diff --git a/packages/core/src/package.ts b/packages/core/src/package.ts
index bb79e25d..8bbb2af1 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/package.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/package.ts
@@ -305,9 +305,8 @@ export class Package {
       // when using explicit `workspace:` protocol
       if (resolved.explicitWorkspace) {
         const workspaceTarget = resolved?.workspaceTarget ?? '';
-        const [_, _wsTxt, operatorPrefix, rangePrefix] = workspaceTarget.match(
-          /^(workspace:)?([<>=]{0,2})?([*^~])?(.*)$/
-        ) as RegExpMatchArray;
+        const [_, _wsTxt, operatorPrefix, rangePrefix] =
+          workspaceTarget.match(/^(workspace:)?([<>=]{0,2})?([*^~])?(.*)$/) || [];
 
         if (operatorPrefix) {
           // with workspace it might include an operator, if so use it like "workspace:>=1.2.3"
diff --git a/packages/version/src/lib/update-lockfile-version.ts b/packages/version/src/lib/update-lockfile-version.ts
index e4f22b61..cf0dc092 100644
--- a/packages/version/src/lib/update-lockfile-version.ts
+++ b/packages/version/src/lib/update-lockfile-version.ts
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ export function updateNpmLockFileVersion2(obj: any, pkgName: string, newVersion:
       } else {
         if (k === pkgName) {
           // e.g.: "@lerna-lite/core": "^0.1.2",
-          const [_, versionPrefix, _versionStr] = obj[k].match(/^([\^~])?(.*)$/);
+          const [_, versionPrefix, _versionStr] = obj[k].match(/^([\^~])?(.*)$/) || [];
           obj[k] = `${versionPrefix}${newVersion}`;
         } else if (k === 'name' && obj[k] === pkgName && obj['version'] !== undefined) {
           // e.g. "packages/version": { "name": "@lerna-lite/version", "version": "0.1.2" }