diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index 78eea20..afa0f0b 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ steps:
   - echo "copy docs to ${DRONE_REPO_NAME}"; cp -r ../docs/* .
   - ls
   - echo "add files in ${DRONE_REPO_NAME}"; git add -A
-  - git commit -m "Drone tagged as ${DRONE_TAG}"
+  - git commit --allow-empty -m "Drone tagged as ${DRONE_TAG}"
   - git push --force origin master
   environment:
     GIT_USER: