diff --git a/.github/workflows/jekyll.yml b/.github/workflows/jekyll.yml
index 5345935e..cef4f3eb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/jekyll.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/jekyll.yml
@@ -36,14 +36,12 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Ruby
         uses: ruby/setup-ruby@8575951200e472d5f2d95c625da0c7bec8217c42 # v1.161.0
         with:
-          ruby-version: '3.1' # Not needed with a .ruby-version file
+          ruby-version: '3.2.2' # Not needed with a .ruby-version file
           bundler-cache: true # runs 'bundle install' and caches installed gems automatically
           cache-version: 0 # Increment this number if you need to re-download cached gems
       - name: Setup Pages
         id: pages
         uses: actions/configure-pages@v5
-      - name: Remove problematic template file
-        run: rm -f vendor/bundle/ruby/3.1.0/gems/jekyll-3.9.5/lib/site_template/_posts/0000-00-00-welcome-to-jekyll.markdown.erb
       - name: Build with Jekyll
         # Outputs to the './_site' directory by default
         run: bundle exec jekyll build --baseurl "${{ steps.pages.outputs.base_path }}"
diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml
index 9083f686..0bed1f19 100644
--- a/_config.yml
+++ b/_config.yml
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ exclude:
 - README.md
 - Gemfile
 - ".gitignore"
+- vendor
 plugins:
 - jekyll-feed
 - jekyll-seo-tag