diff --git a/app/models/note.rb b/app/models/note.rb
index 1a6f8130b..00142815a 100644
--- a/app/models/note.rb
+++ b/app/models/note.rb
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ class Note < ApplicationRecord
   end
 
   def create_version
+    return unless versioned_attributes_changed?
     User.where(id: CurrentUser.id).update_all("note_update_count = note_update_count + 1")
     CurrentUser.reload
 
@@ -158,6 +159,10 @@ class Note < ApplicationRecord
     end
   end
 
+  def versioned_attributes_changed?
+    new_record? || x_changed? || y_changed? || width_changed? || height_changed? || is_active_changed? || body_changed?
+  end
+
   def create_new_version
     versions.create(
       :updater_id => updater_id,
diff --git a/test/unit/note_test.rb b/test/unit/note_test.rb
index 7b817f758..c750c4b89 100644
--- a/test/unit/note_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/note_test.rb
@@ -153,6 +153,14 @@ class NoteTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
           assert_equal(["Post is note locked"], @note.errors.full_messages)
         end
       end
+
+      context "without making any changes" do
+        should "not create a new version" do
+          assert_no_difference("@note.versions.count") do
+            @note.save
+          end
+        end
+      end
     end
 
     context "when notes have been vandalized by one user" do