diff --git a/create_manifest_file.ps1 b/create_manifest_file.ps1
index 8741fd490e..2fcf51bf32 100644
--- a/create_manifest_file.ps1
+++ b/create_manifest_file.ps1
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ $latestBlock = $ExecutionContext.InvokeCommand.ExpandString($latestBlock) | Conv
 
 # Adding new block to the top of the list of released versions.
 # TODO: To use the data from the current manifest file and update it.
-$versionArray = '[]' | ConvertFrom-Json 
+$versionArray = @()
 $versionArray += $latestBlock
 
 # Removing the oldest version if total count exceeds the max permissible count 
@@ -80,5 +80,5 @@ if($versionArray.Length -gt $maxVersionCount){
 
 # Updating the manifest file 
 # Keeping Depth as 4, as by default ConvertTo-Json only support conversion till depth 2.
-$versionArray | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 4 | Out-File $BuildOutputDir/dab-manifest.json
+ConvertTo-Json -Depth 4 $versionArray | Out-File $BuildOutputDir/dab-manifest.json