> Yet, I know off the top of my mind at least two occasions where creating an empty commit can make quite a bit of sense: > 1. Initializing new repositories

> Yet, I know off the top of my mind at least two occasions where creating an empty commit can make quite a bit of sense: > 1. Initializing new repositories. > 2. Triggering continuous deployment pipelines. We use 3. Change branch timestamp so that old branches cleanup job won't sweep your branch.