diff --git a/release-plugin/src/main/kotlin/io/github/simonhauck/release/plugin/ReleaseExtension.kt b/release-plugin/src/main/kotlin/io/github/simonhauck/release/plugin/ReleaseExtension.kt
index 4cbde78..6e78282 100644
--- a/release-plugin/src/main/kotlin/io/github/simonhauck/release/plugin/ReleaseExtension.kt
+++ b/release-plugin/src/main/kotlin/io/github/simonhauck/release/plugin/ReleaseExtension.kt
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 package io.github.simonhauck.release.plugin
 
 import org.gradle.api.file.ProjectLayout
+import org.gradle.api.file.RegularFile
 import org.gradle.api.file.RegularFileProperty
 import org.gradle.api.model.ObjectFactory
+import org.gradle.api.provider.ListProperty
 import org.gradle.api.provider.Property
 
 abstract class ReleaseExtension(
@@ -15,6 +17,11 @@ abstract class ReleaseExtension(
     val versionPropertyFile: RegularFileProperty =
         objects.fileProperty().convention(layout.projectDirectory.file("version.properties"))
 
+    val gitAddFiles: ListProperty<RegularFile> =
+        objects
+            .listProperty(RegularFile::class.java)
+            .convention(versionPropertyFile.map { listOf(it) })
+
     val releaseCommitMessage: Property<String> =
         objects.property(String::class.java).convention("Release commit: v{version}")
 
diff --git a/release-plugin/src/main/kotlin/io/github/simonhauck/release/plugin/ReleasePlugin.kt b/release-plugin/src/main/kotlin/io/github/simonhauck/release/plugin/ReleasePlugin.kt
index 1cbc922..ecf7258 100644
--- a/release-plugin/src/main/kotlin/io/github/simonhauck/release/plugin/ReleasePlugin.kt
+++ b/release-plugin/src/main/kotlin/io/github/simonhauck/release/plugin/ReleasePlugin.kt
@@ -58,8 +58,11 @@ class ReleasePlugin : Plugin<Project> {
             it.commitMessagePrefix.set(extension.commitMessagePrefix)
             it.tagName.set(extension.tagName)
             it.stringTemplateVariables.set(extension.versionPropertyFile)
-            // TODO Simon.Hauck 2024-05-13 - solve this. Should be the file
-            it.gitAddFilePattern.set(".")
+            it.gitAddFilePattern.set(
+                extension.gitAddFiles.map { regularFiles ->
+                    regularFiles.map { regularFile -> regularFile.asFile }
+                }
+            )
         }
     }
 
@@ -72,8 +75,9 @@ class ReleasePlugin : Plugin<Project> {
             it.commitMessage.set(extension.postReleaseCommitMessage)
             it.commitMessagePrefix.set(extension.commitMessagePrefix)
             it.stringTemplateVariables.set(extension.versionPropertyFile)
-            // TODO Simon.Hauck 2024-05-13 - solve this. Should be the file
-            it.gitAddFilePattern.set(".")
+            it.gitAddFilePattern.set(
+                extension.versionPropertyFile.map { file -> listOf(file.asFile) }
+            )
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/release-plugin/src/main/kotlin/io/github/simonhauck/release/tasks/CommitAndTagTask.kt b/release-plugin/src/main/kotlin/io/github/simonhauck/release/tasks/CommitAndTagTask.kt
index 1ad42ff..e2dddc2 100644
--- a/release-plugin/src/main/kotlin/io/github/simonhauck/release/tasks/CommitAndTagTask.kt
+++ b/release-plugin/src/main/kotlin/io/github/simonhauck/release/tasks/CommitAndTagTask.kt
@@ -3,17 +3,16 @@ package io.github.simonhauck.release.tasks
 import arrow.core.fold
 import io.github.simonhauck.release.file.internal.PropertiesFileUtil
 import io.github.simonhauck.release.git.api.RevertCommand
+import java.io.File
 import org.gradle.api.file.RegularFileProperty
+import org.gradle.api.provider.ListProperty
 import org.gradle.api.provider.Property
-import org.gradle.api.tasks.Input
-import org.gradle.api.tasks.InputFile
-import org.gradle.api.tasks.Optional
-import org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskAction
+import org.gradle.api.tasks.*
 
 abstract class CommitAndTagTask : BaseReleaseTask(), GitTask {
 
     @get:Input abstract val commitMessage: Property<String>
-    @get:Input @get:Optional abstract val gitAddFilePattern: Property<String>
+    @get:InputFiles abstract val gitAddFilePattern: ListProperty<File>
     @get:Input @get:Optional abstract val commitMessagePrefix: Property<String>
     @get:Input @get:Optional abstract val tagName: Property<String>
     @get:Input @get:Optional abstract val tagPrefix: Property<String>
@@ -33,22 +32,24 @@ abstract class CommitAndTagTask : BaseReleaseTask(), GitTask {
 
         val commitMessage = commitMessage.get().replaceVariables(templateVariables)
         val commitPrefix = commitMessagePrefix.getOrElse("").replaceVariables(templateVariables)
-        val gitAddPattern = gitAddFilePattern.getOrElse(".").replaceVariables(templateVariables)
 
         val tagName = tagName.getOrElse("").replaceVariables(templateVariables)
         val tagPrefix = tagPrefix.getOrElse("").replaceVariables(templateVariables)
         val tagMessage = tagMessage.getOrElse(commitMessage).replaceVariables(templateVariables)
         val tagMessagePrefix = tagMessagePrefix.getOrElse("").replaceVariables(templateVariables)
 
