diff --git a/scripts/release.sh b/scripts/release.sh
index f96d4ad920bc..43e10cb167c8 100755
--- a/scripts/release.sh
+++ b/scripts/release.sh
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ main() {
       run git add api/version/version.go
       # shellcheck disable=SC2038,SC2046
       run git add $(find . -name go.mod ! -path './release/*'| xargs)
-      run git diff --staged | cat
+      run git diff --staged | cat | sed 's/diff --git//'
       run git commit --signoff --message "version: bump up to ${VERSION}"
       run git diff --staged | cat
     fi