diff --git a/buildutils/src/release-bump.ts b/buildutils/src/release-bump.ts
index 35bd1068e..726361039 100644
--- a/buildutils/src/release-bump.ts
+++ b/buildutils/src/release-bump.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ commander
       if (opts.force) {
         cmd += ' --force';
       }
-      if (commit) {
+      if (!commit) {
         cmd += ' --skip-commit';
       }
       utils.run(cmd);