diff --git a/cr.sh b/cr.sh
index 4897b65..9a545e7 100755
--- a/cr.sh
+++ b/cr.sh
@@ -96,9 +96,12 @@ main() {
         IFS=,
         echo "${changed_charts[*]}"
       )" >changed_charts.txt
+
+      echo "chart_version=${latest_tag}" >chart_version.txt
     else
       echo "Nothing to do. No chart changes detected."
       echo "changed_charts=" >changed_charts.txt
+      echo "chart_version=" >chart_version.txt
     fi
   else
     install_chart_releaser
@@ -108,8 +111,6 @@ main() {
     update_index
   fi
 
-  echo "chart_version=${latest_tag}" >chart_version.txt
-
   popd >/dev/null
 }