diff --git a/.github/readme-generate.js b/.github/readme-generate.js
index 40e4fa64..c39ae251 100644
--- a/.github/readme-generate.js
+++ b/.github/readme-generate.js
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ async function main() {
     );
   } catch (error) {
     console.error(error);
+    process.exitCode = 1;
   }
 }