diff --git a/commitizen/commands/bump.py b/commitizen/commands/bump.py
index ee63c8db77..abc329ea8c 100644
--- a/commitizen/commands/bump.py
+++ b/commitizen/commands/bump.py
@@ -205,7 +205,11 @@ def __call__(self):  # noqa: C901
                 },
             )
             changelog_cmd()
-            c = cmd.run(f"git add {changelog_cmd.file_name} {' '.join(version_files)}")
+            git_add_changelog_and_version_files_command = (
+                f"git add {changelog_cmd.file_name} "
+                f"{' '.join(file_name.partition(':')[0] for file_name in version_files)}"
+            )
+            c = cmd.run(git_add_changelog_and_version_files_command)
 
         # Do not perform operations over files or git.
         if dry_run:
@@ -228,7 +232,7 @@ def __call__(self):  # noqa: C901
             # Maybe pre-commit reformatted some files? Retry once
             logger.debug("1st git.commit error: %s", c.err)
             logger.info("1st commit attempt failed; retrying once")
-            cmd.run(f"git add {changelog_cmd.file_name} {' '.join(version_files)}")
+            cmd.run(git_add_changelog_and_version_files_command)
             c = git.commit(message, args=self._get_commit_args())
         if c.return_code != 0:
             raise BumpCommitFailedError(f'2nd git.commit error: "{c.err.strip()}"')
diff --git a/commitizen/git.py b/commitizen/git.py
index babd41989b..2c2cb5b368 100644
--- a/commitizen/git.py
+++ b/commitizen/git.py
@@ -126,6 +126,20 @@ def get_commits(
     return git_commits
 
 
+def get_filenames_in_commit(git_reference: str = ""):
+    """Get the list of files that were committed in the requested git reference.
+
+    :param git_reference: a git reference as accepted by `git show`, default: the last commit
+
+    :returns: file names committed in the last commit by default or inside the passed git reference
+    """
+    c = cmd.run(f"git show --name-only --pretty=format: {git_reference}")
+    if c.return_code == 0:
+        return c.out.strip().split("\n")
+    else:
+        raise GitCommandError(c.err)
+
+
 def get_tags(dateformat: str = "%Y-%m-%d") -> List[GitTag]:
     inner_delimiter = "---inner_delimiter---"
     formatter = (
diff --git a/tests/commands/test_bump_command.py b/tests/commands/test_bump_command.py
index 2c9ca36774..2eb1b1d2ed 100644
--- a/tests/commands/test_bump_command.py
+++ b/tests/commands/test_bump_command.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import inspect
 import sys
+from typing import Tuple
 from unittest.mock import MagicMock
 
 import pytest
@@ -528,3 +529,88 @@ def test_bump_with_changelog_to_stdout_dry_run_arg(mocker, capsys, changelog_pat
     assert out.startswith("#")
     assert "this should appear in stdout with dry-run enabled" in out
     assert "0.2.0" in out
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "version_filepath, version_regex, version_file_content",
+    [
+        pytest.param(
+            "pyproject.toml",
+            "pyproject.toml:^version",
+            """
+[tool.poetry]
+name = "my_package"
+version = "0.1.0"
+""",
+            id="version in pyproject.toml with regex",
+        ),
+        pytest.param(
+            "pyproject.toml",
+            "pyproject.toml",
+            """
+[tool.poetry]
+name = "my_package"
+version = "0.1.0"
+""",
+            id="version in pyproject.toml without regex",
+        ),
+        pytest.param(
+            "__init__.py",
+            "__init__.py:^__version__",
+            """
+'''This is a test file.'''
+__version__ = "0.1.0"
+""",
+            id="version in __init__.py with regex",
+        ),
+    ],
+)
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "cli_bump_changelog_args",
+    [
+        ("cz", "bump", "--changelog", "--yes"),
+        (
+            "cz",
+            "bump",
+            "--changelog",
+            "--changelog-to-stdout",
+            "--annotated",
+            "--check-consistency",
+            "--yes",
+        ),
+    ],
+    ids=lambda cmd_tuple: " ".join(cmd_tuple),
+)
+def test_bump_changelog_command_commits_untracked_changelog_and_version_files(
+    tmp_commitizen_project,
+    mocker,
+    cli_bump_changelog_args: Tuple[str, ...],
+    version_filepath: str,
+    version_regex: str,
+    version_file_content: str,
+):
+    """Ensure that changelog always gets committed, no matter what version file or cli options get passed.
+
+    Steps:
+     - Append the version file's name and regex commitizen configuration lines to `pyproject.toml`.
+     - Append to or create the version file.
+     - Add a commit of type fix to be eligible for a version bump.
+     - Call commitizen main cli and assert that the `CHANGELOG.md` and the version file were committed.
+    """
+
+    with tmp_commitizen_project.join("pyproject.toml").open(
+        mode="a"
+    ) as commitizen_config:
+        commitizen_config.write(f"version_files = [\n" f"'{version_regex}'\n]")
+
+    with tmp_commitizen_project.join(version_filepath).open(mode="a+") as version_file:
+        version_file.write(version_file_content)
+
+    create_file_and_commit("fix: some test commit")
+
+    mocker.patch.object(sys, "argv", cli_bump_changelog_args)
+    cli.main()
+
+    commit_file_names = git.get_filenames_in_commit()
+    assert "CHANGELOG.md" in commit_file_names
+    assert version_filepath in commit_file_names