Merge pull request #813 from mzivic7/fix_blank_line

Fix blank lines being ignored

chore(release): 4.40.1 [skip ci]

Prepare v4.40.0 release

chore(release): 4.39.14 [skip ci]

chore(release): 4.39.13 [skip ci]

chore(release): 4.39.12 [skip ci]

chore(release): 4.39.11 [skip ci]

chore(release): 4.39.10 [skip ci]

chore(release): 4.39.9 [skip ci]

chore(release): 4.39.8 [skip ci]