diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index e2a29a6..154037b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -5,6 +5,14 @@ Sebastian.Base Release Notes
 .. contents:: Topics
 
 
+v0.4.2
+======
+
+Minor Changes
+-------------
+
+- removed the empty options dict
+
 v0.4.1
 ======
 
diff --git a/changelogs/.plugin-cache.yaml b/changelogs/.plugin-cache.yaml
index dc171a5..adaf779 100644
--- a/changelogs/.plugin-cache.yaml
+++ b/changelogs/.plugin-cache.yaml
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@ plugins:
   strategy: {}
   test: {}
   vars: {}
-version: 0.4.1
+version: 0.4.2
diff --git a/changelogs/changelog.yaml b/changelogs/changelog.yaml
index effbe3c..1bfc0a7 100644
--- a/changelogs/changelog.yaml
+++ b/changelogs/changelog.yaml
@@ -38,3 +38,10 @@ releases:
     - display.yml
     - options_fix.yml
     release_date: '2024-03-13'
+  0.4.2:
+    changes:
+      minor_changes:
+      - removed the empty options dict
+    fragments:
+    - empty_options.yml
+    release_date: '2024-03-13'
diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/empty_options.yml b/changelogs/fragments/empty_options.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e4c9be5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/empty_options.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+minor_changes:
+  - removed the empty options dict
diff --git a/galaxy.yml b/galaxy.yml
index 183f67e..d9c11fa 100644
--- a/galaxy.yml
+++ b/galaxy.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 namespace: sebastian
 name: base
-version: 0.4.1
+version: 0.4.2
 
 readme: README.md
 
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/module.py b/plugins/module_utils/module.py
index a2a4bc1..d62372f 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/module.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/module.py
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ def docify(input: Union[dict, AnsibleParameter]) -> dict:
                 options[name]["default"] = []
         if "default" in help:
             options[name]["default"] = help["default"]
-        if "options" in help:
+        if "options" in help and help["options"] != {}:
             options[name]["options"] = docify(help["options"])
-        if "choices" in help:
+        if "choices" in help and len(help["choices"]) > 0:
             options[name]["choices"] = tuple(help["choices"])
     return options
 
diff --git a/src/ansible_module/__init__.py b/src/ansible_module/__init__.py
index 3d26edf..df12433 100644
--- a/src/ansible_module/__init__.py
+++ b/src/ansible_module/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "0.4.1"
+__version__ = "0.4.2"