diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0e40360..2150a6e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -11,3 +11,4 @@ __pycache__
 .mypy_cache/
 
 .vscode
+.idea
diff --git a/tbump/file_bumper.py b/tbump/file_bumper.py
index 2fd207c..f8c957d 100644
--- a/tbump/file_bumper.py
+++ b/tbump/file_bumper.py
@@ -224,6 +224,8 @@ def compute_change_requests(self) -> List[ChangeRequest]:
         change_requests = []
         for file in self.files:
             change_request = self.compute_change_request_for_file(file)
+            if change_request.old_string == change_request.new_string:
+                continue
             change_requests.append(change_request)
         return change_requests