diff --git a/build/linux/createMajorRelease.sh b/build/linux/createMajorRelease.sh
index b210fd8..ed2a484 100755
--- a/build/linux/createMajorRelease.sh
+++ b/build/linux/createMajorRelease.sh
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ VERSION="$major.0.0-${arr2[1]}"
 mvn versions:set -DnewVersion=$VERSION
 
 #commit the new patch version
-git commit -a . -m "Creating major version $VERSION"
+git commit -a -m "Creating major version $VERSION"
 
 #tag the build
 git tag -a v$VERSION -m "Major Release Version $VERSION"
diff --git a/build/linux/createMinorRelease.sh b/build/linux/createMinorRelease.sh
index 2584bad..bdd3a4b 100755
--- a/build/linux/createMinorRelease.sh
+++ b/build/linux/createMinorRelease.sh
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ VERSION="${arr[0]}.$minor.0-${arr2[1]}"
 mvn versions:set -DnewVersion=$VERSION
 
 #commit the new patch version
-git commit -a . -m "Creating minor version $VERSION"
+git commit -a -m "Creating minor version $VERSION"
 
 #tag the build
 git tag -a v$VERSION -m "Minor Release Version $VERSION"
diff --git a/build/linux/createPatchRelease.sh b/build/linux/createPatchRelease.sh
index 27dcc95..196d5fe 100755
--- a/build/linux/createPatchRelease.sh
+++ b/build/linux/createPatchRelease.sh
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ VERSION="${arr[0]}.${arr[1]}.$patch-${arr2[1]}"
 mvn versions:set -DnewVersion=$VERSION
 
 #commit the new patch version
-git commit -a . -m "Creating patch version $VERSION"
+git commit -a -m "Creating patch version $VERSION"
 
 #tag the build
 git tag -a v$VERSION -m "Patch Release Version $VERSION"