diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 746ed5d8c9d..8c91ca30b9e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     "fmt": "prettier --write .",
     "test": "jest",
     "typecheck": "tsc",
-    "regenerate-apis": "node -r esbuild-register scripts/commands/regenerateApiDocs.ts",
+    "regen-apis": "node -r esbuild-register scripts/commands/regenerateApiDocs.ts",
     "gen-api": "node -r esbuild-register scripts/commands/updateApiDocs.ts",
     "make-historical": "node -r esbuild-register scripts/commands/convertApiDocsToHistorical.ts"
   },
diff --git a/scripts/commands/regenerateApiDocs.ts b/scripts/commands/regenerateApiDocs.ts
index 11da3f72a7d..89b1fb3a81d 100644
--- a/scripts/commands/regenerateApiDocs.ts
+++ b/scripts/commands/regenerateApiDocs.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 // copyright notice, and modified files need to carry a notice indicating
 // that they have been altered from the originals.
 
-import { readdir } from "fs/promises";
+import { readFile, readdir } from "fs/promises";
 
 import yargs from "yargs/yargs";
 import { hideBin } from "yargs/helpers";
@@ -130,14 +130,14 @@ async function getPackageVersions(
 
     for (const folder of historicalFolders) {
       const historicalVersion = await JSON.parse(
-        fs.readFileSync(`${pkgDocsPath}/${folder.name}/_package.json`, "utf-8"),
+        await readFile(`${pkgDocsPath}/${folder.name}/_package.json`, "utf-8"),
       );
       historicalVersions.push(historicalVersion.version);
     }
   }
 
   const currentVersion = await JSON.parse(
-    fs.readFileSync(`${pkgDocsPath}/_package.json`, "utf-8"),
+    await readFile(`${pkgDocsPath}/_package.json`, "utf-8"),
   );
 
   return [historicalVersions, currentVersion.version];