diff --git a/.changeset/odd-impalas-dance.md b/.changeset/odd-impalas-dance.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..423945b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/odd-impalas-dance.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'sv': patch
+---
+
+chore: remove `git init` next step when creating a new project
diff --git a/packages/cli/commands/create.ts b/packages/cli/commands/create.ts
index 09ce2048..a4612ebd 100644
--- a/packages/cli/commands/create.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/commands/create.ts
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ export const create = new Command('create')
 			const pmRunCmd = `${command} ${args.join(' ')}`;
 			const steps = [
 				...initialSteps,
-				`  ${i++}: ${highlight('git init && git add -A && git commit -m "Initial commit"')} (optional)`,
 				`  ${i++}: ${highlight(pmRunCmd)}`,
 				'',
 				`To close the dev server, hit ${highlight('Ctrl-C')}`