diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync.yaml b/.github/workflows/sync.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..bb44ae957fad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/sync.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+name: 'Upstream Sync'
+
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron:  '0 21 * * 1-6'
+
+  workflow_dispatch:  # click the button on Github repo!
+
+jobs:
+  sync_latest_from_upstream:
+    permissions:
+        contents: write
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    name: Sync latest commits from upstream repo
+
+    steps:
+    # REQUIRED step
+    # Step 1: run a standard checkout action, provided by github
+    - name: Checkout target repo
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      with:
+        ref: master
+
+    # REQUIRED step
+    # Step 2: run the sync action
+    - name: Sync upstream changes
+      id: sync
+      uses: aormsby/Fork-Sync-With-Upstream-action@v3.4
+      with:
+        target_sync_branch: master
+        # REQUIRED 'target_repo_token' exactly like this!
+        target_repo_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        upstream_sync_branch: master
+        upstream_sync_repo: clearlydefined/curated-data
+      
+    # Step 3: Display a sample message based on the sync output var 'has_new_commits'
+    - name: New commits found
+      if: steps.sync.outputs.has_new_commits == 'true'
+      run: echo "New commits were found to sync."
+    
+    - name: No new commits
+      if: steps.sync.outputs.has_new_commits == 'false'
+      run: echo "There were no new commits."
+      
+    - name: Show value of 'has_new_commits'
+      run: echo ${{ steps.sync.outputs.has_new_commits }}
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index becdd068addb..8451d0d6f8eb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1 @@
-# curated-data
-
-This repository contains curation patches for clearlydefined.io.
\ No newline at end of file
+This branch `main` only contains the github action to keep the `master` branch in sync with the upstream `clearlydefined/curated-data`.
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index edafb7a9bede..5321f3af4354 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -78,9 +78,9 @@
       }
     },
     "minimatch": {
-      "version": "3.0.4",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimatch/-/minimatch-3.0.4.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-yJHVQEhyqPLUTgt9B83PXu6W3rx4MvvHvSUvToogpwoGDOUQ+yDrR0HRot+yOCdCO7u4hX3pWft6kWBBcqh0UA==",
+      "version": "3.1.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimatch/-/minimatch-3.1.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-J7p63hRiAjw1NDEww1W7i37+ByIrOWO5XQQAzZ3VOcL0PNybwpfmV/N05zFAzwQ9USyEcX6t3UO+K5aqBQOIHw==",
       "requires": {
         "brace-expansion": "^1.1.7"
       }