minor fix

Author: Dilan Bhalla

.github/workflows/microsoft-codeql-pack-publish.yml

@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ jobs:
         # NEXT_VERSION="$MAJOR.$MINOR.$((PATCH + 1))"
 
         # Extract dependencies from the existing qlpack.yml before deleting
-        DEPENDENCIES=$(yq '.dependencies' "$LANGUAGE/ql/src/qlpack.yml" 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+        DEPENDENCIES=$(yq '{ dependencies: .dependencies }' "$LANGUAGE/ql/src/qlpack.yml" 2>/dev/null | yq eval '.dependencies' -)
         rm -f "$LANGUAGE/ql/src/qlpack.yml" "$LANGUAGE/ql/src/qlpack.lock"
 
         FIRST_VERSION="0.0.1"