diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/git_service.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/git_service.py
index e6d924264..0638cca9d 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/git_service.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/git_service.py
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ class GitService:
         with FileSystemService.cd(
             current_app.config["SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_BPMN_SPEC_ABSOLUTE_DIR"]
         ):
-            cls.run_shell_command(["git", "pull"])
+            cls.run_shell_command(["git", "pull", "--rebase"])
         return True
 
     @classmethod