diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index a412c28..953cc78 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ jobs:
           # create a review app
           command: review-apps:create
           git_remote_url: 'ssh://dokku@dokku.com/nginx-buildpack'
+          # specify `--force` as a flag for git pushes
+          git_push_flags: '--force'
           # specify a name for the review app
           review_app_name: nginx-buildpack-${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
           ssh_private_key: ${{ secrets.SSH_PRIVATE_KEY }}
diff --git a/bin/ci-pre-deploy b/bin/ci-pre-deploy
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..52f35ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/ci-pre-deploy
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/sh -l
+if [ "$IS_REVIEW_APP" = "true" ]; then
+  echo "https://github.com/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}.git#$GITHUB_SHA" > .buildpacks
+  git add .buildpacks
+  git config --global user.name 'Dokku Bot'
+  git config --global user.email no-reply@dokku.com
+  git commit -m "feat: specify $GITHUB_SHA as buildpack"
+fi
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