diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5e78a2b..4fa3a55 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.17.1]
+ - Fix zero row file (#98 thanks @kroche98)
+
 ## [1.17.0]
  - Require explicit `$eq` operator for `parquetQuery` filters.
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index bc803c1..d87ec4b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "hyparquet",
-  "version": "1.17.0",
+  "version": "1.17.1",
   "description": "Parquet file parser for JavaScript",
   "author": "Hyperparam",
   "homepage": "https://hyperparam.app",
@@ -54,10 +54,10 @@
     "test": "vitest run"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@types/node": "24.0.7",
+    "@types/node": "24.0.10",
     "@vitest/coverage-v8": "3.2.4",
-    "eslint": "9.30.0",
-    "eslint-plugin-jsdoc": "51.3.1",
+    "eslint": "9.30.1",
+    "eslint-plugin-jsdoc": "51.3.3",
     "hyparquet-compressors": "1.1.1",
     "typescript": "5.8.3",
     "vitest": "3.2.4"
diff --git a/test/readFiles.test.js b/test/readFiles.test.js
index be03f3b..1c2f70f 100644
--- a/test/readFiles.test.js
+++ b/test/readFiles.test.js
@@ -37,11 +37,7 @@ describe('parquetRead test files', () => {
         rowEnd: numRows,
         onComplete(rows) {
           const base = filename.replace('.parquet', '')
-          if (filename === 'issue97.parquet') {
-            // issue97 has no rows
-            const expected = fileToJson(`test/files/${base}.json`)
-            expect(toJson(rows)).toEqual(expected)
-          } else {
+          if (rows.length) {
             const expected = [fileToJson(`test/files/${base}.json`).at(-1)]
             expect(toJson(rows)).toEqual(expected)
           }