diff --git a/scripts/determine-pkg-versions.js b/scripts/determine-pkg-versions.js
index 1f6683d3a61..977d239b05c 100644
--- a/scripts/determine-pkg-versions.js
+++ b/scripts/determine-pkg-versions.js
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ function determineVersion(pkg, commitInfos) {
   }
 
   return commitInfos.reduce(pickBestVersionInfo(pkg), {
-    version: currentVersion,
+    version: semver.inc(currentVersion, 'patch'),
     changeType: 'patch',
     causedByCommit: '(dependency update - part of packages to be updated but no explicit commits referencing it)',
   });
diff --git a/scripts/lib/get-updated-pkgs.js b/scripts/lib/get-updated-pkgs.js
index e6d80bc0917..2380af9b4ab 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/get-updated-pkgs.js
+++ b/scripts/lib/get-updated-pkgs.js
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ const Repository = require('lerna/lib/Repository');
 const UpdatedPackagesCollector = require('lerna/lib/UpdatedPackagesCollector');
 const lernaLogger = require('lerna/lib/logger');
 const progressBar = require('lerna/lib/progressBar');
+const lernaJson = require('../../lerna.json');
 
 module.exports = function() {
   const repository = new Repository();
@@ -32,8 +33,7 @@ module.exports = function() {
   const origBarDescriptor = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(progressBar, 'bar');
   const lernaCommand = {
     repository,
-    getOptions: () => ({}),
-    publishConfig: {},
+    getOptions: () => lernaJson.publishConfig,
   };
   const collector = new UpdatedPackagesCollector(lernaCommand);