diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yml b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
index 1288c3d..0bbb696 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
@@ -40,6 +40,12 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Pages
         if: github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
         uses: actions/configure-pages@v5
+        with:
+          # Auto-create the Pages site if it doesn't exist yet. Lets the workflow
+          # bootstrap a fork or fresh clone without a manual Settings → Pages click,
+          # and prevents the chicken-and-egg failure where the first push to main
+          # races ahead of the repo-level Pages enablement.
+          enablement: true
       - name: Upload Pages artifact
         if: github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
         uses: actions/upload-pages-artifact@v3