diff --git a/docs/RELEASE.md b/docs/RELEASE.md
index a613397..4ed3203 100644
--- a/docs/RELEASE.md
+++ b/docs/RELEASE.md
@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
 # Release Notes
 
+## Update 2024.05.10：**V1.1.0.2** Released
+
+Major changes:
+
+* Fixed the error caused by empty lines in `merge_line_texts`.
+
+主要变更：
+
+* 修复 `merge_line_texts` 中空行导致的错误。
+
+
 ## Update 2024.04.30：**V1.1.0.1** Released
 
 Major changes:
diff --git a/pix2text/__version__.py b/pix2text/__version__.py
index 69bfb4d..1926b15 100644
--- a/pix2text/__version__.py
+++ b/pix2text/__version__.py
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 # [Pix2Text](https://github.com/breezedeus/pix2text): an Open-Source Alternative to Mathpix.
 # Copyright (C) 2022-2024, [Breezedeus](https://www.breezedeus.com).
 
-__version__ = '1.1.0.1'
+__version__ = '1.1.0.2'
diff --git a/pix2text/utils.py b/pix2text/utils.py
index 97b1c0d..d1aa994 100644
--- a/pix2text/utils.py
+++ b/pix2text/utils.py
@@ -914,8 +914,8 @@ def merge_line_texts(
 
     min_x, max_x = cal_block_xmin_xmax(lines, indentation_thrsh)
 
-    line_text_list = [(idx, txt) for idx, txt in enumerate(line_text_list) if txt]
     res_line_texts = [''] * len(line_text_list)
+    line_text_list = [(idx, txt) for idx, txt in enumerate(line_text_list) if txt]
     for idx, (line_number, txt) in enumerate(line_text_list):
         if isolated_included[line_number]:
             res_line_texts[line_number] = line_sep + txt + line_sep
@@ -938,5 +938,5 @@ def merge_line_texts(
                 tmp = tmp + line_sep
         res_line_texts[idx] = tmp
 
-    outs = smart_join(res_line_texts, spellchecker)
+    outs = smart_join([c for c in res_line_texts if c], spellchecker)
     return re.sub(rf'{line_sep}+', line_sep, outs)  # 把多个 '\n' 替换为 '\n'