diff --git a/tests/testthat/_snaps/bump_version.md b/tests/testthat/_snaps/bump_version.md
index 890f9f9c..c00d5bca 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/_snaps/bump_version.md
+++ b/tests/testthat/_snaps/bump_version.md
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
     Code
       bump_version(no_change_behavior = "fail")
     Message
-      > Digesting messages from 2 commits.
+      > Digesting messages from 1 commits.
     Condition
       Error in `bump_version_impl()`:
       x No change since last version.
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
     Code
       bump_version(no_change_behavior = "noop")
     Message
-      > Digesting messages from 2 commits.
+      > Digesting messages from 1 commits.
       i No change since last version.
 
 ---
@@ -110,8 +110,8 @@
     Code
       bump_version(no_change_behavior = "bump")
     Message
-      > Digesting messages from 2 commits.
-      i Internal changes only.
+      > Digesting messages from 1 commits.
+      i Same as previous version.
       
       -- Updating NEWS --
       
diff --git a/tests/testthat/_snaps/bump_version/NEWS3.md b/tests/testthat/_snaps/bump_version/NEWS3.md
index 8880a043..1dc9b063 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/_snaps/bump_version/NEWS3.md
+++ b/tests/testthat/_snaps/bump_version/NEWS3.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # tea 0.0.0.9002
 
-- Internal changes only.
+- Same as previous version.
 
 
 # tea 0.0.0.9001
diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-bump_version.R b/tests/testthat/test-bump_version.R
index 1c1c09b6..3ea27d77 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/test-bump_version.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/test-bump_version.R
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ test_that("bump_version() works -- dev", {
 
   expect_equal(as.character(desc::desc_get_version()), "0.0.0.9000")
 
-  expect_snapshot(bump_version())
+  expect_snapshot({
+    bump_version()
+  })
 
   expect_equal(as.character(desc::desc_get_version()), "0.0.0.9001")
   expect_equal(get_last_version_tag()[["name"]], "v0.0.0.9001")
@@ -38,6 +40,9 @@ test_that("bump_version() works -- dev", {
 test_that("bump_version() works -- dev squash", {
   local_demo_project(quiet = TRUE)
 
+  # Important for the squash to actually create a different commit
+  gert::git_config_set("merge.ff", "false")
+
   tempdir_remote <- withr::local_tempdir(pattern = "remote")
   create_remote(tempdir_remote)
 
@@ -49,7 +54,9 @@ test_that("bump_version() works -- dev squash", {
 
   gert::git_branch_create("fledge")
 
-  expect_snapshot(bump_version(check_default_branch = FALSE))
+  expect_snapshot({
+    bump_version(check_default_branch = FALSE)
+  })
 
   gert::git_branch_checkout("main")
   gert::git_merge("fledge", squash = TRUE)