diff --git a/.github/actions-scripts/content-changes-table-comment.js b/.github/actions-scripts/content-changes-table-comment.js
index dc8df8a81e..1ec5aa3df4 100755
--- a/.github/actions-scripts/content-changes-table-comment.js
+++ b/.github/actions-scripts/content-changes-table-comment.js
@@ -39,78 +39,97 @@ const pathPrefix = 'content/'
 const articleFiles = files.filter(
   ({ filename }) => filename.startsWith(pathPrefix) && !filename.endsWith('/index.md')
 )
-for (const file of articleFiles) {
-  const sourceUrl = file.blob_url
-  const fileName = file.filename.slice(pathPrefix.length)
-  const fileUrl = fileName.slice(0, fileName.lastIndexOf('.'))
 
-  // get the file contents and decode them
-  // this script is called from the main branch, so we need the API call to get the contents from the branch, instead
-  const fileContents = await getContents(
-    context.repo.owner,
-    context.payload.repository.name,
-    context.payload.pull_request.head.sha,
-    file.filename
-  )
+const lines = await Promise.all(
+  articleFiles.map(async (file) => {
+    const sourceUrl = file.blob_url
+    const fileName = file.filename.slice(pathPrefix.length)
+    const fileUrl = fileName.slice(0, fileName.lastIndexOf('.'))
 
-  // parse the frontmatter
-  const { data } = parse(fileContents)
-
-  let contentCell = ''
-  let previewCell = ''
-  let prodCell = ''
-
-  if (file.status === 'added') contentCell = `New file: `
-  contentCell += `[\`${fileName}\`](${sourceUrl})`
-
-  try {
-    // the try/catch is needed because getApplicableVersions() returns either [] or throws an error when it can't parse the versions frontmatter
-    // try/catch can be removed if docs-engineering#1821 is resolved
-    // i.e. for feature based versioning, like ghae: 'issue-6337'
-    const fileVersions = getApplicableVersions(data.versions)
-
-    for (const plan in allVersionShortnames) {
-      // plan is the shortName (i.e., fpt)
-      // allVersionShortNames[plan] is the planName (i.e., free-pro-team)
-
-      // walk by the plan names since we generate links differently for most plans
-      const versions = fileVersions.filter((fileVersion) =>
-        fileVersion.includes(allVersionShortnames[plan])
-      )
-
-      if (versions.length === 1) {
-        // for fpt, ghec, and ghae
-
-        if (versions.toString() === nonEnterpriseDefaultVersion) {
-          // omit version from fpt url
-
-          previewCell += `[${plan}](${APP_URL}/${fileUrl})<br>`
-          prodCell += `[${plan}](${PROD_URL}/${fileUrl})<br>`
-        } else {
-          // for non-versioned releases (ghae, ghec) use full url
-
-          previewCell += `[${plan}](${APP_URL}/${versions}/${fileUrl})<br>`
-          prodCell += `[${plan}](${PROD_URL}/${versions}/${fileUrl})<br>`
-        }
-      } else if (versions.length) {
-        // for ghes releases, link each version
-
-        previewCell += `${plan}@ `
-        prodCell += `${plan}@ `
-
-        versions.forEach((version) => {
-          previewCell += `[${version.split('@')[1]}](${APP_URL}/${version}/${fileUrl}) `
-          prodCell += `[${version.split('@')[1]}](${PROD_URL}/${version}/${fileUrl}) `
-        })
-        previewCell += '<br>'
-        prodCell += '<br>'
-      }
-    }
-  } catch (e) {
-    console.error(
-      `Version information for ${file.filename} couldn't be determined from its frontmatter.`
+    // get the file contents and decode them
+    // this script is called from the main branch, so we need the API call to get the contents from the branch, instead
+    const fileContents = await getContents(
+      context.repo.owner,
+      context.payload.repository.name,
+      // Can't get its content if it no longer exists.
+      // Meaning, you'd get a 404 on the `getContents()` utility function.
+      // So, to be able to get necessary meta data about what it *was*,
+      // if it was removed, fall back to the 'base'.
+      file.status === 'removed'
+        ? context.payload.pull_request.base.sha
+        : context.payload.pull_request.head.sha,
+      file.filename
     )
-  }
-  markdownTable += `| ${contentCell} | ${previewCell} | ${prodCell} | |\n`
-}
+
+    // parse the frontmatter
+    const { data } = parse(fileContents)
+
+    let contentCell = ''
+    let previewCell = ''
+    let prodCell = ''
+
+    if (file.status === 'added') contentCell = 'New file: '
+    else if (file.status === 'removed') contentCell = 'Removed: '
+    contentCell += `[\`${fileName}\`](${sourceUrl})`
+
+    try {
+      // the try/catch is needed because getApplicableVersions() returns either [] or throws an error when it can't parse the versions frontmatter
+      // try/catch can be removed if docs-engineering#1821 is resolved
+      // i.e. for feature based versioning, like ghae: 'issue-6337'
+      const fileVersions = getApplicableVersions(data.versions)
+
+      for (const plan in allVersionShortnames) {
+        // plan is the shortName (i.e., fpt)
+        // allVersionShortNames[plan] is the planName (i.e., free-pro-team)
+
+        // walk by the plan names since we generate links differently for most plans
+        const versions = fileVersions.filter((fileVersion) =>
+          fileVersion.includes(allVersionShortnames[plan])
+        )
+
+        if (versions.length === 1) {
+          // for fpt, ghec, and ghae
+
+          if (versions.toString() === nonEnterpriseDefaultVersion) {
+            // omit version from fpt url
+
+            previewCell += `[${plan}](${APP_URL}/${fileUrl})<br>`
+            prodCell += `[${plan}](${PROD_URL}/${fileUrl})<br>`
+          } else {
+            // for non-versioned releases (ghae, ghec) use full url
+
+            previewCell += `[${plan}](${APP_URL}/${versions}/${fileUrl})<br>`
+            prodCell += `[${plan}](${PROD_URL}/${versions}/${fileUrl})<br>`
+          }
+        } else if (versions.length) {
+          // for ghes releases, link each version
+
+          previewCell += `${plan}@ `
+          prodCell += `${plan}@ `
+
+          versions.forEach((version) => {
+            previewCell += `[${version.split('@')[1]}](${APP_URL}/${version}/${fileUrl}) `
+            prodCell += `[${version.split('@')[1]}](${PROD_URL}/${version}/${fileUrl}) `
+          })
+          previewCell += '<br>'
+          prodCell += '<br>'
+        }
+      }
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.error(
+        `Version information for ${file.filename} couldn't be determined from its frontmatter.`
+      )
+    }
+    let note = ''
+    if (file.status === 'removed') {
+      note = 'removed'
+      // If the file was removed, the `previewCell` no longer makes sense
+      // since it was based on looking at the base sha.
+      previewCell = 'n/a'
+    }
+
+    return `| ${contentCell} | ${previewCell} | ${prodCell} | ${note} |`
+  })
+)
+markdownTable += lines.join('\n')
 setOutput('changesTable', markdownTable)