diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d352240..93a4a64 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ lib/
 node_modules/
 
 .DS_Store
+.idea
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 96fb5d1..ac92da0 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ inputs:
   draft:
     description: 'Create a draft pull request'
     default: false
+  add-pattern-array:
+    description: 'git add [pattern]'
+    default: |
+      -A
 outputs:
   pull-request-number:
     description: 'The pull request number'
diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index be6695e..b4895ee 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ function splitLines(multilineString) {
         .map(s => s.trim())
         .filter(x => x !== '');
 }
-function createOrUpdateBranch(git, commitMessage, base, branch, branchRemoteName, signoff) {
+function createOrUpdateBranch(git, commitMessage, base, branch, branchRemoteName, signoff, filePatterns) {
     return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
         // Get the working base.
         // When a ref, it may or may not be the actual base.
@@ -124,7 +124,9 @@ function createOrUpdateBranch(git, commitMessage, base, branch, branchRemoteName
         // Commit any uncommitted changes
         if (yield git.isDirty(true)) {
             core.info('Uncommitted changes found. Adding a commit.');
-            yield git.exec(['add', '-A']);
+            for (const filePattern of filePatterns) {
+                yield git.exec(['add', filePattern]);
+            }
             const params = ['-m', commitMessage];
             if (signoff) {
                 params.push('--signoff');
@@ -377,7 +379,7 @@ function createPullRequest(inputs) {
             core.endGroup();
             // Create or update the pull request branch
             core.startGroup('Create or update the pull request branch');
-            const result = yield (0, create_or_update_branch_1.createOrUpdateBranch)(git, inputs.commitMessage, inputs.base, inputs.branch, branchRemoteName, inputs.signoff);
+            const result = yield (0, create_or_update_branch_1.createOrUpdateBranch)(git, inputs.commitMessage, inputs.base, inputs.branch, branchRemoteName, inputs.signoff, inputs.addPatternArray);
             core.endGroup();
             if (['created', 'updated'].includes(result.action)) {
                 // The branch was created or updated
@@ -1090,7 +1092,8 @@ function run() {
                 reviewers: utils.getInputAsArray('reviewers'),
                 teamReviewers: utils.getInputAsArray('team-reviewers'),
                 milestone: Number(core.getInput('milestone')),
-                draft: core.getInput('draft') === 'true'
+                draft: core.getInput('draft') === 'true',
+                addPatternArray: utils.getInputAsArray('add-pattern-array')
             };
             core.debug(`Inputs: ${(0, util_1.inspect)(inputs)}`);
             yield (0, create_pull_request_1.createPullRequest)(inputs);
diff --git a/src/create-or-update-branch.ts b/src/create-or-update-branch.ts
index f33051d..1934287 100644
--- a/src/create-or-update-branch.ts
+++ b/src/create-or-update-branch.ts
@@ -91,7 +91,8 @@ export async function createOrUpdateBranch(
   base: string,
   branch: string,
   branchRemoteName: string,
-  signoff: boolean
+  signoff: boolean,
+  filePatterns: string[]
 ): Promise<CreateOrUpdateBranchResult> {
   // Get the working base.
   // When a ref, it may or may not be the actual base.
@@ -120,7 +121,9 @@ export async function createOrUpdateBranch(
   // Commit any uncommitted changes
   if (await git.isDirty(true)) {
     core.info('Uncommitted changes found. Adding a commit.')
-    await git.exec(['add', '-A'])
+    for (const filePattern of filePatterns) {
+      await git.exec(['add', filePattern])
+    }
     const params = ['-m', commitMessage]
     if (signoff) {
       params.push('--signoff')
diff --git a/src/create-pull-request.ts b/src/create-pull-request.ts
index 8b2c11e..73c874c 100644
--- a/src/create-pull-request.ts
+++ b/src/create-pull-request.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ export interface Inputs {
   teamReviewers: string[]
   milestone: number
   draft: boolean
+  addPatternArray: string[]
 }
 
 export async function createPullRequest(inputs: Inputs): Promise<void> {
@@ -173,7 +174,8 @@ export async function createPullRequest(inputs: Inputs): Promise<void> {
       inputs.base,
       inputs.branch,
       branchRemoteName,
-      inputs.signoff
+      inputs.signoff,
+      inputs.addPatternArray
     )
     core.endGroup()
 
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index bb7b7e2..baa9a32 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ async function run(): Promise<void> {
       reviewers: utils.getInputAsArray('reviewers'),
       teamReviewers: utils.getInputAsArray('team-reviewers'),
       milestone: Number(core.getInput('milestone')),
-      draft: core.getInput('draft') === 'true'
+      draft: core.getInput('draft') === 'true',
+      addPatternArray: utils.getInputAsArray('add-pattern-array')
     }
     core.debug(`Inputs: ${inspect(inputs)}`)