diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,15 +4,20 @@
 
 # Releases
 
-## hakyll-dir-list 0.1.1.0
-- bump hakyll to 4.11.0.0
+## hakyll-dir-list 1.0.0.3
+- use a hyphen in Metadata Configuration to get an empty tag
+- use lts-12.7 stack resolver
 
-## hakyll-dir-list 1.0.0.0
-- configurable begin and end tags for items and collections
+## hakyll-dir-list 1.0.0.2
+- use lts-11.0 stack resolver
 
 ## hakyll-dir-list 1.0.0.1
 - more consistent behaviour of defaultConfiguration,
   in connection with metadataConfiguration
 
-## hakyll-dir-list 1.0.0.2
-- use lts-11.0 stack resolver
+## hakyll-dir-list 1.0.0.0
+- configurable begin and end tags for items and collections
+
+## hakyll-dir-list 0.1.1.0
+- bump hakyll to 4.11.0.0
+
diff --git a/hakyll-dir-list.cabal b/hakyll-dir-list.cabal
--- a/hakyll-dir-list.cabal
+++ b/hakyll-dir-list.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:               hakyll-dir-list
-version:            1.0.0.2
+version:            1.0.0.3
 
 synopsis: Allow Hakyll to create hierarchical menues from directories. 
 
diff --git a/src/Hakyll/Web/Template/DirList.hs b/src/Hakyll/Web/Template/DirList.hs
--- a/src/Hakyll/Web/Template/DirList.hs
+++ b/src/Hakyll/Web/Template/DirList.hs
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
 --   or if not given an ','. The list holds the
 --   tags per level, if level is higher than the
 --   tags in the list the last tag is used.
---
+--   Use a hyphen '-' to get an empty string as 'tag'.
 metadataConfiguration :: Metadata -> Configuration -> Configuration
 metadataConfiguration md default' =
   Configuration 
@@ -77,10 +77,12 @@
         Nothing -> df
         Just s -> g ( splitAll del s )
     g :: [String] -> Int -> String
-    g (x:[]) _ = x
-    g (x:_) 0 = x
+    g (x:[]) _ = t x
+    g (x:_) 0 = t x
     g (_:xs) l = g xs (l - 1)
     g [] _ = "<???>" -- this should not happen
+    t :: String -> String
+    t x = if x == "-" then "" else x
   
 -- | Sort pages alphabetically.
 alphabetical :: MonadMetadata m => [Item a] -> m [Item a]