diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 98ada02ae..0b2220a08 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+<a name="0.69.0"></a>
+# [0.69.0](https://github.com/ipfs/interface-ipfs-core/compare/v0.68.2...v0.69.0) (2018-06-22)
+
+
+
 <a name="0.68.2"></a>
 ## [0.68.2](https://github.com/ipfs/interface-ipfs-core/compare/v0.68.1...v0.68.2) (2018-06-19)
 
diff --git a/js/src/block.js b/js/src/block.js
index d0cf8af68..38219db5b 100644
--- a/js/src/block.js
+++ b/js/src/block.js
@@ -123,6 +123,22 @@ module.exports = (common) => {
         })
       })
 
+      it('should get an empty block', (done) => {
+        ipfs.block.put(Buffer.alloc(0), {
+          format: 'dag-pb',
+          mhtype: 'sha2-256',
+          version: 0
+        }, (err, block) => {
+          expect(err).to.not.exist()
+
+          ipfs.block.get(block.cid, (err, block) => {
+            expect(err).to.not.exist()
+            expect(block.data).to.eql(Buffer.alloc(0))
+            done()
+          })
+        })
+      })
+
       // TODO it.skip('Promises support', (done) => {})
     })
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2ac06d07b..e15a6e3fe 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "interface-ipfs-core",
-  "version": "0.68.2",
+  "version": "0.69.0",
   "description": "A test suite and interface you can use to implement a IPFS core interface.",
   "leadMaintainer": "Alan Shaw <alan@tableflip.io>",
   "main": "js/src/index.js",