diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index a762a20e..67df5763 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
           mvn -B versions:set versions:commit -DnewVersion=$VERSION
           git config --global user.email "41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
           git config --global user.name "GitHub Action"
-          git commit -a -m "release version v$VERSION"
+          git commit --allow-empty -a -m "release version v$VERSION"
           git push origin main
       - name: Deploy with Maven
         run: mvn -B deploy -DskipTests -Prelease --file pom.xml