diff --git a/filemanip.py b/filemanip.py
index 0819aea..b137e05 100644
--- a/filemanip.py
+++ b/filemanip.py
@@ -144,7 +144,12 @@ class GitTransactionStore(TransactionStore):
     def commit_close(self):
         with self.DirectoryChanger(self._prefix) as dc:
             if "w" in self._mode:
+                potentials = [self._name + ".checksum", "lock", "version",
+                    "schema"]
                 self._call_git("add", self._name)
+                for f in potentials:
+                    if os.access(f, os.F_OK):
+                        self._call_git("add", f)
                 now = datetime.datetime.utcnow()
                 message = "Snapshot of " + self._name + " as of "
                 message += "{:%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S} UTC".format(now)