diff --git a/tools/creating-new-drutopia-site.md b/tools/creating-new-drutopia-site.md
index 0721ae5..9141f3e 100644
--- a/tools/creating-new-drutopia-site.md
+++ b/tools/creating-new-drutopia-site.md
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ ddev config --docroot=web --project-type=drupal10 --webserver-type=apache-fpm --
 ddev start
 ddev auth ssh
 ddev composer install
+git init
+git commit -m "Begin repository based on build_source main"
 ```
 
 ```{note}