1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 80d33e4095d1..1e012e1279fc 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@ release:
 	make clean
 	make srcinfo
 	git add -A
-	git commit -am "new release"
+	git commit --allow-empty -am "new release"
 	git push
 	make clean