diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index c60fc65..d472fae 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "python-hiccup"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.2.0"
 description = "Add your description here"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
diff --git a/src/python_hiccup/html/core.py b/src/python_hiccup/html/core.py
index b545602..b58dc26 100644
--- a/src/python_hiccup/html/core.py
+++ b/src/python_hiccup/html/core.py
@@ -43,6 +43,12 @@ def _to_bool_attributes(acc: str, attributes: set) -> str:
     return _join(acc, attrs)
 
 
+def _closing_tag(element: str) -> bool:
+    specials = {"script"}
+
+    return str.lower(element) in specials
+
+
 def _suffix(element_data: str) -> str:
     specials = {"doctype"}
     normalized = str.lower(element_data)
@@ -68,6 +74,9 @@ def _to_html(tag: Mapping) -> list:
     if flattened or content:
         return [f"<{begin}>", *flattened, *content, f"</{element}>"]
 
+    if _closing_tag(element):
+        return [f"<{begin}>", f"</{element}>"]
+
     extra = _suffix(begin)
 
     return [f"<{begin}{extra}>"]
diff --git a/test/test_render_html.py b/test/test_render_html.py
index 97c45be..a172e10 100644
--- a/test/test_render_html.py
+++ b/test/test_render_html.py
@@ -41,11 +41,20 @@ def test_parses_attribute_shorthand() -> None:
     assert render(data) == expected
 
 
+def test_explicit_closing_tag() -> None:
+    """Assert that some html elements are parsed with a closing tag."""
+    data = ["script"]
+
+    expected = "<script></script>"
+
+    assert render(data) == expected
+
+
 def test_parses_boolean_attributes() -> None:
     """Assert that attributes without values, such as async or defer, is parsed as expected."""
     data = ["script", {"async"}, {"src": "path/to/script"}]
 
-    expected = '<script src="path/to/script" async />'
+    expected = '<script src="path/to/script" async></script>'
 
     assert render(data) == expected
 
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index a6774c1..ac3b866 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "python-hiccup"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.2.0"
 source = { editable = "." }
 
 [package.dev-dependencies]