diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f10d5a4..381c827 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 ---
-permalink: /
-layout: default
 ---
 <div align="center">
   <a href="https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome#readme"><img src="https://awesome.re/badge-flat.svg" /></a><br>
diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml
index 022b868..2b6fe1f 100644
--- a/_config.yml
+++ b/_config.yml
@@ -21,3 +21,13 @@ exclude:
   - postcss.config.js
   - tailwind.config.js
   - src
+defaults:
+  - scope:
+      path: "" # an empty string here means all files in the project
+    values:
+      layout: "default"
+    scope:
+      path: "README.md"
+    values:
+      permalink: "/"
+      layout: "default"