diff --git a/voila-runtime-root/deploy_release.cmd b/voila-runtime-root/deploy_release.cmd
index 6abaf42189433a2c90b79c862e2c5c8fd95d40c0..7697c8b4abb98d85fca779d8fcf549a235eec383 100644
--- a/voila-runtime-root/deploy_release.cmd
+++ b/voila-runtime-root/deploy_release.cmd
@@ -17,9 +17,7 @@ call mvn release:prepare -DremoteTagging=false -DpushChanges=false
 if %ERRORLEVEL% neq 0 goto ExitOnError
 
 rem Push remote tag and changes.
-call git commit -a -m "Prepare a release"
-if %ERRORLEVEL% neq 0 goto ExitOnError
-
+call git commit -a -m "Prepare a release" 2>null
 call git tag "%TAG_NAME%"
 if %ERRORLEVEL% neq 0 goto ExitOnError