diff --git a/release.sh b/release.sh
index c033766..e4b1fe4 100755
--- a/release.sh
+++ b/release.sh
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@ git checkout -b releases/$1 # If this branch already exists, omit the -b flag
 rm -rf node_modules
 sed -i '/node_modules/d' .gitignore # Bash command that removes node_modules from .gitignore
 npm install --production
-git add node_modules .gitignore
+git add node_modules -f .gitignore
 git commit -m node_modules
 git push origin releases/$1
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