diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 51721c7f5cda..4d0d404bf7fb 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -123,12 +123,18 @@ jobs:
       - checkout
       - attach_workspace:
           at: .
+      - run:
+          name: Bump manifest version
+          command: .circleci/scripts/release-bump-manifest-version.sh
+      - run:
+          name: Update changelog
+          command: yarn update-changelog
+      - run:
+          name: Commit changes
+          command: .circleci/scripts/release-commit-version-bump.sh
       - run:
           name: Create GitHub Pull Request for version
-          command: |
-            .circleci/scripts/release-bump-changelog-version.sh
-            .circleci/scripts/release-bump-manifest-version.sh
-            .circleci/scripts/release-create-release-pr.sh
+          command: .circleci/scripts/release-create-release-pr.sh
 
   prep-deps:
     executor: node-browsers
diff --git a/.circleci/scripts/release-bump-manifest-version.sh b/.circleci/scripts/release-bump-manifest-version.sh
index 78686d250d86..776a33a63477 100755
--- a/.circleci/scripts/release-bump-manifest-version.sh
+++ b/.circleci/scripts/release-bump-manifest-version.sh
@@ -26,14 +26,4 @@ yarn prettier --write app/manifest/_base.json
 if [[ -z $(git status --porcelain) ]]
 then
     printf '%s\n' 'App manifest version already set'
-    exit 0
 fi
-
-git \
-    -c user.name='MetaMask Bot' \
-    -c user.email='metamaskbot@users.noreply.github.com' \
-    commit --message "${CIRCLE_BRANCH/-/ }" \
-        CHANGELOG.md app/manifest/_base.json
-
-repo_slug="$CIRCLE_PROJECT_USERNAME/$CIRCLE_PROJECT_REPONAME"
-git push "https://$GITHUB_TOKEN_USER:$GITHUB_TOKEN@github.com/$repo_slug" "$CIRCLE_BRANCH"
diff --git a/.circleci/scripts/release-commit-version-bump.sh b/.circleci/scripts/release-commit-version-bump.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..6ceb67fb9f62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.circleci/scripts/release-commit-version-bump.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -e
+set -u
+set -o pipefail
+
+if [[ "${CI:-}" != 'true' ]]
+then
+    printf '%s\n' 'CI environment variable must be set to true'
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if [[ "${CIRCLECI:-}" != 'true' ]]
+then
+    printf '%s\n' 'CIRCLECI environment variable must be set to true'
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+printf '%s\n' 'Commit the manifest version and changelog if the manifest has changed'
+
+if git diff --quiet app/manifest/_base.json;
+then
+    printf '%s\n' 'No manifest changes to commit'
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+git \
+    -c user.name='MetaMask Bot' \
+    -c user.email='metamaskbot@users.noreply.github.com' \
+    commit --message "${CIRCLE_BRANCH/-/ }" \
+        CHANGELOG.md app/manifest/_base.json
+
+repo_slug="$CIRCLE_PROJECT_USERNAME/$CIRCLE_PROJECT_REPONAME"
+git push "https://$GITHUB_TOKEN_USER:$GITHUB_TOKEN@github.com/$repo_slug" "$CIRCLE_BRANCH"