diff --git a/docs/usage/configuration-options.md b/docs/usage/configuration-options.md
index bcb4b2a9833f60..66dbfe514dd06c 100644
--- a/docs/usage/configuration-options.md
+++ b/docs/usage/configuration-options.md
@@ -2597,6 +2597,7 @@ You can use variable templating in your commands as long as [`allowPostUpgradeCo
 ### fileFilters
 
 A list of glob-style matchers that determine which files will be included in the final commit made by Renovate.
+Dotfiles are included.
 
 ### executionMode
 
diff --git a/lib/workers/repository/update/branch/execute-post-upgrade-commands.ts b/lib/workers/repository/update/branch/execute-post-upgrade-commands.ts
index be8b39f4ec65c6..9efb844b0dc2bb 100644
--- a/lib/workers/repository/update/branch/execute-post-upgrade-commands.ts
+++ b/lib/workers/repository/update/branch/execute-post-upgrade-commands.ts
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ export async function postUpgradeCommandsExecutor(
 
       for (const relativePath of status.modified.concat(status.not_added)) {
         for (const pattern of fileFilters) {
-          if (minimatch(relativePath, pattern)) {
+          if (minimatch(relativePath, pattern, { dot: true })) {
             logger.debug(
               { file: relativePath, pattern },
               'Post-upgrade file saved'
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ export async function postUpgradeCommandsExecutor(
 
       for (const relativePath of status.deleted || []) {
         for (const pattern of fileFilters) {
-          if (minimatch(relativePath, pattern)) {
+          if (minimatch(relativePath, pattern, { dot: true })) {
             logger.debug(
               { file: relativePath, pattern },
               'Post-upgrade file removed'