diff --git a/test/--version.bats b/test/--version.bats
index e99a3a95..4e0e452d 100644
--- a/test/--version.bats
+++ b/test/--version.bats
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ setup() {
 }
 
 git_commit() {
-  git commit --quiet --allow-empty -m "" --allow-empty-message
+  git commit --quiet --allow-empty -m "empty"
 }
 
 @test "default version" {