diff --git a/src/semver/Version.zig b/src/semver/Version.zig
index 876a43b5f8..e3546863e6 100644
--- a/src/semver/Version.zig
+++ b/src/semver/Version.zig
@@ -326,18 +326,21 @@ pub const Version = extern struct {
                 new_version.major +|= 1;
                 new_version.minor = 0;
                 new_version.patch = 0;
-                try pre_strings.writer().print("{s}.0", .{identifier orelse "0"});
+                const id = if (identifier) |i| if (i.len > 0) i else "0" else "0";
+                try pre_strings.writer().print("{s}.0", .{id});
                 new_version.tag.pre = ExternalString.from(pre_strings.items);
             },
             .preminor => {
                 new_version.minor +|= 1;
                 new_version.patch = 0;
-                try pre_strings.writer().print("{s}.0", .{identifier orelse "0"});
+                const id = if (identifier) |i| if (i.len > 0) i else "0" else "0";
+                try pre_strings.writer().print("{s}.0", .{id});
                 new_version.tag.pre = ExternalString.from(pre_strings.items);
             },
             .prepatch => {
                 new_version.patch +|= 1;
-                try pre_strings.writer().print("{s}.0", .{identifier orelse "0"});
+                const id = if (identifier) |i| if (i.len > 0) i else "0" else "0";
+                try pre_strings.writer().print("{s}.0", .{id});
                 new_version.tag.pre = ExternalString.from(pre_strings.items);
             },
             .release => {
@@ -347,7 +350,8 @@ pub const Version = extern struct {
                 if (!new_version.tag.hasPre()) {
                     // Same as prepatch
                     new_version.patch +|= 1;
-                    try pre_strings.writer().print("{s}.0", .{identifier orelse "0"});
+                    const id = if (identifier) |i| if (i.len > 0) i else "0" else "0";
+                    try pre_strings.writer().print("{s}.0", .{id});
                     new_version.tag.pre = ExternalString.from(pre_strings.items);
                 } else {
                     // Increment existing prerelease
diff --git a/test/cli/install/semver.test.ts b/test/cli/install/semver.test.ts
index 868ee6548a..ee275ab70f 100644
--- a/test/cli/install/semver.test.ts
+++ b/test/cli/install/semver.test.ts
@@ -1178,7 +1178,7 @@ describe("Bun.semver negative tests", () => {
       // Note: non-string identifiers are converted to strings
       expect(Bun.semver.bump("1.2.3", "prerelease", 123 as any)).toBe("1.2.4-123.0");
       expect(Bun.semver.bump("1.2.3", "prerelease", {} as any)).toBe("1.2.4-[object Object].0");
-      expect(Bun.semver.bump("1.2.3", "prerelease", [] as any)).toBe("1.2.4-.0");
+      expect(Bun.semver.bump("1.2.3", "prerelease", [] as any)).toBe("1.2.4-0.0");
       expect(Bun.semver.bump("1.2.3", "prerelease", true as any)).toBe("1.2.4-true.0");
     });
   });