diff --git a/scripts/release.sh b/scripts/release.sh
index 94b7452b851..993ccff8f8e 100755
--- a/scripts/release.sh
+++ b/scripts/release.sh
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ main() {
       # shellcheck disable=SC2038,SC2046,SC2185
       run git add $(find -name go.mod ! -path './release/*'| xargs)
       run git diff --staged | cat
-      run git commit -m "version: bump up to ${VERSION}"
+      run git commit --signoff --message "version: bump up to ${VERSION}"
       run git diff --staged | cat
     fi