diff --git a/scripts/bump-version.js b/scripts/bump-version.js
index 6fc2f65..80be566 100755
--- a/scripts/bump-version.js
+++ b/scripts/bump-version.js
@@ -48,14 +48,22 @@ function getCommitsSinceLastTag() {
 
     if (!latestTag) {
       // No tags yet, get all commits
-      return execSync('git log --oneline --format=%s', { encoding: 'utf8' }).trim().split('\n');
+      const commits = execSync('git log --oneline --format=%s', { encoding: 'utf8' }).trim();
+      return commits ? commits.split('\n') : [];
     }
 
     const commits = execSync(`git log ${latestTag}..HEAD --oneline --format=%s`, { encoding: 'utf8' }).trim();
     return commits ? commits.split('\n') : [];
   } catch (error) {
     // If no commits since tag or other error, get recent commits
-    return execSync('git log --oneline --format=%s -n 20', { encoding: 'utf8' }).trim().split('\n');
+    try {
+      const commits = execSync('git log --oneline --format=%s -n 20', { encoding: 'utf8' }).trim();
+      return commits ? commits.split('\n') : [];
+    } catch (innerError) {
+      // If all git log attempts fail, return empty array
+      console.warn('Warning: Could not retrieve commit history, defaulting to patch version');
+      return [];
+    }
   }
 }