diff --git a/src/pitpkg/private/libpit.nim b/src/pitpkg/private/libpit.nim
index 4906fa0..b1290b9 100644
--- a/src/pitpkg/private/libpit.nim
+++ b/src/pitpkg/private/libpit.nim
@@ -146,7 +146,8 @@ proc toStorageFormat*(issue: Issue, withComments = false): string =
   if withComments: lines.add("# Summary (one line):")
   lines.add(issue.summary)
   if withComments: lines.add("# Properties (\"key:value\" per line):")
-  for key, val in issue.properties: lines.add(key & ": " & val)
+  for key, val in issue.properties:
+    if not val.isNilOrWhitespace: lines.add(key & ": " & val)
   if issue.tags.len > 0: lines.add("tags: " & issue.tags.join(","))
   if not isNilOrWhitespace(issue.details) or withComments:
     if withComments: lines.add("# Details go below the \"--------\"")
diff --git a/src/pitpkg/version.nim b/src/pitpkg/version.nim
index 1fe3d71..c0e8316 100644
--- a/src/pitpkg/version.nim
+++ b/src/pitpkg/version.nim
@@ -1 +1 @@
-const PIT_VERSION* = "4.4.4"
+const PIT_VERSION* = "4.5.0"