diff --git a/src/command/cut.js b/src/command/cut.js
index b325763..1ba7714 100644
--- a/src/command/cut.js
+++ b/src/command/cut.js
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ const handler = async (config) => {
     config.consola.info("running in dry mode, not saving\n", next);
   } else {
     await config.save_changelog(changelog);
-    if (changelog.project.next_directory) {
+    if (changelog.project?.next_directory) {
       config.consola.info(
         `removing files in ${changelog.project.next_directory}`
       );
diff --git a/src/command/upcoming.js b/src/command/upcoming.js
index 3d480e4..031016e 100644
--- a/src/command/upcoming.js
+++ b/src/command/upcoming.js
@@ -4,28 +4,28 @@ import yaml from "yaml";
 import { render_release } from "./print.js";
 
 export async function next_release() {
-    const source = await fs.readFile(this.source, "utf-8").then(yaml.parse);
-    return (
-        source.releases.find(u.matches({ version: "NEXT" })) ?? {
-            version: "NEXT",
-            changes: [],
-        }
-    );
+  const source = await this.changelog();
+  return (
+    source.releases.find(u.matches({ version: "NEXT" })) ?? {
+      version: "NEXT",
+      changes: [],
+    }
+  );
 }
 
 const handler = async (config) => {
-    const source = await fs.readFile(config.source, "utf-8").then(yaml.parse);
+  const source = await config.changelog();
 
-    const res = render_release(
-        { ...config, next: true },
-        source
-    )(source.releases.find(u.matches({ version: "NEXT" })));
+  const { body } = render_release(
+    { ...config, next: true },
+    source
+  )(await config.next_release());
 
-    config.consola.raw("\n" + res.body);
+  config.consola.raw("\n" + body);
 };
 
 export default {
-    command: "upcoming",
-    desc: "output the changes in NEXT",
-    handler,
+  command: "upcoming",
+  desc: "output the changes in NEXT",
+  handler,
 };
diff --git a/src/command/upcoming.test.js b/src/command/upcoming.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2d63ba8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/command/upcoming.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import { test, expect, vi } from "vitest";
+import upcoming from "./upcoming.js";
+
+test("basic", async () => {
+  const changelog = {
+    releases: [{ version: "NEXT", changes: [] }, { version: "1.0.0" }],
+    change_types: [],
+  };
+
+  const noop = () => {};
+  const config = {
+    consola: {
+      start: noop,
+      raw: vi.fn(),
+    },
+    changelog: () => changelog,
+    next_release: () => ({
+      changes: [],
+    }),
+    latest_version: () => ({ version: "1.2.3" }),
+    git: () => ({
+      log: () => ({ all: [] }),
+    }),
+  };
+
+  await upcoming.handler(config);
+
+  expect(config.consola.raw).toHaveBeenCalled();
+});