diff --git a/stack-updater/stack_updater.yml b/stack-updater/stack_updater.yml
index c3fca9cb8355725f7b23dd01d1522b856f5bea8f..5dd8a8295b852c1fc75ed4727c80b5c9905fae78 100644
--- a/stack-updater/stack_updater.yml
+++ b/stack-updater/stack_updater.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ update:
       - git pull
       - node package-version-updater/versionUpdater.js -v $current_version -m $module_type
       - bash package-version-updater/stage_file.sh
-      - git commit -m "${current_version}" || true
+      - git commit -m "${current_version}" --allow-empty
       - git tag -a v${current_version} -m ""
       - branch=`bash package-version-updater/get_principal_branch.sh`
       - echo ${branch}