diff --git a/build.vsh b/build.vsh
index 4fa035657..88b425f92 100644
--- a/build.vsh
+++ b/build.vsh
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
 import os
 import log
 
+os.chdir(os.dir(@FILE))!
+
 log.info('start generating html pages from docs.md')
 
+log.info('    ensure we are working on top of the latest changes ...')
+os.system('git pull --rebase origin main')
+
 log.info('    cloning latest version of the generator sources ...')
 os.system('rm -rf docs_generator/')
 os.system('git clone --branch generator https://github.com/vlang/docs docs_generator/')