email "feedback@materialsproject.org"
-          git config --local user.name "materialsproject"
           git add .
           git commit -a -m "update docs"
           git push