diff --git a/bin/release b/bin/release
index eec14c94..97dbe40d 100755
--- a/bin/release
+++ b/bin/release
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ VERSION=$1
 
 printf "class Jbuilder\n  VERSION = \"$VERSION\"\nend\n" > ./lib/jbuilder/version.rb
 bundle
-git add Gemfile.lock lib/jbuilder/version.rb
+git add lib/jbuilder/version.rb
 git commit -m "Bump version for $VERSION"
 git push
 git tag v$VERSION