diff --git a/codeql-custom-queries-ruby/example.ql b/codeql-custom-queries-ruby/example.ql
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+/**
+ * @name Empty block
+ * @kind problem
+ * @problem.severity warning
+ * @id ruby/example/empty-block
+ */
+
+import ruby
+
+from Block b
+where b.getNumberOfStatements()= 0
+select b, "This is an empty block."
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diff --git a/codeql-custom-queries-ruby/qlpack.yml b/codeql-custom-queries-ruby/qlpack.yml
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+# Change 'getting-started' to the name of a user or organization that you have write access to.
+name: getting-started/codeql-extra-queries-ruby
+version: 0.0.0
+dependencies:
+  # This uses the latest version of the codeql/ruby-all library.
+  # You may want to change to a more precise semver string.
+  codeql/ruby-all: "*"
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diff --git a/codeql-custom-queries-ruby/queries.xml b/codeql-custom-queries-ruby/queries.xml
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+<queries language="ruby"/>
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