diff --git a/gh-repositories.tf b/gh-repositories.tf
index a33c0d8..a48fecf 100644
--- a/gh-repositories.tf
+++ b/gh-repositories.tf
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ resource "github_repository" "repositories" {
   name                        = each.key
   archived                    = contains(local.archived_github_repositories, each.key)
   visibility                  = var.github_visibility
+  auto_init                   = each.key == "charts"
   allow_squash_merge          = true
   allow_merge_commit          = true
   allow_rebase_merge          = false
diff --git a/main.tf b/main.tf
index f59d8a9..6b5e6fe 100644
--- a/main.tf
+++ b/main.tf
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ locals {
     "ansible-site-cluster",
     "ansible-role-crc",
     "cflan",
+    "charts",
     "kustomize-cluster",
     "images",
     "opencode-server-config",
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ locals {
   required_status_checks_by_repository = {
     ".github"                  = ["pre-commit"]
     "cflan"                    = ["lint-and-test (3.10)", "lint-and-test (3.11)", "lint-and-test (3.12)", "lint-and-test (3.13)", "type-check"]
+    "charts"                   = ["test"]
     "images"                   = ["checks"]
     "kustomize-cluster"        = ["test"]
     "opencode-server-config"   = ["lint"]