diff --git a/.changes/unreleased/Under the Hood-20231117-121214.yaml b/.changes/unreleased/Under the Hood-20231117-121214.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..61b0617ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/unreleased/Under the Hood-20231117-121214.yaml	
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+kind: Under the Hood
+body: Add tests for --empty flag
+time: 2023-11-17T12:12:14.643365-05:00
+custom:
+  Author: michelleark
+  Issue: "1029"
diff --git a/dev-requirements.txt b/dev-requirements.txt
index 48598298b..34b961421 100644
--- a/dev-requirements.txt
+++ b/dev-requirements.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # install latest changes in dbt-core
 # TODO: how to automate switching from develop to version branches?
-git+https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core.git#egg=dbt-core&subdirectory=core
-git+https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core.git#egg=dbt-tests-adapter&subdirectory=tests/adapter
+git+https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core.git@dry-run-flag#egg=dbt-core&subdirectory=core
+git+https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core.git@dry-run-flag#egg=dbt-tests-adapter&subdirectory=tests/adapter
 
 # if version 1.x or greater -> pin to major version
 # if version 0.x -> pin to minor
diff --git a/tests/functional/adapter/empty/test_empty.py b/tests/functional/adapter/empty/test_empty.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c224c51df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/functional/adapter/empty/test_empty.py
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+from dbt.tests.adapter.empty.test_empty import BaseTestEmpty
+
+
+class TestBigQueryEmpty(BaseTestEmpty):
+    pass