diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6410a885..0ac6ec82 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ Each entry in the `assets` `Array` is globbed individually. A [glob](https://git
 
 If a directory is configured, all the files under this directory and its children will be included.
 
-If a file has a match in `.gitignore` it will always be excluded.
+**Note**: If a file has a match in `assets` it will be included even if it also has a match in `.gitignore`.
 
 ##### `assets` examples
 
diff --git a/lib/git.js b/lib/git.js
index 925b6dcf..889bae75 100644
--- a/lib/git.js
+++ b/lib/git.js
@@ -7,20 +7,19 @@ const debug = require('debug')('semantic-release:git');
  * @return {Array<String>} Array of modified files path.
  */
 async function getModifiedFiles() {
-  return (await execa.stdout('git', ['ls-files', '-m', '-o', '--exclude-standard']))
+  return (await execa.stdout('git', ['ls-files', '-m', '-o']))
     .split('\n')
     .map(tag => tag.trim())
     .filter(tag => Boolean(tag));
 }
 
 /**
- * Add a list of file to the Git index.
- * If on of the files is present in the .gitignore it will be silently skipped. Other files will still be added.
+ * Add a list of file to the Git index. `.gitignore` will be ignored.
  *
  * @param {Array<String>} files Array of files path to add to the index,
  */
 async function add(files) {
-  const shell = await execa('git', ['add', '--ignore-errors'].concat(files), {reject: false});
+  const shell = await execa('git', ['add', '--force', '--ignore-errors'].concat(files), {reject: false});
   debug('add file to git index', shell);
 }
 
diff --git a/test/git.test.js b/test/git.test.js
index 78ee4a70..2f4d99f4 100644
--- a/test/git.test.js
+++ b/test/git.test.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ test.serial('Add file to index', async t => {
   await t.deepEqual(await gitStaged(), ['file1.js']);
 });
 
-test.serial('Get the modified files, ignoring files in .gitignore but including untracked ones', async t => {
+test.serial('Get the modified files, including files in .gitignore but including untracked ones', async t => {
   // Create a git repository, set the current working directory at the root of the repo
   await gitRepo();
   // Create files
@@ -34,13 +34,14 @@ test.serial('Get the modified files, ignoring files in .gitignore but including
   // Add files and commit
   await add(['.']);
   await commit('Test commit');
-  // Update file1.js and dir/file2.js
+  // Update file1.js, dir/file2.js and file3.js
   await appendFile('file1.js', 'Test content');
   await appendFile('dir/file2.js', 'Test content');
+  await appendFile('file3.js', 'Test content');
   // Add untracked file
   await outputFile('file4.js', 'Test content');
 
-  await t.deepEqual(await getModifiedFiles(), ['file4.js', 'dir/file2.js', 'file1.js']);
+  await t.deepEqual((await getModifiedFiles()).sort(), ['file4.js', 'file3.js', 'dir/file2.js', 'file1.js'].sort());
 });
 
 test.serial('Returns [] if there is no modified files', async t => {
diff --git a/test/prepare.test.js b/test/prepare.test.js
index 99a21acb..34c42792 100644
--- a/test/prepare.test.js
+++ b/test/prepare.test.js
@@ -126,10 +126,13 @@ test.serial('Commit files matching the patterns in "assets"', async t => {
   // Verify file2 and file1 have been commited
   // file4.js is excluded as no glob matching
   // file3.css is ignored due to the negative glob '!dir/*.css'
-  // file5.js is ignore because it's in the .gitignore
+  // file5.js is not ignored even if it's in the .gitignore
   // file6.js and file7.css are included because dir2 is expanded
-  t.deepEqual(await gitCommitedFiles(), ['dir/file2.js', 'dir2/file6.js', 'dir2/file7.css', 'file1.js']);
-  t.deepEqual(t.context.log.args[0], ['Found %d file(s) to commit', 4]);
+  t.deepEqual(
+    (await gitCommitedFiles()).sort(),
+    ['dir/file2.js', 'dir2/file6.js', 'dir2/file7.css', 'file1.js', 'file5.js'].sort()
+  );
+  t.deepEqual(t.context.log.args[0], ['Found %d file(s) to commit', 5]);
 });
 
 test.serial('Commit files matching the patterns in "assets" as Objects', async t => {
@@ -155,10 +158,13 @@ test.serial('Commit files matching the patterns in "assets" as Objects', async t
   // Verify file2 and file1 have been commited
   // file4.js is excluded as no glob matching
   // file3.css is ignored due to the negative glob '!dir/*.css'
-  // file5.js is ignore because it's in the .gitignore
+  // file5.js is not ignored even if it's in the .gitignore
   // file6.js and file7.css are included because dir2 is expanded
-  t.deepEqual(await gitCommitedFiles(), ['dir/file2.js', 'dir2/file6.js', 'dir2/file7.css', 'file1.js']);
-  t.deepEqual(t.context.log.args[0], ['Found %d file(s) to commit', 4]);
+  t.deepEqual(
+    (await gitCommitedFiles()).sort(),
+    ['dir/file2.js', 'dir2/file6.js', 'dir2/file7.css', 'file1.js', 'file5.js'].sort()
+  );
+  t.deepEqual(t.context.log.args[0], ['Found %d file(s) to commit', 5]);
 });
 
 test.serial('Commit files matching the patterns in "assets" as single glob', async t => {
@@ -237,19 +243,3 @@ test.serial('Skip commit if there is no files to commit', async t => {
   t.deepEqual(t.context.log.args[0], ['Creating tag %s', nextRelease.gitTag]);
   t.deepEqual(t.context.log.args[1], ['Prepared Git release: %s', nextRelease.gitTag]);
 });
-
-test.serial('Skip commit if all the modified files are in .gitignore', async t => {
-  const pluginConfig = {assets: 'dist'};
-  const lastRelease = {};
-  const nextRelease = {version: '2.0.0', gitTag: 'v2.0.0'};
-
-  await outputFile('dist/files1.js', 'Test content');
-  await outputFile('.gitignore', 'dist/**/*');
-
-  await prepare(pluginConfig, {options: t.context.options, lastRelease, nextRelease, logger: t.context.logger});
-
-  // Verify the files that have been commited
-  t.deepEqual(await gitCommitedFiles(), []);
-  t.deepEqual(t.context.log.args[0], ['Creating tag %s', nextRelease.gitTag]);
-  t.deepEqual(t.context.log.args[1], ['Prepared Git release: %s', nextRelease.gitTag]);
-});