diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/_tools/bib/citation-reference/lib/cmd.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/_tools/bib/citation-reference/lib/cmd.js
index 1d499dffa8b8..b73b0cc22ba7 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/_tools/bib/citation-reference/lib/cmd.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/_tools/bib/citation-reference/lib/cmd.js
@@ -29,16 +29,15 @@
 * @returns {string} command
 */
 function cmd( src, dest, opts ) {
-	var out;
-	out = new Array( 8 );
-	out[ 0 ] = 'pandoc';
-	out[ 1 ] = '--filter=pandoc-citeproc';
-	out[ 2 ] = '--from=markdown';
-	out[ 3 ] = '--to=markdown_github';
-	out[ 4 ] = '--bibliography='+opts.database;
-	out[ 5 ] = '--csl='+opts.csl;
-	out[ 6 ] = '--output=' + dest;
-	out[ 7 ] = src;
+	var out = [];
+	out.push( 'pandoc' );
+	out.push( '--filter=pandoc-citeproc' );
+	out.push( '--from=markdown' );
+	out.push( '--to=markdown_github' );
+	out.push( '--bibliography='+opts.database );
+	out.push( '--csl='+opts.csl );
+	out.push( '--output=' + dest );
+	out.push( src );
 	return out.join( ' ' );
 }