diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 0c41cec4..0f02ea1c 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.1.0-alpha.38"
+  ".": "0.1.0-alpha.39"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.stats.yml b/.stats.yml
index ceb8bf2d..f2239ea6 100644
--- a/.stats.yml
+++ b/.stats.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 configured_endpoints: 46
-openapi_spec_url: https://storage.googleapis.com/stainless-sdk-openapi-specs/finch%2Ffinch-f81c5824a9002c980fc0d66c4d52e6cbd8baf7678f5e0f2215909357cff6f82c.yml
-openapi_spec_hash: 7714062cac3bb5597b8571172775bc92
+openapi_spec_url: https://storage.googleapis.com/stainless-sdk-openapi-specs/finch%2Ffinch-d5c3e3934333478f55af69889eafaea9b0eeae82a1597c5dec34426e9d55efd5.yml
+openapi_spec_hash: 9ec42fee7f3124b3050846f74404b398
 config_hash: 0892e2e0eeb0343a022afa62e9080dd1
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 16e5b3f7..335ad368 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 0.1.0-alpha.39 (2025-12-19)
+
+Full Changelog: [v0.1.0-alpha.38...v0.1.0-alpha.39](https://github.com/Finch-API/finch-api-ruby/compare/v0.1.0-alpha.38...v0.1.0-alpha.39)
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* issue where json.parse errors when receiving HTTP 204 with nobody ([129433c](https://github.com/Finch-API/finch-api-ruby/commit/129433cc4ce1ab1f1e3b3c169cf804742f07e95d))
+
 ## 0.1.0-alpha.38 (2025-12-17)
 
 Full Changelog: [v0.1.0-alpha.37...v0.1.0-alpha.38](https://github.com/Finch-API/finch-api-ruby/compare/v0.1.0-alpha.37...v0.1.0-alpha.38)
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 3070506a..b469006b 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ GIT
 PATH
   remote: .
   specs:
-    finch-api (0.1.0.pre.alpha.38)
+    finch-api (0.1.0.pre.alpha.39)
       connection_pool
 
 GEM
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 35b4e01c..eea6306a 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 "finch-api", "~> 0.1.0.pre.alpha.38"
+gem "finch-api", "~> 0.1.0.pre.alpha.39"
 ```
 
 <!-- x-release-please-end -->
diff --git a/lib/finch_api/internal/util.rb b/lib/finch_api/internal/util.rb
index 4653e788..6c29c988 100644
--- a/lib/finch_api/internal/util.rb
+++ b/lib/finch_api/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 FinchAPI::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 FinchAPI::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/finch_api/version.rb b/lib/finch_api/version.rb
index f642e39e..db14622f 100644
--- a/lib/finch_api/version.rb
+++ b/lib/finch_api/version.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 module FinchAPI
-  VERSION = "0.1.0.pre.alpha.38"
+  VERSION = "0.1.0.pre.alpha.39"
 end