diff --git a/automq_release.py b/automq_release.py
index a634bcf922..63d9c59af6 100644
--- a/automq_release.py
+++ b/automq_release.py
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 import argparse
 
-
 main_branch = "develop"
 
+
 def fail(msg):
     print(msg)
     sys.exit(1)
@@ -150,8 +150,8 @@ def do_release(tag_version):
     print("updating docker compose")
     regexReplace("docker/docker-compose.yaml", "image: automqinc/kafka:.*$", "image: automqinc/kafka:%s" % tag_version)
 
-    cmd("Committing changes", ["git", "commit", "-a", "-m", "ci: Bump version to %s" % tag_version])
-    cmd("Pushing changes", ["git", "push", "origin", new_branch])
+    cmd("Committing changes", ["git", "commit", "-a", "-m", "ci: Bump version to %s" % tag_version], allow_failure=True)
+    cmd("Pushing changes", ["git", "push", "origin", new_branch], allow_failure=True)
 
     cmd("Tagging %s" % tag_version, ["git", "tag", "-a", tag_version, "-m", "release %s" % tag_version, "-s"])
     cmd("Pushing tag %s" % tag_version, ["git", "push", "origin", tag_version])
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ def clean_local_tags():
     tags = cmd_output('git tag -l').split()
     cmd("Cleaning local tags", ['git', 'tag', '-d'] + tags)
 
+
 def check_before_started(tag_version):
     check_tools(["git"])
     cmd("Verifying that you have no unstaged git changes", 'git diff --exit-code --quiet')