diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-version-number.yaml b/.github/workflows/update-version-number.yaml
index 1afa6ca..2bfddb5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-version-number.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-version-number.yaml
@@ -18,12 +18,14 @@ jobs:
           git config user.email bot@thms.uk
           VERSION=${{ github.ref_name }}
           VERSION="${VERSION:1}"
-          sed -i -E 's/VERSION = "[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+"/VERSION = "'$VERSION'"/' find_posts.py
-          git add find_posts.py 
-          git commit -m "[bot] Bump version to $VERSION"
-          git push origin HEAD:main > /dev/null 2>&1
-          git tag -f "v$VERSION"
-          git push -f origin "v$VERSION" > /dev/null 2>&1
+          if ! grep "VERSION = \"$VERSION\"" "find_posts.py"; then
+            sed -i -E 's/VERSION = "[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+"/VERSION = "'$VERSION'"/' find_posts.py
+            git add find_posts.py 
+            git commit -m "[bot] Bump version to $VERSION"
+            git push origin HEAD:main > /dev/null 2>&1
+            git tag -f "v$VERSION"
+            git push -f origin "v$VERSION" > /dev/null 2>&1
+          fi
   
   docker:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest