diff --git a/scripts/readme-package-version.js b/scripts/readme-package-version.js
index b2eb3d06..61bb1b3d 100644
--- a/scripts/readme-package-version.js
+++ b/scripts/readme-package-version.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 const { readFileSync, writeFileSync } = require("fs");
 const { join } = require("path");
-const { exec } = require("child_process");
+const { execFile } = require("child_process");
 
 const { version: newVersion } = require("../package.json");
 
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ const newReadmeText = readmeText.replace(
 );
 
 writeFileSync(readmeFile, newReadmeText, "utf-8");
-exec(`git add ${readmeFile}`, (error) => {
+execFile("git", ["add", readmeFile], (error) => {
     if (error) {
         console.error(`exec error: ${error}`);
     }