diff --git a/.github/workflows/stubs.yaml b/.github/workflows/stubs.yaml
index bf868702d..e59aa13ea 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stubs.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stubs.yaml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
           git config --global user.name 'github-actions[bot]'
           git config --global user.email 'github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com'
           if [ -n "$(git status --porcelain)" ]; then
-            git add .
+            git add mne_lsl/\*.pyi
             git commit -m "deploy stub files [ci skip]"
             git push
           fi