diff --git a/cli/recipe/release.go b/cli/recipe/release.go
index 20a47fbe..af1cf037 100644
--- a/cli/recipe/release.go
+++ b/cli/recipe/release.go
@@ -239,12 +239,10 @@ func commitRelease(recipe recipe.Recipe, tag string) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	if internal.Publish {
-		msg := fmt.Sprintf("chore: publish %s release", tag)
-		repoPath := path.Join(config.RECIPES_DIR, recipe.Name)
-		if err := gitPkg.Commit(repoPath, "compose.**yml", msg, internal.Dry); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
+	msg := fmt.Sprintf("chore: publish %s release", tag)
+	repoPath := path.Join(config.RECIPES_DIR, recipe.Name)
+	if err := gitPkg.Commit(repoPath, ".", msg, internal.Dry); err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
 
 	return nil