diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 862a05b6..642b9c69 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "1.2.4"
+  ".": "1.2.5"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 188826aa..579742f0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 1.2.5 (2025-12-19)
+
+Full Changelog: [v1.2.4...v1.2.5](https://github.com/OneBusAway/ruby-sdk/compare/v1.2.4...v1.2.5)
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* issue where json.parse errors when receiving HTTP 204 with nobody ([862df13](https://github.com/OneBusAway/ruby-sdk/commit/862df13cf5d8d75baa25299a1ca160f4e3c436a5))
+
 ## 1.2.4 (2025-12-17)
 
 Full Changelog: [v1.2.3...v1.2.4](https://github.com/OneBusAway/ruby-sdk/compare/v1.2.3...v1.2.4)
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 1c6ec84f..8a1c712b 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ GIT
 PATH
   remote: .
   specs:
-    onebusaway-sdk (1.2.4)
+    onebusaway-sdk (1.2.5)
       connection_pool
 
 GEM
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6cb45f2d..fa84d8d5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ To use this gem, install via Bundler by adding the following to your application
 <!-- x-release-please-start-version -->
 
 ```ruby
-gem "onebusaway-sdk", "~> 1.2.4"
+gem "onebusaway-sdk", "~> 1.2.5"
 ```
 
 <!-- x-release-please-end -->
diff --git a/lib/onebusaway_sdk/internal/util.rb b/lib/onebusaway_sdk/internal/util.rb
index 127049e1..9aa2e5f4 100644
--- a/lib/onebusaway_sdk/internal/util.rb
+++ b/lib/onebusaway_sdk/internal/util.rb
@@ -657,7 +657,8 @@ def force_charset!(content_type, text:)
         def decode_content(headers, stream:, suppress_error: false)
           case (content_type = headers["content-type"])
           in OnebusawaySDK::Internal::Util::JSON_CONTENT
-            json = stream.to_a.join
+            return nil if (json = stream.to_a.join).empty?
+
             begin
               JSON.parse(json, symbolize_names: true)
             rescue JSON::ParserError => e
@@ -667,7 +668,11 @@ def decode_content(headers, stream:, suppress_error: false)
           in OnebusawaySDK::Internal::Util::JSONL_CONTENT
             lines = decode_lines(stream)
             chain_fused(lines) do |y|
-              lines.each { y << JSON.parse(_1, symbolize_names: true) }
+              lines.each do
+                next if _1.empty?
+
+                y << JSON.parse(_1, symbolize_names: true)
+              end
             end
           in %r{^text/event-stream}
             lines = decode_lines(stream)
diff --git a/lib/onebusaway_sdk/version.rb b/lib/onebusaway_sdk/version.rb
index 8b6451d6..09c70e99 100644
--- a/lib/onebusaway_sdk/version.rb
+++ b/lib/onebusaway_sdk/version.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 module OnebusawaySDK
-  VERSION = "1.2.4"
+  VERSION = "1.2.5"
 end