diff --git a/src/pycalver/cli.py b/src/pycalver/cli.py
index 0abd8c5..3fe5b4b 100755
--- a/src/pycalver/cli.py
+++ b/src/pycalver/cli.py
@@ -214,12 +214,13 @@ def _assert_not_dirty(_vcs: vcs.VCS, filepaths: typ.Set[str], allow_dirty: bool)
 
 def _bump(cfg: config.Config, new_version: str, allow_dirty: bool = False) -> None:
     _vcs: typ.Optional[vcs.VCS]
-
-    try:
-        _vcs = vcs.get_vcs()
-    except OSError:
-        log.warning("Version Control System not found, aborting commit.")
-        _vcs = None
+    
+    if cfg.commit:
+        try:
+            _vcs = vcs.get_vcs()
+        except OSError:
+            log.warning("Version Control System not found, aborting commit.")
+            _vcs = None
 
     filepaths = set(cfg.file_patterns.keys())