diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 10262fa8..54d5517e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -2,6 +2,14 @@
 Changelog
 =========
 
+0.5.6 (2019-02-21)
+==================
+
+Fixes
+-----
+* Set row.title to "" instead of None to get row behavior.
+
+
 0.5.5 (2019-02-13)
 ==================
 
diff --git a/grafanalib/core.py b/grafanalib/core.py
index da832eb1..64bfdf10 100644
--- a/grafanalib/core.py
+++ b/grafanalib/core.py
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ class Row(object):
         validator=instance_of(Pixels),
     )
     showTitle = attr.ib(default=None)
-    title = attr.ib(default=None)
+    title = attr.ib(default="")
     repeat = attr.ib(default=None)
 
     def _iter_panels(self):
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index dd1a75e7..5490997e 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ def local_file(name):
     # Versions should comply with PEP440.  For a discussion on single-sourcing
     # the version across setup.py and the project code, see
     # https://packaging.python.org/en/latest/single_source_version.html
-    version='0.5.5',
+    version='0.5.6',
     description='Library for building Grafana dashboards',
     long_description=open(README).read(),
     url='https://github.com/weaveworks/grafanalib',