1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/maint.mk b/maint.mk
index 7cfc488ef..035e54523 100644
--- a/maint.mk
+++ b/maint.mk
@@ -888,4 +888,4 @@ alpha beta major: $(local-check) writable-files
 	$(MAKE) update-NEWS-hash
 	perl -pi -e '$$. == 3 and print "$(noteworthy)\n\n\n"' NEWS
 	$(emit-commit-log) > .ci-msg
-	$(VC) commit -F .ci-msg
+	$(VC) commit -F .ci-msg -a