diff --git a/devgen/modules/git_ops.py b/devgen/modules/git_ops.py
index 455e866..75ea258 100644
--- a/devgen/modules/git_ops.py
+++ b/devgen/modules/git_ops.py
@@ -105,11 +105,16 @@ class GitOperator:
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------ actions
 
     def stage(self, files: list[str]) -> None:
-        """``git add`` the given paths."""
+        """Stage the given paths — ``git add`` for existing files, ``git rm`` for deleted."""
         if not files:
             return
+        existing = [f for f in files if Path(self.cwd or ".").joinpath(f).exists()]
+        deleted = [f for f in files if f not in existing]
         try:
-            self._run(["git", "add", *files])
+            if existing:
+                self._run(["git", "add", *existing])
+            if deleted:
+                self._run(["git", "rm", *deleted])
         except GitError as e:
             raise GitError(f"Could not stage files: {e}") from e
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index cd38108..abc2c25 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "devgen-cli"
-version = "0.2.6"
+version = "0.2.7"
 description = "A collection of developer tools"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 303fddc..435ea89 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from setuptools import find_packages, setup
 
 setup(
     name="devgen-cli",
-    version="0.2.6",
+    version="0.2.7",
     packages=find_packages(),
     include_package_data=True,
     install_requires=[
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 7bf489f..17e75b7 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "devgen-cli"
-version = "0.2.6"
+version = "0.2.7"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "anthropic" },