diff --git a/release.sh b/release.sh
index 21ecfbd..d395c0e 100755
--- a/release.sh
+++ b/release.sh
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -e
 
+git diff --quiet HEAD || (echo "please revert the uncommited changes"; exit 1)
+
 SPARK_VERSION="${1?Missing required argument: semver}"
 
 sed -i '' -e "s/SPARK_VERSION = .*/SPARK_VERSION = '$SPARK_VERSION'/" lib/constants.js
-git add .
+git add lib/constants.js
 git commit -m v"$SPARK_VERSION"
 git tag -s v"$SPARK_VERSION" -m v"$SPARK_VERSION"
 git push