diff --git a/__fixtures__/root-manifest-only/.gitignore b/__fixtures__/root-manifest-only/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..397b4a7624
--- /dev/null
+++ b/__fixtures__/root-manifest-only/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+*.log
diff --git a/commands/publish/__tests__/__fixtures__/no-interdependencies/.gitignore b/commands/publish/__tests__/__fixtures__/no-interdependencies/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..397b4a7624
--- /dev/null
+++ b/commands/publish/__tests__/__fixtures__/no-interdependencies/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+*.log
diff --git a/commands/publish/__tests__/git-checkout.test.js b/commands/publish/__tests__/git-checkout.test.js
index 52a3e46b66..2a775150a9 100644
--- a/commands/publish/__tests__/git-checkout.test.js
+++ b/commands/publish/__tests__/git-checkout.test.js
@@ -16,3 +16,15 @@ test("gitCheckout files", async () => {
   const modified = await execa.stdout("git", ["ls-files", "--modified"], { cwd });
   expect(modified).toBe("");
 });
+
+test("gitCheckout files with .gitignored files", async () => {
+  const cwd = await initFixture("no-interdependencies");
+  const files = ["package-1", "package-2"].map(name => path.join("packages", name, "package.json"));
+  files.push("packages/package-1/index.log");
+
+  await Promise.all(files.map(fp => fs.writeJSON(path.join(cwd, fp), { foo: "bar" })));
+  await gitCheckout(files, { cwd });
+
+  const modified = await execa.stdout("git", ["ls-files", "--modified"], { cwd });
+  expect(modified).toBe("");
+});
diff --git a/commands/publish/lib/git-checkout.js b/commands/publish/lib/git-checkout.js
index 2c9f1700b4..7726c38054 100644
--- a/commands/publish/lib/git-checkout.js
+++ b/commands/publish/lib/git-checkout.js
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@ module.exports = gitCheckout;
 function gitCheckout(files, opts) {
   log.silly("gitCheckout", files);
 
-  return childProcess.exec("git", ["checkout", "--"].concat(files), opts);
+  return childProcess.exec("git", ["checkout", "--", "."], opts);
 }
diff --git a/commands/version/__tests__/git-add.test.js b/commands/version/__tests__/git-add.test.js
index baf4978704..4562d19d2d 100644
--- a/commands/version/__tests__/git-add.test.js
+++ b/commands/version/__tests__/git-add.test.js
@@ -28,3 +28,29 @@ test("absolute files", async () => {
   const list = await execa.stdout("git", ["diff", "--cached", "--name-only"], { cwd });
   expect(slash(list)).toBe("packages/pkg-2/index.js");
 });
+
+test(".gitignore", async () => {
+  const cwd = await initFixture("root-manifest-only");
+  const file = path.join(cwd, "packages", "pkg-2", "index.log");
+  const file2 = path.join(cwd, "packages", "pkg-2", "index.js");
+
+  await fs.outputFile(file, "hello");
+  await fs.outputFile(file2, "hello2");
+  await gitAdd([file, file2], { cwd });
+
+  const list = await execa.stdout("git", ["diff", "--cached", "--name-only"], { cwd });
+  expect(slash(list)).toBe("packages/pkg-2/index.js");
+});
+
+test(".gitignore without naming files", async () => {
+  const cwd = await initFixture("root-manifest-only");
+  const file = path.join(cwd, "packages", "pkg-2", "index.log");
+  const file2 = path.join(cwd, "packages", "pkg-2", "index.js");
+
+  await fs.outputFile(file, "hello");
+  await fs.outputFile(file2, "hello2");
+  await gitAdd([], { cwd });
+
+  const list = await execa.stdout("git", ["diff", "--cached", "--name-only"], { cwd });
+  expect(slash(list)).toBe("packages/pkg-2/index.js");
+});
diff --git a/commands/version/lib/git-add.js b/commands/version/lib/git-add.js
index 1180890cbc..df2d451bea 100644
--- a/commands/version/lib/git-add.js
+++ b/commands/version/lib/git-add.js
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 "use strict";
 
 const log = require("npmlog");
-const path = require("path");
-const slash = require("slash");
 const childProcess = require("@lerna/child-process");
 
 module.exports = gitAdd;
@@ -10,7 +8,5 @@ module.exports = gitAdd;
 function gitAdd(files, opts) {
   log.silly("gitAdd", files);
 
-  const filePaths = files.map(file => slash(path.relative(opts.cwd, path.resolve(opts.cwd, file))));
-
-  return childProcess.exec("git", ["add", "--", ...filePaths], opts);
+  return childProcess.exec("git", ["add", "--", "."], opts);
 }