diff --git a/scripts/create-release-pr b/scripts/create-release-pr
index 48fb367541..7c6cd23390 100755
--- a/scripts/create-release-pr
+++ b/scripts/create-release-pr
@@ -45,13 +45,13 @@ yarn lerna version \
   --no-push \
   --no-git-tag-version \
   --yes
-git add . -u
 PACKAGE_VERSION=`node -e "console.log(require('./lerna.json').version)"`
 echo "Done creating new CLI package(s) versions"
 
 echo "Updating yarn.lock with new package versions"
 yarn
 
+git add . -u
 echo "Creating git commit and pushing to GitHub..."
 git commit -m "v${PACKAGE_VERSION}"
 git push origin "${BRANCH_NAME}"