diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/update-pr.yml
index 13b345cd..7df710dd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-pr.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ jobs:
   pr_update_text:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: tzkhan/pr-update-action@v1.1.0
+      - uses: tzkhan/pr-update-action@v1.1.1
         with:
           repo-token: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
           branch-regex: '[a-z\d-_.\/]+'
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 77353a80..ed20ff71 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
   update_pr:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: tzkhan/pr-update-action@v1.1.0
+    - uses: tzkhan/pr-update-action@v1.1.1
       with:
         repo-token: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"                   # required - allows the action to make calls to GitHub's rest API
         branch-regex: 'foo-\d+'                                     # required - regex to match text from the head branch name
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ jobs:
   pr_update_text:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: tzkhan/pr-update-action@v1.1.0
+    - uses: tzkhan/pr-update-action@v1.1.1
       with:
         repo-token: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
         branch-regex: 'foo-\d+'
diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 4c532552..8fc26dda 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -7514,7 +7514,7 @@ async function run() {
       pull_number: github.context.payload.pull_request.number,
     }
 
-    const title = github.context.payload.pull_request.title;
+    const title = github.context.payload.pull_request.title || '';
     const processedTitle = inputs.titleTemplate.replace(tokenRegex, match(inputs.uppercaseTitle));
     core.debug(`processedTitle: ${processedTitle}`);
 
@@ -7531,7 +7531,7 @@ async function run() {
       core.warning('PR title is up to date already - no updates made');
     }
 
-    const body = github.context.payload.pull_request.body;
+    const body = github.context.payload.pull_request.body || '';
     const processedBody = inputs.bodyTemplate.replace(tokenRegex, match(inputs.uppercaseBody));
     core.debug(`processedBody: ${processedBody}`);
 
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 5e80c331..fb661e79 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ async function run() {
       pull_number: github.context.payload.pull_request.number,
     }
 
-    const title = github.context.payload.pull_request.title;
+    const title = github.context.payload.pull_request.title || '';
     const processedTitle = inputs.titleTemplate.replace(tokenRegex, match(inputs.uppercaseTitle));
     core.debug(`processedTitle: ${processedTitle}`);
 
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ async function run() {
       core.warning('PR title is up to date already - no updates made');
     }
 
-    const body = github.context.payload.pull_request.body;
+    const body = github.context.payload.pull_request.body || '';
     const processedBody = inputs.bodyTemplate.replace(tokenRegex, match(inputs.uppercaseBody));
     core.debug(`processedBody: ${processedBody}`);
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e1feb6a7..666fc938 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "pr-update-action",
-  "version": "1.1.0",
+  "version": "1.1.1",
   "description": "PR Update GitHub Action",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {