diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index b778f82..9aff758 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -1296,7 +1296,7 @@ function blockString({ comment, type, value }, ctx, onComment, onChompKeep) {
     const { blockQuote, commentString, lineWidth } = ctx.options;
     // 1. Block can't end in whitespace unless the last line is non-empty.
     // 2. Strings consisting of only whitespace are best rendered explicitly.
-    if (!blockQuote || /\n[\t ]+$/.test(value) || /^\s*$/.test(value)) {
+    if (!blockQuote || /\n[\t ]+$/.test(value)) {
         return quotedString(value, ctx);
     }
     const indent = ctx.indent ||
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index b1df091..bb83ef7 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -12048,9 +12048,10 @@
       "license": "ISC"
     },
     "node_modules/yaml": {
-      "version": "2.8.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/yaml/-/yaml-2.8.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-4lLa/EcQCB0cJkyts+FpIRx5G/llPxfP6VQU5KByHEhLxY3IJCH0f0Hy1MHI8sClTvsIb8qwRJ6R/ZdlDJ/leQ==",
+      "version": "2.8.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/yaml/-/yaml-2.8.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-lcYcMxX2PO9XMGvAJkJ3OsNMw+/7FKes7/hgerGUYWIoWu5j/+YQqcZr5JnPZWzOsEBgMbSbiSTn/dv/69Mkpw==",
+      "license": "ISC",
       "bin": {
         "yaml": "bin.mjs"
       },