diff --git a/questions/index.yaml b/questions/index.yaml
index d888a38..181b125 100644
--- a/questions/index.yaml
+++ b/questions/index.yaml
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ alternatives:
             owner: redoal
             repo: redoal
           public: true
+          empty: Nothing released yet — the first cut lands here.
           # url pinned to null while the repo is private - a private
           # release's html_url 404s for anonymous visitors, and the
           # card renders an unlinked heading instead (same lesson as