diff --git a/.github/workflows/new-release-branch.yaml b/.github/workflows/new-release-branch.yaml
index 69e652d1e09..dcd720a42da 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/new-release-branch.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/new-release-branch.yaml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ 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 3b3bdf59c03..0fc9d58d167 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/set-version.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/set-version.yaml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ 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 86aa4d98fd4..98e825f9f7d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-lkg.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-lkg.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,6 @@ jobs:
         npx hereby LKG
         npm test
         git diff
-        git add ./lib
+        git add --force ./lib
         git commit -m "Update LKG"
         git push