in lib/release_tools/remote_repository.rb [195:208]
def commit(files, no_edit: false, amend: false, message: nil, author: nil)
run_git ['add', *Array(files)] if files
cmd = %w[commit]
cmd << '--no-edit' if no_edit
cmd << '--amend' if amend
cmd << %[--author="#{author}"] if author
cmd += ['--message', %["#{message}"]] if message
output, status = run_git(cmd)
status.success? || raise(CannotCommitError.new(output))
end