diff --git a/ChangeLog.md b/ChangeLog.md
index fbe417d..be2390e 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.md
+++ b/ChangeLog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # GopherMap ChangeLog
 
+## v0.1.1
+
+**Released: 2026-07-27**
+
+- Skip totally empty lines.
+  ([#5](https://github.com/davep/gophermap/pull/5))
+
 ## v0.1.0
 
 **Released: 2026-07-27**
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 8462787..59aede9 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "gophermap"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.1"
 description = "A simple library for parsng Gophermaps"
 readme = "README.md"
 authors = [
diff --git a/src/gophermap/gopher_map.py b/src/gophermap/gopher_map.py
index e76ca98..8b41d26 100644
--- a/src/gophermap/gopher_map.py
+++ b/src/gophermap/gopher_map.py
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ def _parse_map(map_text: str) -> Iterator[GopherItem]:
         for line in map_text.splitlines(keepends=True):
             if line.strip() == EOF:
                 break
-            yield GopherItem(line)
+            if line.strip():
+                yield GopherItem(line)
 
     @property
     def raw(self) -> str:
diff --git a/tests/test_gopher_map.py b/tests/test_gopher_map.py
index 836c40b..4097cf2 100644
--- a/tests/test_gopher_map.py
+++ b/tests/test_gopher_map.py
@@ -43,4 +43,12 @@ def test_valid_map() -> None:
     assert gopher_map.items[0].port == 70
 
 
+##############################################################################
+def test_skip_empty_lines() -> None:
+    """Test that empty lines are skipped."""
+    gopher_map = GopherMap(raw := "\r\n\r\n.\r\n")
+    assert raw == gopher_map.raw
+    assert len(gopher_map.items) == 0
+
+
 ### test_gopher_map.py ends here
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 4fd5c03..5dcfa41 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "gophermap"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.1"
 source = { editable = "." }
 
 [package.dev-dependencies]