diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e2d8c87c..f20f3a4e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ Valid subsections within a version are:
 
 Things to be included in the next release go here.
 
+### Fixed
+
+- Actually fixed the issue with the semantic-release configuration preventing updated files with each new release version from being properly updated in the repo as a part of the release.
+
 ---
 
 ## v1.0.1 (2024-08-27)
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 0c996141..5cafb4d5 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -145,12 +145,6 @@ order-by-type = false
 ]
 
 [tool.semantic_release]
-assets = [
-  ".github",
-  "README.md",
-  "actions",
-  "workflows"
-]
 build_command = """
   python -m scripts.bump_version_in_files
 """
diff --git a/scripts/bump_version_in_files.py b/scripts/bump_version_in_files.py
index 11a2be1a..e7879d9a 100644
--- a/scripts/bump_version_in_files.py
+++ b/scripts/bump_version_in_files.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 import os
 import re
+import subprocess
 
 from pathlib import Path
 
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ def update_github_actions_version(filepath: Path, incoming_version: str) -> None
         )
         print(f'Bumping version in "{filepath}" to', incoming_version)
         filepath.write_text(updated_content)
+        subprocess.check_call(["git", "add", filepath.as_posix()])  # noqa: S603,S607
     else:
         print(f'No GitHub Workflow/Action usage found in "{filepath}", skipping update.')
 
diff --git a/tests/test_bump_version_in_files.py b/tests/test_bump_version_in_files.py
index ab596b33..a5c668fe 100644
--- a/tests/test_bump_version_in_files.py
+++ b/tests/test_bump_version_in_files.py
@@ -1,12 +1,21 @@
 """Test the bump_version_in_files module."""
 
 from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Generator
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
 
 import pytest
 
 from scripts.bump_version_in_files import get_file_paths, update_github_actions_version
 
 
+@pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
+def mock_subprocess_check_call() -> Generator[None, None, None]:
+    """Mock subprocess.check_call for all tests."""
+    with patch("subprocess.check_call", MagicMock(return_value=None)):
+        yield
+
+
 @pytest.fixture()
 def temporary_directory(tmp_path: Path) -> Path:
     """Create a temporary directory."""