-        gitCommandApi()
-            .add(gitAddPattern)
-            .onRight {
-                gitCommandHistoryApi
-                    .get()
-                    .registerRevertCommand(buildGitAddRevertCommand(gitAddPattern))
-            }
-            .onLeft { gitCommandHistoryApi.get().revertAllCommands() }
-            .getOrThrowGradleException()
+        gitAddFilePattern.get().forEach {
+            val filePath = it.absolutePath
+            gitCommandApi()
+                .add(filePath)
+                .onRight {
+                    gitCommandHistoryApi
+                        .get()
+                        .registerRevertCommand(buildGitAddRevertCommand(filePath))
+                }
+                .onLeft { gitCommandHistoryApi.get().revertAllCommands() }
+                .getOrThrowGradleException()
+        }
 
         gitCommandApi()
             .commit("$commitPrefix$commitMessage")
diff --git a/release-plugin/src/test/kotlin/io/github/simonhauck/release/tasks/CommitAndTagTaskTest.kt b/release-plugin/src/test/kotlin/io/github/simonhauck/release/tasks/CommitAndTagTaskTest.kt
index aae114f..ac997b4 100644
--- a/release-plugin/src/test/kotlin/io/github/simonhauck/release/tasks/CommitAndTagTaskTest.kt
+++ b/release-plugin/src/test/kotlin/io/github/simonhauck/release/tasks/CommitAndTagTaskTest.kt
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class CommitAndTagTaskTest {
     private val testDriver = ReleasePluginTestDriver()
 
     @Test
-    fun `should add, commit and tag the selected files`() =
+    fun `should add, commit and tag the selected file`() =
         testDriver(tmpDir) {
             createValidGitRepository()
 
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class CommitAndTagTaskTest {
                 """
                     |tasks.register<CommitAndTagTask>("commitAndTag") {
                     |    commitMessage.set("new commit")
-                    |    gitAddFilePattern.set("newFile.txt")
+                    |    gitAddFilePattern.set(listOf("newFile.txt"))
                     |    commitMessagePrefix.set("feat: ")
                     |    tagName.set("1.0.0")
                     |    tagPrefix.set("v")
@@ -48,6 +48,33 @@ class CommitAndTagTaskTest {
                 .contains("feat: new commit")
         }
 
+    @Test
+    fun `should add and commit multiple files`() {
+        testDriver(tmpDir) {
+            createValidGitRepository()
+
+            File(tmpDir, "newFile.txt").writeText("Hello World")
+            File(tmpDir, "otherFile.txt").writeText("Hello World")
+
+            appendContentToBuildGradle(
+                """
+                    |tasks.register<CommitAndTagTask>("commitAndTag") {
+                    |    commitMessage.set("new commit")
+                    |    gitAddFilePattern.set(listOf(file("newFile.txt"), file("otherFile.txt"))
+                    |}
+                """
+                    .trimMargin()
+            )
+
+            val runner = testKitRunner().withArguments("commitAndTag").build()
+
+            val actual = runner.task(":commitAndTag")?.outcome
+
+            assertThat(actual).isEqualTo(TaskOutcome.SUCCESS)
+            assertThat(gitCommandApi.status().assertIsOk().untracked).isEmpty()
+        }
+    }
+
     @Test
     fun `should not tag the commit if tagName is not set`() =
         testDriver(tmpDir) {
@@ -59,7 +86,7 @@ class CommitAndTagTaskTest {
                 """
                     |tasks.register<CommitAndTagTask>("commitAndTag") {
                     |    commitMessage.set("new commit")
-                    |    gitAddFilePattern.set("newFile.txt")
+                    |    gitAddFilePattern.set(listOf(file("newFile.txt")))
                     |}
                 """
                     .trimMargin()
@@ -85,7 +112,7 @@ class CommitAndTagTaskTest {
                 """
                 |tasks.register<CommitAndTagTask>("commitAndTag") {
                 |    commitMessage.set("new commit")
-                |    gitAddFilePattern.set("newFile.txt")
+                |    gitAddFilePattern.set(listOf("newFile.txt"))
                 |    tagName.set("v1.0.0")
                 |}
             """