diff --git a/.changeset/great-colts-accept.md b/.changeset/great-colts-accept.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7820f4536c62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/great-colts-accept.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'create-astro': patch
+---
+
+Prompt for git initialization last, so all configurations can get added to the initial commit
diff --git a/packages/create-astro/src/index.ts b/packages/create-astro/src/index.ts
index 5090a6c1c6b6..38c6286f1e6a 100644
--- a/packages/create-astro/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/create-astro/src/index.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,17 @@ export async function main() {
 		return;
 	}
 
-	const steps = [intro, projectName, template, dependencies, git, typescript, next];
+	const steps = [
+		intro,
+		projectName,
+		template,
+		dependencies,
+		typescript,
+
+		// Steps which write to files need to go above git
+ 		git,
+		next
+	];
 
 	for (const step of steps) {
 		await step(ctx);