diff --git a/src/main/java/org/cyclonedx/model/ReleaseNotes.java b/src/main/java/org/cyclonedx/model/ReleaseNotes.java
index 00e72969e..c8bb6d9ef 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/cyclonedx/model/ReleaseNotes.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/cyclonedx/model/ReleaseNotes.java
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ public void setProperties(final List<Property> properties) {
   }
 
   @JsonIgnoreProperties(ignoreUnknown = true)
+  @JsonInclude(JsonInclude.Include.NON_EMPTY)
   public static class Resolves {
 
     public enum Type {
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/cyclonedx/BomJsonGeneratorTest.java b/src/test/java/org/cyclonedx/BomJsonGeneratorTest.java
index 6ce4755aa..207ad43fa 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/cyclonedx/BomJsonGeneratorTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/cyclonedx/BomJsonGeneratorTest.java
@@ -120,6 +120,18 @@ public void schema12MultipleDependenciesJsonTest() throws Exception {
         assertTrue(jsonParser.isValid(file, Version.VERSION_12));
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void schema16ReleaseNotesResolvesWithoutNameJsonTest() throws Exception {
+        final byte[] bomBytes = Objects.requireNonNull(this.getClass().getResourceAsStream("/1.6/valid-release-notes-1.6.json")).readAllBytes();
+        final Bom bom = new JsonParser().parse(bomBytes);
+
+        BomJsonGenerator generator = BomGeneratorFactory.createJson(Version.VERSION_16, bom);
+        String json = generator.toJsonString();
+        assertFalse(json.contains("null"), json);
+        File file = writeToFile(json);
+        assertTrue(new JsonParser().isValid(file, Version.VERSION_16));
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void schema13EmptyComponentsJsonTest() throws Exception {
         final Bom bom =  new Bom();