1 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/packages/monorepo-scripts/src/publish.ts b/packages/monorepo-scripts/src/publish.ts
index cdd250ec3..5f4c67e04 100644
--- a/packages/monorepo-scripts/src/publish.ts
+++ b/packages/monorepo-scripts/src/publish.ts
@@ -213,12 +213,16 @@ async function lernaPublishAsync(packageToVersionChange: { [name: string]: strin
 }
 
 function updateVersionNumberIfNeeded(currentVersion: string, proposedNextVersion: string): string {
+    const updatedVersionIfValid = semver.inc(currentVersion, 'patch');
+    if (_.isNull(updatedVersionIfValid)) {
+        throw new Error(`Encountered invalid semver: ${currentVersion}`);
+    }
     if (proposedNextVersion === currentVersion) {
-        return utils.getNextPatchVersion(currentVersion);
+        return updatedVersionIfValid;
     }
     const sortedVersions = semverSort.desc([proposedNextVersion, currentVersion]);
     if (sortedVersions[0] !== proposedNextVersion) {
-        return utils.getNextPatchVersion(currentVersion);
+        return updatedVersionIfValid;
     }
     return proposedNextVersion;
 }