diff --git a/scripts/release-plz.sh b/scripts/release-plz.sh
index 6576455..609e05a 100755
--- a/scripts/release-plz.sh
+++ b/scripts/release-plz.sh
@@ -22,17 +22,18 @@ if [ "${DRY_RUN:-1}" == 1 ]; then
   exit 0
 fi
 
+# Check if there are any unreleased changes
+if [ -z "$changelog" ] || [ "$changelog" = "<!-- generated by git-cliff -->" ]; then
+  echo "No unreleased changes found"
+  exit 0
+fi
+
 # Configure git for automated commits
 git config user.name mise-en-dev
 git config user.email 123107610+mise-en-dev@users.noreply.github.com
 
-# Update package.json version if it's different
-if [ "$cur_version" != "${version#v}" ]; then
-  npm version "${version#v}" --no-git-tag-version
-else
-  echo "Version $cur_version is already current, no changes to release"
-  exit 0
-fi
+# Update package.json version
+npm version "${version#v}" --no-git-tag-version
 
 git add package.json package-lock.json
 git status