diff --git a/update_version.sh b/update_version.sh
index 2471f77..34106bf 100755
--- a/update_version.sh
+++ b/update_version.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ VER=$(curl -sSf https://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/dists/stable/main/binary-
 # Insert latest version into PKGBUILD and update hashes
 sed -i \
 	-e "s/^pkgver=.*/pkgver=${VER}/" \
-	-e 's/pkgrel=.*/pkgrel=1/' \
 	PKGBUILD
 
 # Check whether this changed anything
@@ -23,6 +22,10 @@ if (git diff --exit-code PKGBUILD); then
 	exit 0
 fi
 
+sed -i \
+	-e 's/pkgrel=.*/pkgrel=1/' \
+	PKGBUILD
+
 updpkgsums
 
 # Update .SRCINFO