diff --git a/config/config-package.py b/config/config-package.py
index 0a8d0f3..551164f 100755
--- a/config/config-package.py
+++ b/config/config-package.py
@@ -588,7 +588,8 @@ def configure(self):
         with change_dir(self.path):
             # We have to add it here otherwise the linter complains
             # that it is not added.
-            call('git', 'add', 'CONTRIBUTING.md')
+            if self.args.commit:
+                call('git', 'add', 'CONTRIBUTING.md')
 
         self.coveragerc()
         self.manylinux_sh()
@@ -606,13 +607,13 @@ def configure(self):
                 call('git', 'rm', '.travis.yml')
             if self.rm_coveragerc:
                 call('git', 'rm', '.coveragerc')
-            if self.add_coveragerc:
+            if self.add_coveragerc and self.args.commit:
                 call('git', 'add', '.coveragerc')
-            if self.with_appveyor:
+            if self.with_appveyor and self.args.commit:
                 call('git', 'add', 'appveyor.yml')
-            if self.with_docs:
+            if self.with_docs and self.args.commit:
                 call('git', 'add', '.readthedocs.yaml')
-            if self.add_manylinux:
+            if self.add_manylinux and self.args.commit:
                 call('git', 'add', '.manylinux.sh', '.manylinux-install.sh')
             # Remove empty sections:
             meta_cfg = {k: v for k, v in self.meta_cfg.items() if v}