diff --git a/.github/workflows/incrementVersionAndChangelog.js b/.github/workflows/incrementVersionAndChangelog.js
index fc0e68af40..8acd76ebe0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/incrementVersionAndChangelog.js
+++ b/.github/workflows/incrementVersionAndChangelog.js
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ async function parseCommits() {
     var reachedPreviousVersion = false;
     var nextVersionString = "";
     result.data.forEach(commit => {
-            if (reachedPreviousVersion) return;
+            if (reachedPreviousVersion || commit.author == null) return;
             var author = commit.author.login;
             if (author === "uncivbot[bot]") return;
             var commitMessage = commit.commit.message.split("\n")[0];