diff --git a/justfile b/justfile
index 6cecbcf..d793164 100644
--- a/justfile
+++ b/justfile
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ release version:
     fi
     sed -i.bak 's/from: "[^"]*"/from: "{{version}}"/' README.md && rm -f README.md.bak
     git add README.md
-    git commit -m "release {{version}}"
+    git diff --cached --quiet || git commit -m "release {{version}}"
     git tag "{{version}}"
     git push
     git push origin "{{version}}"