diff --git a/bin/publish.js b/bin/publish.js
index 836c81afbc..2020aa49dc 100644
--- a/bin/publish.js
+++ b/bin/publish.js
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ function getPublishedVersions(packageJson, version, tag) {
     throw new Error('Could not get published versions\n' + err);
   }
   const output = JSON.parse(versionsProcess.stdout);
-  if (typeof output === 'object') {
+  if (typeof output === 'object' && !Array.isArray(output)) {
     if (output.error?.code === 'E404')  {
       return [];
     }