diff --git a/.yarn/versions/c78e53dc.yml b/.yarn/versions/c78e53dc.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..11300a475dea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.yarn/versions/c78e53dc.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+releases:
+  "@yarnpkg/builder": patch
+  "@yarnpkg/cli": patch
+  "@yarnpkg/core": patch
+  "@yarnpkg/doctor": patch
+  "@yarnpkg/extensions": patch
+  "@yarnpkg/nm": patch
+  "@yarnpkg/plugin-compat": patch
+  "@yarnpkg/plugin-constraints": patch
+  "@yarnpkg/plugin-dlx": patch
+  "@yarnpkg/plugin-essentials": patch
+  "@yarnpkg/plugin-exec": patch
+  "@yarnpkg/plugin-file": patch
+  "@yarnpkg/plugin-git": patch
+  "@yarnpkg/plugin-github": patch
+  "@yarnpkg/plugin-http": patch
+  "@yarnpkg/plugin-init": patch
+  "@yarnpkg/plugin-interactive-tools": patch
+  "@yarnpkg/plugin-link": patch
+  "@yarnpkg/plugin-nm": patch
+  "@yarnpkg/plugin-npm": patch
+  "@yarnpkg/plugin-npm-cli": patch
+  "@yarnpkg/plugin-pack": patch
+  "@yarnpkg/plugin-patch": patch
+  "@yarnpkg/plugin-pnp": patch
+  "@yarnpkg/plugin-pnpm": patch
+  "@yarnpkg/plugin-stage": patch
+  "@yarnpkg/plugin-typescript": patch
+  "@yarnpkg/plugin-version": patch
+  "@yarnpkg/plugin-workspace-tools": patch
+  "@yarnpkg/pnpify": patch
+  "@yarnpkg/sdks": patch
diff --git a/packages/plugin-npm-cli/sources/commands/npm/publish.ts b/packages/plugin-npm-cli/sources/commands/npm/publish.ts
index a47e608290f8..4f71271d782d 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-npm-cli/sources/commands/npm/publish.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-npm-cli/sources/commands/npm/publish.ts
@@ -93,6 +93,11 @@ export default class NpmPublishCommand extends BaseCommand {
       await scriptUtils.maybeExecuteWorkspaceLifecycleScript(workspace, `prepublish`, {report});
 
       await packUtils.prepareForPack(workspace, {report}, async () => {
+        if (workspace.manifest.name === null || workspace.manifest.version === null)
+          throw new UsageError(`Workspaces must have valid names and versions to be published on an external registry`);
+
+        const ident = workspace.manifest.name;
+
         const files = await packUtils.genPackList(workspace);
 
         for (const file of files)