diff --git a/custom_components/hacs/repositories/base.py b/custom_components/hacs/repositories/base.py
index a3d1807dc43..aa43fd7d32f 100644
--- a/custom_components/hacs/repositories/base.py
+++ b/custom_components/hacs/repositories/base.py
@@ -413,7 +413,10 @@ def pending_update(self) -> bool:
                     if self.data.installed_commit != self.data.last_commit:
                         return True
                     return False
-            if self.display_version_or_commit == "version":
+            if (
+                self.display_version_or_commit == "version"
+                and self.data.installed_version is not None
+            ):
                 if (
                     result := version_left_higher_then_right(
                         self.display_available_version,
diff --git a/tests/repositories/helpers/test_properties.py b/tests/repositories/helpers/test_properties.py
index e8e0216ad7c..5d9128f1e89 100644
--- a/tests/repositories/helpers/test_properties.py
+++ b/tests/repositories/helpers/test_properties.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """HACS Repository Helper properties."""
 # pylint: disable=missing-docstring
 from awesomeversion import AwesomeVersion
+import pytest
 
 from custom_components.hacs.repositories.base import HacsRepository
 
@@ -21,8 +22,33 @@ def test_repository_helpers_properties_pending_update(hacs):
     repository.data.installed = True
     repository.data.default_branch = "main"
     repository.data.selected_tag = "main"
+    repository.data.releases = True
+    repository.data.last_version = "0.2.0"
     assert not repository.pending_update
 
     repository.data.installed_commit = "1"
     repository.data.last_commit = "2"
     assert repository.pending_update
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    ("installed_version", "installed_commit", "pending_update"),
+    [
+        (None, "3730b11", True),
+        (None, "1234567", True),
+        (None, "abcdef0", True),
+        ("0.1.0", "3730b11", True),
+        ("0.2.0", "3730b11", False),
+        ("0.3.0", "3730b11", False),
+    ],
+)
+def test_pending_update_with_releases(hacs, installed_version, installed_commit, pending_update):
+    """Compare release versions without treating an installed commit as a version."""
+    repository = HacsRepository(hacs)
+    repository.data.installed = True
+    repository.data.installed_version = installed_version
+    repository.data.installed_commit = installed_commit
+    repository.data.releases = True
+    repository.data.last_version = "0.2.0"
+
+    assert repository.pending_update is pending_update
diff --git a/tests/snapshots/api-usage/tests/repositories/helpers/test_propertiestest-pending-update-with-releases-0-1-0-3730b11-true.json b/tests/snapshots/api-usage/tests/repositories/helpers/test_propertiestest-pending-update-with-releases-0-1-0-3730b11-true.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..dc060a6c876
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/snapshots/api-usage/tests/repositories/helpers/test_propertiestest-pending-update-with-releases-0-1-0-3730b11-true.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+    "tests/repositories/helpers/test_properties.py::test_pending_update_with_releases[0.1.0-3730b11-True]": {
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/contents/custom_components/hacs/manifest.json": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/contents/hacs.json": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/git/trees/main": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/releases": 1
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/snapshots/api-usage/tests/repositories/helpers/test_propertiestest-pending-update-with-releases-0-2-0-3730b11-false.json b/tests/snapshots/api-usage/tests/repositories/helpers/test_propertiestest-pending-update-with-releases-0-2-0-3730b11-false.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..09928dde4d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/snapshots/api-usage/tests/repositories/helpers/test_propertiestest-pending-update-with-releases-0-2-0-3730b11-false.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+    "tests/repositories/helpers/test_properties.py::test_pending_update_with_releases[0.2.0-3730b11-False]": {
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/contents/custom_components/hacs/manifest.json": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/contents/hacs.json": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/git/trees/main": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/releases": 1
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/snapshots/api-usage/tests/repositories/helpers/test_propertiestest-pending-update-with-releases-0-3-0-3730b11-false.json b/tests/snapshots/api-usage/tests/repositories/helpers/test_propertiestest-pending-update-with-releases-0-3-0-3730b11-false.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..63531e6f827
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/snapshots/api-usage/tests/repositories/helpers/test_propertiestest-pending-update-with-releases-0-3-0-3730b11-false.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+    "tests/repositories/helpers/test_properties.py::test_pending_update_with_releases[0.3.0-3730b11-False]": {
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/contents/custom_components/hacs/manifest.json": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/contents/hacs.json": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/git/trees/main": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/releases": 1
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/snapshots/api-usage/tests/repositories/helpers/test_propertiestest-pending-update-with-releases-none-1234567-true.json b/tests/snapshots/api-usage/tests/repositories/helpers/test_propertiestest-pending-update-with-releases-none-1234567-true.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..af9d5c5516c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/snapshots/api-usage/tests/repositories/helpers/test_propertiestest-pending-update-with-releases-none-1234567-true.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+    "tests/repositories/helpers/test_properties.py::test_pending_update_with_releases[None-1234567-True]": {
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/contents/custom_components/hacs/manifest.json": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/contents/hacs.json": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/git/trees/main": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/releases": 1
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/snapshots/api-usage/tests/repositories/helpers/test_propertiestest-pending-update-with-releases-none-3730b11-true.json b/tests/snapshots/api-usage/tests/repositories/helpers/test_propertiestest-pending-update-with-releases-none-3730b11-true.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8e8a89ef100
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/snapshots/api-usage/tests/repositories/helpers/test_propertiestest-pending-update-with-releases-none-3730b11-true.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+    "tests/repositories/helpers/test_properties.py::test_pending_update_with_releases[None-3730b11-True]": {
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/contents/custom_components/hacs/manifest.json": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/contents/hacs.json": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/git/trees/main": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/releases": 1
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/snapshots/api-usage/tests/repositories/helpers/test_propertiestest-pending-update-with-releases-none-abcdef0-true.json b/tests/snapshots/api-usage/tests/repositories/helpers/test_propertiestest-pending-update-with-releases-none-abcdef0-true.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3216dbc9591
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/snapshots/api-usage/tests/repositories/helpers/test_propertiestest-pending-update-with-releases-none-abcdef0-true.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+    "tests/repositories/helpers/test_properties.py::test_pending_update_with_releases[None-abcdef0-True]": {
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/contents/custom_components/hacs/manifest.json": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/contents/hacs.json": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/git/trees/main": 1,
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/hacs/integration/releases": 1
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file