diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 56f3106b3..b9d65719e 100755
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ module.exports = async function standardVersion (argv) {
   }
   try {
     let version
-    if (pkg) {
+    if (pkg && pkg.version) {
       version = pkg.version
     } else if (args.gitTagFallback) {
       version = await latestSemverTag(args.tagPrefix)