diff --git a/.github/workflows/renovate-app-version.sh b/.github/workflows/renovate-app-version.sh
index 67d86905..60b5cf85 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/renovate-app-version.sh
+++ b/.github/workflows/renovate-app-version.sh
@@ -26,31 +26,33 @@ do
 	  current_config_version=$(jq -r '.version' "$config_file")
     echo "Current config version: $current_config_version"
 
-	  # Update the version in config.json
-    contents="$(jq --arg trimmed_version "$trimmed_version" '.version=$trimmed_version' "$config_file")"
-    echo "${contents}" > "$config_file"
+    if [[ "$current_config_version" != "$trimmed_version" ]]; then
+      # Update the version in config.json
+      contents="$(jq --arg trimmed_version "$trimmed_version" '.version=$trimmed_version' "$config_file")"
+      echo "${contents}" > "$config_file"
 
 
-    # ------------------- Update docker-compose.json -------------------
-    # Update the version in docker-compose.json if it exists
-    if [[ -f ${docker_compose_file/docker-compose.yml/docker-compose.json} ]]; then
-      compose_file=${docker_compose_file/docker-compose.yml/docker-compose.json}
+      # ------------------- Update docker-compose.json -------------------
+      # Update the version in docker-compose.json if it exists
+      if [[ -f ${docker_compose_file/docker-compose.yml/docker-compose.json} ]]; then
+        compose_file=${docker_compose_file/docker-compose.yml/docker-compose.json}
 
-      echo "Updating $compose_file with version $image"
+        echo "Updating $compose_file with version $image"
 
-      main_service_index=$(yq '.services | to_entries[] | select(.value.isMain == true) | .key' "$compose_file")
+        main_service_index=$(yq '.services | to_entries[] | select(.value.isMain == true) | .key' "$compose_file")
 
-      # apply trimmed version to docker-compose.json's main service
-      contents="$(jq --arg image "$image" --arg main_service_index "$main_service_index" '.services[$main_service_index | tonumber].image=$image' "$compose_file")"
-      echo "${contents}" > "$compose_file"
-      npx prettier "$compose_file" --write
+        # apply trimmed version to docker-compose.json's main service
+        contents="$(jq --arg image "$image" --arg main_service_index "$main_service_index" '.services[$main_service_index | tonumber].image=$image' "$compose_file")"
+        echo "${contents}" > "$compose_file"
+        npx prettier "$compose_file" --write
+      fi
+      
+      # ------------------- Update config.json -------------------
+      tipi_version=$(jq -r '.tipi_version' "$config_file")
+      tipi_version=$((tipi_version + 1))
+      contents="$(jq --argjson tipi_version $tipi_version '.tipi_version=$tipi_version' "$config_file")"
+      echo "${contents}" > "$config_file"
+      npx prettier "$config_file" --write
     fi
-    
-    # ------------------- Update config.json -------------------
-    tipi_version=$(jq -r '.tipi_version' "$config_file")
-    tipi_version=$((tipi_version + 1))
-    contents="$(jq --argjson tipi_version $tipi_version '.tipi_version=$tipi_version' "$config_file")"
-    echo "${contents}" > "$config_file"
-    npx prettier "$config_file" --write
 	fi
 done