diff --git a/scripts/release.sh b/scripts/release.sh
index 34eb336d..5e64fa97 100755
--- a/scripts/release.sh
+++ b/scripts/release.sh
@@ -350,7 +350,6 @@ if [ "$canary" = true ]; then
   npx changeset pre enter canary
 fi
 npx changeset version
-VERSIONED_PACKAGE_INFO="$(list_public_package_info)"
 
 if [ "$canary" = true ]; then
   BASE_CANARY_VERSION="${TARGET_STABLE_VERSION}-canary.0"
@@ -359,6 +358,8 @@ if [ "$canary" = true ]; then
   fi
 fi
 
+VERSIONED_PACKAGE_INFO="$(list_public_package_info)"
+
 VERSION_IN_CLI_PACKAGE="$(node -e "console.log(require('$CLI_DIR/package.json').version)")"
 if [ "$VERSION_IN_CLI_PACKAGE" != "$TARGET_PUBLISH_VERSION" ]; then
   release_fail "versioning drift detected. Expected $TARGET_PUBLISH_VERSION but found $VERSION_IN_CLI_PACKAGE."