diff --git a/CITATION.cff b/CITATION.cff
index be923a4..b83d3d8 100644
--- a/CITATION.cff
+++ b/CITATION.cff
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ url: "https://github.com/BHFock/git-cl"
 repository-code: "https://github.com/BHFock/git-cl"
 license: BSD-3-Clause
 doi: "10.5281/zenodo.18722077"
-version: "1.1.3"
-date-released: "2026-02-27"
+version: "1.1.5"
+date-released: "2026-04-16"
 abstract: >-
   git-cl is a command-line tool that brings changelist support to Git.
   It introduces a pre-staging layer that allows developers to partition
diff --git a/git-cl b/git-cl
index 43fb447..2f375a7 100755
--- a/git-cl
+++ b/git-cl
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ Single file, zero dependencies beyond Python 3.9+ and Git.
 Cross-platform: Unix (fcntl) and Windows (msvcrt) file locking.
 """
 
-__version__ = "1.1.4"
+__version__ = "1.1.5"
 
 import argparse
 import datetime
@@ -624,6 +624,27 @@ def clutil_is_file_untracked(
     return False
 
 
+def clutil_is_file_untracked_cached(
+        file_path_rel_to_git_root: str,
+        status_map: dict[str, str]) -> bool:
+    """
+    Check if a file is untracked using a precomputed status map.
+
+    This is a faster alternative to clutil_is_file_untracked for use
+    inside loops, avoiding a separate `git status` shellout per file.
+    The caller is responsible for obtaining the status map once via
+    clutil_get_file_status_map(show_all=True) before the loop.
+
+    Args:
+        file_path_rel_to_git_root: File path relative to git repository root
+        status_map: Precomputed status map from clutil_get_file_status_map
+
+    Returns:
+        True if the file is untracked, False otherwise.
+    """
+    return status_map.get(file_path_rel_to_git_root, "  ") == "??"
+
+
 def clutil_get_stash_file() -> Path:
     """
     Returns the path to the stash metadata file inside the Git directory.
@@ -2322,6 +2343,9 @@ def cl_stage(args: argparse.Namespace) -> None:
     git_root = clutil_get_git_root()
     to_stage = []
 
+    # Fetch git status once and reuse for all files in the changelist
+    status_map = clutil_get_file_status_map(show_all=True)
+
     for stored_path in changelists[name]:
         # Convert stored path (relative to git root) to absolute path
         abs_path = (git_root / stored_path).resolve()
@@ -2333,8 +2357,7 @@ def cl_stage(args: argparse.Namespace) -> None:
         # Convert to path relative to current working directory for Git command
         rel_to_cwd = _relpath(abs_path, Path.cwd().resolve())
 
-        # Check if this file is tracked (not untracked)
-        if not clutil_is_file_untracked(stored_path, git_root):
+        if not clutil_is_file_untracked_cached(stored_path, status_map):
             to_stage.append(rel_to_cwd)
 
     if not to_stage:
@@ -2714,6 +2737,9 @@ def cl_commit(args: argparse.Namespace) -> None:
     git_root = clutil_get_git_root()
     to_commit = []
 
+    # Fetch git status once and reuse for all files in the changelist
+    status_map = clutil_get_file_status_map(show_all=True)
+
     for stored_path in changelists[name]:
         # Convert stored path (relative to git root) to absolute path
         abs_path = (git_root / stored_path).resolve()
@@ -2725,8 +2751,7 @@ def cl_commit(args: argparse.Namespace) -> None:
         # Convert to path relative to current working directory for Git command
         rel_to_cwd = _relpath(abs_path, Path.cwd().resolve())
 
-        # Check if this file is tracked (not untracked)
-        if not clutil_is_file_untracked(stored_path, git_root):
+        if not clutil_is_file_untracked_cached(stored_path, status_map):
             to_commit.append(rel_to_cwd)
 
     if not to_commit:
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 7d7b029..c3e92ac 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [metadata]
 name = git-changelists
-version = 1.1.3
+version = 1.1.5
 author = Bjoern Hendrik Fock
 description = Git subcommand for named changelist support. Group working directory files by intent, then stage, commit, or branch by changelist.
 long_description = file: README.md