diff --git a/scripts/gitea-release.py b/scripts/gitea-release.py
index 17734a7..75a8757 100755
--- a/scripts/gitea-release.py
+++ b/scripts/gitea-release.py
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ def request(url: str, method: str = "GET", data=None, token: str = "", files=Non
     with urllib.request.urlopen(req) as resp:
         payload = resp.read().decode()
         # Les DELETE renvoient 204 sans corps : pas de JSON à parser
-        return json.loads(payload) if payload.strip() else None
+        return json.loads(payload) if payload.strip() else {}
 
 
 def changelog_section(version: str) -> str: