diff --git a/dependent-usage-analyzer/index.js b/dependent-usage-analyzer/index.js
index 386649b74d..a12084ddd4 100644
--- a/dependent-usage-analyzer/index.js
+++ b/dependent-usage-analyzer/index.js
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ function getDependencyVersion(dir, options = {}) {
   const { projectsDir } = options;
   if (dir === projectsDir) {
     // At the top-level directory containing all projects; Paragon version not found.
-    return {};
+    return "";
   }
   const parentDir = dir.split('/').slice(0, -1).join('/');
   if (!fs.existsSync(`${dir}/${packageFilename}`)) {
diff --git a/dependent-usage.json b/dependent-usage.json
index a8a3cdb39f..eeab48922d 100644
--- a/dependent-usage.json
+++ b/dependent-usage.json
@@ -38991,7 +38991,7 @@
       }
     },
     {
-      "version": {},
+      "version": "",
       "name": "@edx/gatsby-react-app",
       "repository": {
         "type": "git",