diff --git a/lib/update-lockfile.js b/lib/update-lockfile.js
index 9be9cb90..3e93c8d0 100644
--- a/lib/update-lockfile.js
+++ b/lib/update-lockfile.js
@@ -60,5 +60,5 @@ module.exports = function updateLockfile (dependency, options) {
   exec('git config user.email "support@greenkeeper.io"')
   exec('git config user.name "greenkeeper[bot]"')
   const updateMessage = 'chore(package): update lockfile\n\nhttps://npm.im/greenkeeper-lockfile'
-  exec(`git commit -m "${updateMessage}"`)
+  exec(`git commit --no-verify -m "${updateMessage}"`)
 }