diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,12 +1,18 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 1.0.3.0 - 2019-11-03
+
+### Fixed
+
+  - Encode empty lists as "[]" rather than "\n -"
+
 ## 1.0.2.0 - 2019-10-15
 
 ### Changed
 
   - Only quote YAML 1.2 boolean strings "true" and "false" (upper or
     lowercase), not "on", "off", "yes", "y", "no", "n" (if you want to quote
-    these strings, use `encodeQuoted`.
+    these strings, use `encodeQuoted`).
 
 ## 1.0.1.0 - 2019-10-15
 
diff --git a/aeson-yaml.cabal b/aeson-yaml.cabal
--- a/aeson-yaml.cabal
+++ b/aeson-yaml.cabal
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 cabal-version: 1.12
 
 name:           aeson-yaml
-version:        1.0.2.0
+version:        1.0.3.0
 homepage:       https://github.com/clovyr/aeson-yaml
 bug-reports:    https://github.com/clovyr/aeson-yaml/issues
 author:         Patrick Nielsen
diff --git a/src/Data/Aeson/Yaml.hs b/src/Data/Aeson/Yaml.hs
--- a/src/Data/Aeson/Yaml.hs
+++ b/src/Data/Aeson/Yaml.hs
@@ -90,10 +90,14 @@
       intersperse prefix $ map (keyValue level) (sortOn fst $ HashMap.toList hm)
       where prefix = bs "\n" <> indent level
     Array vec ->
-      mconcat $
-      (prefix :) $
-      intersperse prefix $
-      map (encodeBuilder alwaysQuote False (level + 1)) (Vector.toList vec)
+      if Vector.null vec
+        then bs " []"
+        else mconcat $
+             (prefix :) $
+             intersperse prefix $
+             map
+               (encodeBuilder alwaysQuote False (level + 1))
+               (Vector.toList vec)
       where prefix = bs "\n" <> indent level <> bs "- "
     String s -> encodeText True alwaysQuote level s
     Number n -> bl (Data.Aeson.encode n)
diff --git a/test/Test/Data/Aeson/Yaml.hs b/test/Test/Data/Aeson/Yaml.hs
--- a/test/Test/Data/Aeson/Yaml.hs
+++ b/test/Test/Data/Aeson/Yaml.hs
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@
    "multiLine": "The first line is followed by the\nsecond line\n",
    "multiLineWithSpaces": "         This has extra\n     spaces at the beginning\n",
    "notMultiline": "This won't be\nmulti-lined",
+   "list": ["foo", "bar", "baz"],
+   "listEmpty": [],
    "apiVersion": "apps/v1",
    "kind": "Deployment",
    "metadata": {
@@ -107,6 +109,11 @@
 isFalse: false
 isTrue: true
 kind: Deployment
+list:
+  - foo
+  - bar
+  - baz
+listEmpty: []
 metadata:
   labels:
     app: foo