diff --git a/git-release b/git-release
index 93bc312..1a396b2 100755
--- a/git-release
+++ b/git-release
@@ -2,20 +2,29 @@
 # git-release
 # https://github.com/obnitram/git-release
 # -------------------------------------------------
-# Usage: git-release [<projectname>]
+# Usage: git-release [<projectname>] [-f]
 # Accepts tags of the form vX.Y.Z or <projectname>-vX.Y.Z (no prerelease/build).
 # Interactively bumps patch/minor/major, creates an annotated tag,
 # and pushes it to origin.
 #
 # Requirements:
 # - The last tag MUST match ^v[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$ or ^<projectname>-v[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$ (or none => starts from v0.0.0)
-# - Working tree must be clean.
+# - Working tree must be clean (unless -f is used).
 
 set -euo pipefail
 trap 'echo "❌ ${0##*/} failed at line $LINENO." >&2; exit 1' ERR
 
-# --- Parse optional project name argument ---
-PROJECT_NAME="${1:-}"
+# --- Parse arguments ---
+FORCE_FLAG=false
+PROJECT_NAME=""
+
+for arg in "$@"; do
+    if [[ "$arg" == "-f" ]]; then
+        FORCE_FLAG=true
+    else
+        PROJECT_NAME="$arg"
+    fi
+done
 if [[ -n "$PROJECT_NAME" ]]; then
     TAG_PREFIX="${PROJECT_NAME}-v"
     TAG_PATTERN="${PROJECT_NAME}-v[0-9]*.[0-9]*.[0-9]*"
@@ -31,10 +40,13 @@ fi
 # --- Safety: ensure we are inside a Git repository ---
 git rev-parse --is-inside-work-tree >/dev/null 2>&1
 
-# --- Safety: require a clean working tree ---
-if ! git diff-index --quiet HEAD --; then
-    echo "⚠️  Uncommitted changes detected. Please commit or stash before releasing."
-    exit 1
+# --- Safety: require a clean working tree (unless -f flag is used) ---
+if [[ "$FORCE_FLAG" == false ]]; then
+    if ! git diff-index --quiet HEAD --; then
+        echo "⚠️  Uncommitted changes detected. Please commit or stash before releasing."
+        echo "    Or use -f flag to force the release anyway."
+        exit 1
+    fi
 fi
 
 # --- Get strictly matching tags and pick the highest (lexicographic by version) ---