diff --git a/.github/workflows/handle-source-release.yml b/.github/workflows/handle-source-release.yml
index a7e793aff..efcfdb648 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/handle-source-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/handle-source-release.yml
@@ -139,6 +139,13 @@ jobs:
           git config --global url."https://${GH_ACCESS_TOKEN}@github.com/".insteadOf "https://github.com/"
           echo "GOPRIVATE=github.com/loft-sh/vcluster-pro*" >>"$GITHUB_ENV"
           echo "GOPROXY=https://proxy.golang.org,direct" >>"$GITHUB_ENV"
+          # The versioned docs trees were seeded from copies that carried an
+          # executable bit, so many committed partials are 100755 while the
+          # generators write them at 100644. Without this, every sync PR
+          # carries hundreds of spurious 100755->100644 mode-only diffs that
+          # bury the real content changes. .mdx/.md/.json docs are never
+          # executed, so ignore the executable bit repo-wide for the sync.
+          git config core.fileMode false
 
       # The platform pin bump (below) moves api + agentapi to a version
       # loft-enterprise tagged moments ago. proxy.golang.org and