diff --git a/tools/release.js b/tools/release.js
index 65aa38e..222193d 100644
--- a/tools/release.js
+++ b/tools/release.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 const { execSync: exec } = require("child_process")
 const { readFileSync: read } = require("fs")
 const { request } = require("https")
+const { version: currentVersion } = require("../package.json")
 
 const REPO = "BenoitZugmeyer/eslint-plugin-html"
 const PACKAGE_FILES = [
@@ -9,6 +10,7 @@ const PACKAGE_FILES = [
   "src/extract.js",
   "src/getFileMode.js",
   "src/index.js",
+  "src/pluginReference.js",
   "src/settings.js",
   "src/remapMessages.js",
   "src/verifyPatch.js",
@@ -115,6 +117,11 @@ function verifyPackageContent() {
 }
 
 function createVersion(version) {
+  if (version === currentVersion) {
+    console.log(`Version ${version} already exists, skipping creation`)
+    return
+  }
+
   console.log(`Creating version ${version}`)
 
   exec(`npm version ${version}`, {