diff --git a/.release-it.json b/.release-it.json
index 59fc574..0870dc1 100644
--- a/.release-it.json
+++ b/.release-it.json
@@ -13,10 +13,9 @@
   },
   "hooks": {
     "after:bump": [
-      "npm run build",
       "touch CHANGELOG.md",
       "echo \"$(npx @uphold/github-changelog-generator -f v${version})\n$(tail -n +2 api/CHANGELOG.md)\" > CHANGELOG.md",
-      "git add . --all"
+      "git add CHANGELOG.md --all"
     ]
   }