diff --git a/bin/release.sh b/bin/release.sh
index 559a09fdb..58037eede 100755
--- a/bin/release.sh
+++ b/bin/release.sh
@@ -22,8 +22,12 @@ echo "Releasing Trilium $VERSION"
 
 jq '.version = "'$VERSION'"' package.json|sponge package.json
 
+git add package.json
+
 echo 'module.exports = { build_date:"'`date --iso-8601=seconds`'", build_revision: "'`git log -1 --format="%H"`'" };' > services/build.js
 
+git add services/build.js
+
 TAG=v$VERSION
 
 echo "Committing package.json version change"