Earlier, Vercel's free pricing plan allowed multiple members to commit changes that would automatically deploy. However, this feature has recently changed, and now only the project creator can trigger deployments.

![Vercel Deployment](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1727618106942/e6d0e4e0-474f-48d2-927e-8cf39a4a01d6.png align="left")

To enable this feature for each additional member, a fee of $20 will be charged.

### Bypass the Charge with a GitHub Action

You can create a GitHub Action that performs an empty commit, triggering Vercel to deploy automatically. Here’s how:

### Step 1: Create the Workflow File

1. Inside your repository, navigate to the `.github/workflows` directory. If the `workflows` folder doesn't exist, create it.
    
2. Add a file named `auto-empty-commit.yml`.
    

### Step 2: Add the Script

Paste the following code into `auto-empty-commit.yml`:

```yaml
name: Auto Empty Commit

on:
  push:
    branches:
      - 'master' # Trigger on pushes to the master branch
      # - '**' # Uncomment to trigger on pushes to any branch

permissions:
  contents: write # Allow write access to repository contents

jobs:
  empty_commit:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    steps:
      - name: Checkout Repository
        uses: actions/checkout@v2

      - name: Get the Latest Commit Branch
        id: get_branch
        run: echo "branch=$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)" >> $GITHUB_ENV

      - name: Create Empty Commit
        run: |
          git config --local user.name "example" # Replace with your name
          git config --local user.email "example@example.com" # Replace with your email
          git commit --allow-empty -m "Auto commit after push"
          git push origin ${{ env.branch }}
        env:
          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
```

### Customization

1. **Branch Configuration:** Modify the `on.push.branches` section to specify which branch will trigger this action.
    
2. **Git User Configuration:** Update the Git user name and email in the `Create Empty Commit` step with the credentials of the member who created the project on Vercel.
    

### Final Steps

1. Commit your changes and push them to your repository.
    
2. Now, when a commit is made, the action will create an empty commit, triggering Vercel to deploy automatically.
    

You’ll know the deployment status by the commit icons: a cross ❌ indicates the deployment failed, while a check ✅ shows successful deployment.

![Deployment Status](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1727619023813/afe4ee36-3e88-4a8d-95c5-e114389e4ccf.png align="left")

## Conclusion

That’s it! I hope you found this guide helpful. 🚀

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