diff --git a/roles/copy-release-tools-scripts/files/release-tools/add_master_python3_jobs.sh b/roles/copy-release-tools-scripts/files/release-tools/add_master_python3_jobs.sh
index aa5ab3b9a6..0298e24577 100755
--- a/roles/copy-release-tools-scripts/files/release-tools/add_master_python3_jobs.sh
+++ b/roles/copy-release-tools-scripts/files/release-tools/add_master_python3_jobs.sh
@@ -57,7 +57,13 @@ done
 changes=$(git diff-index --name-only HEAD --)
 if [ -n "$changes" ]; then
     git checkout -b add-${SERIES}-python-jobtemplates
-    git add .
+
+    # Add only the files we modified
+    for file in $changes; do
+        git add $file
+    done
+    git clean -f
+
     git diff --cached
     git commit -m "$commit_msg"
     git show