diff --git a/.github/workflows/new-release-branch.yaml b/.github/workflows/new-release-branch.yaml
index 9b5414a935b3e..3b438af82b7f1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/new-release-branch.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/new-release-branch.yaml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
         git add src/compiler/corePublic.ts
         git add tests/baselines/reference/api/typescript.d.ts
         git add tests/baselines/reference/api/tsserverlibrary.d.ts
-        git add ./lib
+        git add --force ./lib
         git config user.email "typescriptbot@microsoft.com"
         git config user.name "TypeScript Bot"
         git commit -m 'Bump version to ${{ github.event.client_payload.package_version }} and LKG'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/set-version.yaml b/.github/workflows/set-version.yaml
index ce7da6726eb76..c1b221f01b88b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/set-version.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/set-version.yaml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
         git add src/compiler/corePublic.ts
         git add tests/baselines/reference/api/typescript.d.ts
         git add tests/baselines/reference/api/tsserverlibrary.d.ts
-        git add ./lib
+        git add --force ./lib
         git config user.email "typescriptbot@microsoft.com"
         git config user.name "TypeScript Bot"
         git commit -m 'Bump version to ${{ github.event.client_payload.package_version }} and LKG'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-lkg.yml b/.github/workflows/update-lkg.yml
index b2fd19c02d938..10d41a88e402b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-lkg.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-lkg.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@ jobs:
         npx hereby LKG
         npm test
         git diff
-        git add ./lib
+        git add --force ./lib
         git commit -m "Update LKG"
         git push