diff --git a/.github/workflows/update_readme.yml b/.github/workflows/update_readme.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7cec23f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/update_readme.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+name: Update Readme
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+
+jobs:
+  lint:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.10'
+      - name: Update Readme
+        run: python update_list.py
+      - uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v4
+        with:
+          commit_message: Update Readme
diff --git a/contributing.md b/contributing.md
index 00de785b..521dac5e 100644
--- a/contributing.md
+++ b/contributing.md
@@ -28,6 +28,3 @@ If a file name contains a special character that Windows is not able to display,
 
 The code in the file should be the simplest and most straightforward way to print/display/show `Hello World` exactly once in the language used. User input should not be requested and a newline should only be printed when necessary.
 
-### Updating readme
-
-After adding the language file, run `update_list.py` with Python 3.6+ to automatically update the language list. If you don't have a local clone, you will need to increment the language count and alphabetically list the language yourself.