diff --git a/release.sh b/release.sh
index 879f43d..1ec7748 100755
--- a/release.sh
+++ b/release.sh
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ fi
 validate_version "$version"
 
 # Create release commit
-git commit --message="Release ${version}"
+git commit --allow-empty --message="Release ${version}"
 git push
 # Create tag
 git tag --message="Release ${version}" --annotate "v${version}"