diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-to-production.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-to-production.yml
index a876149646..d4526814d6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-to-production.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-to-production.yml
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ jobs:
     - name: Build data
       run: |
         python scripts/build_data.py
+    - name: Place public files
+      run: |
+        cp public/robots-prod.txt _site/robots.txt
     - name: Deploy to GitHub Pages
       uses: JamesIves/github-pages-deploy-action@3.7.1
       with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-to-staging.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-to-staging.yml
index 8b816382bd..25b225b620 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-to-staging.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-to-staging.yml
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ jobs:
     - name: Build data
       run: |
         python scripts/build_data.py
+    - name: Place public files
+      run: |
+        cp public/robots-staging.txt _site/robots.txt
     - name: Deploy to GitHub Pages
       uses: JamesIves/github-pages-deploy-action@3.7.1
       with:
diff --git a/public/robots-prod.txt b/public/robots-prod.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1f53798bb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/robots-prod.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+User-agent: *
+Disallow: /
diff --git a/public/robots-staging.txt b/public/robots-staging.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1f53798bb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/robots-staging.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+User-agent: *
+Disallow: /