diff --git a/ahriman-core/src/ahriman/core/build_tools/sources.py b/ahriman-core/src/ahriman/core/build_tools/sources.py
index 93ba7e4e..cf680e17 100644
--- a/ahriman-core/src/ahriman/core/build_tools/sources.py
+++ b/ahriman-core/src/ahriman/core/build_tools/sources.py
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ class Sources(LazyLogging):
 
         # extract local files...
         files = ["PKGBUILD", ".SRCINFO"] + [str(path) for path in Pkgbuild.local_files(sources_dir)]
-        instance.add(sources_dir, *files)
+        instance.add(sources_dir, *files, force=True)
         # ...and commit them
         instance.commit(sources_dir)
 
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ class Sources(LazyLogging):
         git_url, branch = remote.git_source()
         check_output(*instance.git(), "push", "--quiet", git_url, branch, cwd=sources_dir, logger=instance.logger)
 
-    def add(self, sources_dir: Path, *pattern: str, intent_to_add: bool = False) -> None:
+    def add(self, sources_dir: Path, *pattern: str, intent_to_add: bool = False, force: bool = False) -> None:
         """
         track found files via git
 
@@ -241,6 +241,7 @@ class Sources(LazyLogging):
             *pattern(str): glob patterns
             intent_to_add(bool, optional): record only the fact that it will be added later, acts as
                 --intent-to-add git flag (Default value = False)
+            force(bool, optional): allow adding ignored files (Default value = False)
         """
         # glob directory to find files which match the specified patterns
         found_files: list[Path] = []
@@ -251,6 +252,8 @@ class Sources(LazyLogging):
         self.logger.info("found matching files %s", found_files)
         # add them to index
         args = ["--intent-to-add"] if intent_to_add else []
+        if force:
+            args.append("--force")
         check_output(*self.git(), "add", *args, *[str(fn.relative_to(sources_dir)) for fn in found_files],
                      cwd=sources_dir, logger=self.logger)
 
diff --git a/ahriman-core/tests/ahriman/core/build_tools/test_sources.py b/ahriman-core/tests/ahriman/core/build_tools/test_sources.py
index ab48105e..43a22170 100644
--- a/ahriman-core/tests/ahriman/core/build_tools/test_sources.py
+++ b/ahriman-core/tests/ahriman/core/build_tools/test_sources.py
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ def test_init(sources: Sources, mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:
     sources.init(local)
     check_output_mock.assert_called_once_with(*sources.git(), "init", "--quiet", "--initial-branch",
                                               sources.DEFAULT_BRANCH, cwd=local, logger=pytest.helpers.anyvar(int))
-    add_mock.assert_called_once_with(local, "PKGBUILD", ".SRCINFO", "local")
+    add_mock.assert_called_once_with(local, "PKGBUILD", ".SRCINFO", "local", force=True)
     commit_mock.assert_called_once_with(local)
 
 
@@ -347,6 +347,17 @@ def test_add_skip(sources: Sources, mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:
     check_output_mock.assert_not_called()
 
 
+def test_add_force(sources: Sources, tmp_path: Path, mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:
+    """
+    must add files to git with --force flag
+    """
+    mocker.patch("pathlib.Path.glob", return_value=[Path("local/1"), Path("local/2")])
+    check_output_mock = mocker.patch("ahriman.core.build_tools.sources.check_output")
+
+    sources.add(Path("local"), "PKGBUILD", force=True)
+    assert "--force" in check_output_mock.call_args.args
+
+
 def test_commit(sources: Sources, mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:
     """
     must commit changes