app/models/workflow.rb in govuk_content_models-27.1.0 vs app/models/workflow.rb in govuk_content_models-27.2.0

@@ -114,10 +114,11 @@
     text += ' on ' + publish_at.strftime("%d/%m/%Y %H:%M") if scheduled_for_publishing?
     text
   end
 
   def denormalise_users!
-    set(:assignee, assigned_to.name) if assigned_to
+    new_assignee = assigned_to.try(:name)
+    set(:assignee, new_assignee) unless new_assignee == assignee
     update_user_action("creator",   [Action::CREATE, Action::NEW_VERSION])
     update_user_action("publisher", [Action::PUBLISH])
     update_user_action("archiver",  [Action::ARCHIVE])
     self
   end