diff --git a/pkg/cmd/gist/create/create.go b/pkg/cmd/gist/create/create.go
index b186524c5..3eda8b0bd 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/gist/create/create.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/gist/create/create.go
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"regexp"
-	"runtime"
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -49,13 +48,13 @@ func NewCmdCreate(f *cmdutil.Factory, runF func(*CreateOptions) error) *cobra.Co
 	}
 
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
-		Use:   "create [<filename>... | -]",
+		Use:   "create [<filename>... | <pattern>... | -]",
 		Short: "Create a new gist",
 		Long: heredoc.Docf(`
 			Create a new GitHub gist with given contents.
 
 			Gists can be created from one or multiple files. Alternatively, pass %[1]s-%[1]s as
-			file name to read from standard input.
+			filename to read from standard input.
 
 			By default, gists are secret; use %[1]s--public%[1]s to make publicly listed ones.
 		`, "`"),
@@ -69,6 +68,9 @@ func NewCmdCreate(f *cmdutil.Factory, runF func(*CreateOptions) error) *cobra.Co
 			# create a gist containing several files
 			$ gh gist create hello.py world.py cool.txt
 
+			# create a gist containing several files using patterns
+			$ gh gist create *.md *.txt artifact.*
+
 			# read from standard input to create a gist
 			$ gh gist create -
 
@@ -103,13 +105,9 @@ func NewCmdCreate(f *cmdutil.Factory, runF func(*CreateOptions) error) *cobra.Co
 }
 
 func createRun(opts *CreateOptions) error {
-	filenames := opts.Filenames
-	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
-		globbedNames, err := cmdutil.GlobWindowsPaths(opts.Filenames)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		filenames = globbedNames
+	filenames, err := cmdutil.GlobPaths(opts.Filenames)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
 
 	if len(filenames) == 0 {
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/release/create/create.go b/pkg/cmd/release/create/create.go
index 8e77546d0..dea41dd57 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/release/create/create.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/release/create/create.go
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ func NewCmdCreate(f *cmdutil.Factory, runF func(*CreateOptions) error) *cobra.Co
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		DisableFlagsInUseLine: true,
 
-		Use:   "create [<tag>] [<files>...]",
+		Use:   "create [<tag>] [<filename>... | <pattern>...]",
 		Short: "Create a new release",
 		Long: heredoc.Docf(`
 			Create a new GitHub Release for a repository.
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/release/shared/upload.go b/pkg/cmd/release/shared/upload.go
index 1f3570b59..0b6468c3c 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/release/shared/upload.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/release/shared/upload.go
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import (
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
 	"path"
-	"runtime"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
@@ -38,11 +37,9 @@ type AssetForUpload struct {
 }
 
 func AssetsFromArgs(args []string) (assets []*AssetForUpload, err error) {
-	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
-		args, err = cmdutil.GlobWindowsPaths(args)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
+	args, err = cmdutil.GlobPaths(args)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
 	for _, arg := range args {
 		var label string
diff --git a/pkg/cmdutil/args.go b/pkg/cmdutil/args.go
index 196621b82..6bbe8c300 100644
--- a/pkg/cmdutil/args.go
+++ b/pkg/cmdutil/args.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package cmdutil
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"github.com/spf13/pflag"
@@ -59,18 +60,21 @@ func NoArgsQuoteReminder(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	return FlagErrorf("%s", errMsg)
 }
 
-func GlobWindowsPaths(patterns []string) ([]string, error) {
+func GlobPaths(patterns []string) ([]string, error) {
 	expansions := []string{}
 
 	for _, pattern := range patterns {
-		matches, err := filepath.Glob(pattern)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("%s: %v", pattern, err)
-		}
-		if len(matches) > 0 {
-			expansions = append(expansions, matches...)
-		} else {
+		if pattern == "-" || strings.Contains(pattern, "#") {
 			expansions = append(expansions, pattern)
+		} else {
+			matches, err := filepath.Glob(pattern)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("%s: %v", pattern, err)
+			}
+			if len(matches) == 0 {
+				return []string{}, fmt.Errorf("no matches found for `%s`", pattern)
+			}
+			expansions = append(expansions, matches...)
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/cmdutil/args_test.go b/pkg/cmdutil/args_test.go
index 60a37c295..c2602bbe9 100644
--- a/pkg/cmdutil/args_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cmdutil/args_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package cmdutil
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"testing"
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ func TestMinimumNs_with_error(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestGlobWindowsPaths(t *testing.T) {
+func TestGlobPaths(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		name     string
 		os       string
@@ -72,9 +73,9 @@ func TestGlobWindowsPaths(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			name:     "When no files match, it returns an empty expansions array, it returns the unmatched patterns",
-			patterns: []string{"foo", "bar"},
-			wantOut:  []string{"foo", "bar"},
-			wantErr:  nil,
+			patterns: []string{"foo"},
+			wantOut:  []string{},
+			wantErr:  errors.New("no matches found for `foo`"),
 		},
 		{
 			name: "When a single pattern, '*.txt' is passed with one match, it returns that match",
@@ -92,8 +93,8 @@ func TestGlobWindowsPaths(t *testing.T) {
 				"*/*.txt",
 			},
 			wantOut: []string{
-				"subDir1/subDir1_file.txt",
-				"subDir2/subDir2_file.txt",
+				filepath.Join("subDir1", "subDir1_file.txt"),
+				filepath.Join("subDir2", "subDir2_file.txt"),
 			},
 			wantErr: nil,
 		},
@@ -104,9 +105,9 @@ func TestGlobWindowsPaths(t *testing.T) {
 				"*/*.go",
 			},
 			wantOut: []string{
-				"subDir1/subDir1_file.txt",
-				"subDir2/subDir2_file.txt",
-				"subDir2/subDir2_file.go",
+				filepath.Join("subDir1", "subDir1_file.txt"),
+				filepath.Join("subDir2", "subDir2_file.txt"),
+				filepath.Join("subDir2", "subDir2_file.go"),
 			},
 			wantErr: nil,
 		},
@@ -117,7 +118,7 @@ func TestGlobWindowsPaths(t *testing.T) {
 			cleanupFn := createTestDir(t)
 			defer cleanupFn()
 
-			got, err := GlobWindowsPaths(tt.patterns)
+			got, err := GlobPaths(tt.patterns)
 			if tt.wantErr != nil {
 				assert.EqualError(t, err, tt.wantErr.Error())
 			} else {