diff --git a/src/e3/anod/checkout.py b/src/e3/anod/checkout.py
index 887f5b29..98cebe93 100644
--- a/src/e3/anod/checkout.py
+++ b/src/e3/anod/checkout.py
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ def update_external(
         the list of files to ignore.
         """
         if os.path.isdir(self.working_dir):
-            old_commit = get_filetree_state(self.working_dir)
+            old_commit = get_filetree_state(self.working_dir, ignore_hidden=False)
         else:
             old_commit = ""
         ignore_list: list[str] = []
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ def update_external(
                 ignore=list(VCS_IGNORE_LIST) + ignore_list,
             )
 
-        new_commit = get_filetree_state(self.working_dir)
+        new_commit = get_filetree_state(self.working_dir, ignore_hidden=False)
         if new_commit == old_commit:
             return ReturnValue.unchanged, old_commit, new_commit
         else:
diff --git a/src/e3/fingerprint.py b/src/e3/fingerprint.py
index d95b45d8..1f5aeebb 100644
--- a/src/e3/fingerprint.py
+++ b/src/e3/fingerprint.py
@@ -75,7 +75,9 @@ def add_dir(self, path: str) -> None:
         :param path: a path to a directory
         """
         if os.path.isdir(path):
-            self.elements[os.path.abspath(path)] = get_filetree_state(path)
+            self.elements[os.path.abspath(path)] = get_filetree_state(
+                path, ignore_hidden=False
+            )
         else:
             self.elements[os.path.abspath(path)] = ""