diff --git a/docs/resources/changelog.md b/docs/resources/changelog.md
index 18500c91f..c0571c7ea 100644
--- a/docs/resources/changelog.md
+++ b/docs/resources/changelog.md
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ New versions of Shoelace are released as-needed and generally occur when a criti
 - Fixed a bug in `<sl-dropdown>` that caused containing dialogs, drawers, etc. to close when pressing <kbd>Escape</kbd> while focused [#1024](https://github.com/shoelace-style/shoelace/issues/1024)
 - Fixed a bug in `<sl-tree-item>` that allowed lazy nodes to be incorrectly selected [#1023](https://github.com/shoelace-style/shoelace/pull/1023)
 - Fixed a typing bug in `<sl-tree-item>` [#1026](https://github.com/shoelace-style/shoelace/pull/1026)
+- Fixed a bug in `<sl-tree-item>` where `sl-selection-change` was emitted when the selection didn't change [#1030](https://github.com/shoelace-style/shoelace/pull/1030)
 - Updated Floating UI to 1.0.7 to fix a bug that prevented `hoist` from working correctly in `<sl-dropdown>` after a recent update [#1024](https://github.com/shoelace-style/shoelace/issues/1024)
 
 ## 2.0.0-beta.84
diff --git a/scripts/build.js b/scripts/build.js
index 4b4dc7093..61b818466 100644
--- a/scripts/build.js
+++ b/scripts/build.js
@@ -120,15 +120,6 @@ fs.mkdirSync(outdir, { recursive: true });
         routes: {
           '/dist': './dist'
         }
-      },
-      socket: {
-        socketIoClientConfig: {
-          // Configure socketIO to retry forever when disconnected to enable the auto-reattach timeout below to work
-          reconnectionAttempts: Infinity,
-          reconnectionDelay: 500,
-          reconnectionDelayMax: 500,
-          timeout: 1000
-        }
       }
     };
 
diff --git a/src/components/tree/tree.ts b/src/components/tree/tree.ts
index 37d5accd4..b355511d6 100644
--- a/src/components/tree/tree.ts
+++ b/src/components/tree/tree.ts
@@ -177,6 +177,8 @@ export default class SlTree extends ShoelaceElement {
   }
 
   selectItem(selectedItem: SlTreeItem) {
+    const previousSelection = [...this.selectedItems];
+
     if (this.selection === 'multiple') {
       selectedItem.selected = !selectedItem.selected;
       if (selectedItem.lazy) {
@@ -192,7 +194,11 @@ export default class SlTree extends ShoelaceElement {
       selectedItem.expanded = !selectedItem.expanded;
     }
 
-    this.emit('sl-selection-change', { detail: { selection: this.selectedItems } });
+    const nextSelection = this.selectedItems;
+
+    if (nextSelection.some(item => !previousSelection.includes(item))) {
+      this.emit('sl-selection-change', { detail: { selection: nextSelection } });
+    }
   }
 
   // Returns the list of tree items that are selected in the tree.