diff --git a/update.py b/update.py
index 79fd937..7b64e11 100755
--- a/update.py
+++ b/update.py
@@ -83,10 +83,6 @@ def main():
         filenames.append(filename)
     print('')
 
-    if not is_release:
-        print('Updated repository data, skip release since not specified `--release`')
-        return
-
     subprocess.run(['hub', 'add', *filenames], check=True)
     diff = subprocess.run(['hub', 'diff', '--stat', '--cached', '*.json'],
                           check=True,
@@ -96,6 +92,10 @@ def main():
         print('Already up to date.')
         return
 
+    if not is_release:
+        print('Updated repository data, skip release since not specified `--release`')
+        return
+
     tag = now.strftime('%Y.%m.%d')
     temp_note_fd, temp_note_name = mkstemp()
     with open(temp_note_fd, 'w', encoding='utf-8') as f: