diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/datasets/sotu/scripts/build.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/datasets/sotu/scripts/build.js
index 59a19d51a3e9..11df90cfa549 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/datasets/sotu/scripts/build.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/datasets/sotu/scripts/build.js
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ function datapackage( files ) {
 
 	re = /[_.]/g;
 
-	arr = new Array( files.length );
+	arr = [];
 	for ( i = 0; i < files.length; i++ ) {
 		ext = extname( files[ i ] );
 		parts = files[ i ].match( RE );
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ function datapackage( files ) {
 			obj.format = 'json';
 			obj.mediatype = 'application/json';
 		}
-		arr[ i ] = obj;
+		arr.push( obj );
 	}
 	pkg.resources = arr;
 	pkg = JSON.stringify( pkg, null, '  ' );