diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fe69518..c382006 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,14 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/), and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [0.8.0] - 2024-04-01
+
+- Skip hover message for uncommitted and unsaved changes
+
+## [0.7.1] - 2024-04-01
+
+- Lower required VS Code version to 1.78.0
+
 ## [0.7.0] - 2024-04-01
 
 - Show author as "You" when line blame matches current git user
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 46f9f96..80585f3 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "git-line-blame",
-  "version": "0.7.0",
+  "version": "0.8.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "git-line-blame",
-      "version": "0.7.0",
+      "version": "0.8.0",
       "license": "AGPL-3.0-only",
       "devDependencies": {
         "@types/mocha": "^10.0.6",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 61d725d..f96a23d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "displayName": "Git Line Blame",
   "description": "Display inline information in the text editor about the latest commit that edited the currently selected line",
   "publisher": "carlthome",
-  "version": "0.7.0",
+  "version": "0.8.0",
   "license": "AGPL-3.0-only",
   "icon": "icon.png",
   "engines": {
diff --git a/src/lib.ts b/src/lib.ts
index 5ffb59b..bc287db 100644
--- a/src/lib.ts
+++ b/src/lib.ts
@@ -81,6 +81,14 @@ export function formatMessage(
 }
 
 export function formatHoverMessage(fields: Record<string, string>): string {
+  // Leave hover message empty if there is no commit.
+  const notCommitted = fields["author"] === "Not Committed Yet";
+  const notSaved = fields["author"] === "External file (--contents)";
+  if (notCommitted || notSaved) {
+    return "";
+  }
+
+  // Format the hover message by collecting commit information.
   const header = "| Key | Value |\n| :-- | :-- |\n";
   const message = Object.entries(fields)
     .map(([k, v]) => {