diff --git a/messages/connection.md b/messages/connection.md
index 4643e4d3d5..d926ec0f3a 100644
--- a/messages/connection.md
+++ b/messages/connection.md
@@ -20,3 +20,11 @@ Connection has no instanceUrl.
 # noInstanceUrlError.actions
 
 Make sure the instanceUrl is set in your command or config.
+
+# noApiVersionsError
+
+Org failed to respond with its list of API versions. This is usually the result of domain changes like activating MyDomain or Enhanced Domains
+
+# noApiVersionsError.actions
+
+Re-authenticate to the org.
diff --git a/src/org/connection.ts b/src/org/connection.ts
index 7bc6ed03d6..a007797fc1 100644
--- a/src/org/connection.ts
+++ b/src/org/connection.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ const messages = Messages.load('@salesforce/core', 'connection', [
   'incorrectAPIVersionError',
   'domainNotFoundError',
   'noInstanceUrlError',
+  'noApiVersionsError',
 ]);
 
 const clientId = `sfdx toolbelt:${process.env.SFDX_SET_CLIENT_IDS || ''}`;
@@ -227,6 +228,11 @@ export class Connection<S extends Schema = Schema> extends JSForceConnection<S>
     await this.isResolvable();
     type Versioned = { version: string };
     const versions: Versioned[] = await this.request<Versioned[]>(`${this.instanceUrl}/services/data`);
+    // if the server doesn't return a list of versions, it's possibly a instanceUrl issue where the local file is out of date.
+    if (!Array.isArray(versions)) {
+      this.logger.debug(`server response for retrieveMaxApiVersion: ${versions}`);
+      throw messages.createError('noApiVersionsError');
+    }
     this.logger.debug(`response for org versions: ${versions.map((item) => item.version).join(',')}`);
     const max = ensure(maxBy(versions, (version: Versioned) => version.version));
 
diff --git a/test/unit/org/connectionTest.ts b/test/unit/org/connectionTest.ts
index 219c16b89a..aa71f7f334 100644
--- a/test/unit/org/connectionTest.ts
+++ b/test/unit/org/connectionTest.ts
@@ -51,6 +51,21 @@ describe('Connection', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it('throws error when no valid API version', async () => {
+    const conn = await Connection.create({ authInfo: fromStub(testAuthInfoWithDomain) });
+
+    $$.SANDBOX.restore();
+    $$.SANDBOX.stub(MyDomainResolver.prototype, 'resolve').resolves(TEST_IP);
+    $$.SANDBOX.stub(conn, 'isResolvable').resolves(true);
+    $$.SANDBOX.stub(JSForceConnection.prototype, 'request').resolves('');
+
+    try {
+      await shouldThrow(conn.retrieveMaxApiVersion());
+    } catch (e) {
+      expect(e).to.have.property('name', 'NoApiVersionsError');
+    }
+  });
+
   it('create() should throw on DNS errors', async () => {
     $$.SANDBOX.restore();
     $$.SANDBOX.stub(MyDomainResolver.prototype, 'resolve').rejects({ name: DNS_ERROR_NAME });
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index ad6c0a3923..0f276cc6e8 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -158,17 +158,17 @@
   integrity sha512-RSKRfYX20dyH+elbJK2uqAkVyucL+xXzhqlMD5/ZXx+dAAwpyB7HsvnHe/ZUGOF+xLr5Wx9/JoXVTj6BQE2/oA==
 
 "@babel/runtime-corejs3@^7.12.5":
-  version "7.18.9"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@babel/runtime-corejs3/-/runtime-corejs3-7.18.9.tgz#7bacecd1cb2dd694eacd32a91fcf7021c20770ae"
-  integrity sha512-qZEWeccZCrHA2Au4/X05QW5CMdm4VjUDCrGq5gf1ZDcM4hRqreKrtwAn7yci9zfgAS9apvnsFXiGBHBAxZdK9A==
+  version "7.19.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@babel/runtime-corejs3/-/runtime-corejs3-7.19.1.tgz#f0cbbe7edda7c4109cd253bb1dee99aba4594ad9"
+  integrity sha512-j2vJGnkopRzH+ykJ8h68wrHnEUmtK//E723jjixiAl/PPf6FhqY/vYRcMVlNydRKQjQsTsYEjpx+DZMIvnGk/g==
   dependencies:
-    core-js-pure "^3.20.2"
+    core-js-pure "^3.25.1"
     regenerator-runtime "^0.13.4"
 
 "@babel/runtime@^7.12.5":
-  version "7.18.9"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@babel/runtime/-/runtime-7.18.9.tgz#b4fcfce55db3d2e5e080d2490f608a3b9f407f4a"
-  integrity sha512-lkqXDcvlFT5rvEjiu6+QYO+1GXrEHRo2LOtS7E4GtX5ESIZOgepqsZBVIj6Pv+a6zqsya9VCgiK1KAK4BvJDAw==
+  version "7.19.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@babel/runtime/-/runtime-7.19.0.tgz#22b11c037b094d27a8a2504ea4dcff00f50e2259"
+  integrity sha512-eR8Lo9hnDS7tqkO7NsV+mKvCmv5boaXFSZ70DnfhcgiEne8hv9oCEd36Klw74EtizEqLsy4YnW8UWwpBVolHZA==
   dependencies:
     regenerator-runtime "^0.13.4"
 
@@ -1833,15 +1833,15 @@ copy-descriptor@^0.1.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/copy-descriptor/-/copy-descriptor-0.1.1.tgz#676f6eb3c39997c2ee1ac3a924fd6124748f578d"
   integrity sha512-XgZ0pFcakEUlbwQEVNg3+QAis1FyTL3Qel9FYy8pSkQqoG3PNoT0bOCQtOXcOkur21r2Eq2kI+IE+gsmAEVlYw==
 
-core-js-pure@^3.20.2:
-  version "3.23.5"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/core-js-pure/-/core-js-pure-3.23.5.tgz#23daaa9af9230e50f10b0fa4b8e6b87402be4c33"
-  integrity sha512-8t78LdpKSuCq4pJYCYk8hl7XEkAX+BP16yRIwL3AanTksxuEf7CM83vRyctmiEL8NDZ3jpUcv56fk9/zG3aIuw==
+core-js-pure@^3.25.1:
+  version "3.25.4"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/core-js-pure/-/core-js-pure-3.25.4.tgz#e8642cef4f4246a4e7c15280f5e3926118fff84b"
+  integrity sha512-qRbgm0ADrsNTU66UcW47YMJjXm+ShhUP2gkoEoAShT2BHO3cb5gGqLtmWpjnM6Wx9h5hMSF4uZ+jEV/8+4KCsw==
 
 core-js@^3.6.4:
-  version "3.23.5"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/core-js/-/core-js-3.23.5.tgz#1f82b0de5eece800827a2f59d597509c67650475"
-  integrity sha512-7Vh11tujtAZy82da4duVreQysIoO2EvVrur7y6IzZkH1IHPSekuDi8Vuw1+YKjkbfWLRD7Nc9ICQ/sIUDutcyg==
+  version "3.25.4"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/core-js/-/core-js-3.25.4.tgz#76f6bc330a79aafbaf77e9645293351ea5d09b5b"
+  integrity sha512-JDLxg61lFPFYQ7U0HKoyKwVUV63VbbVTb/K73Yf+k4Mf4ZBZxCjfyrWZjTk1ZM7ZrgFSqhSIOmuzYAxG2f/reQ==
 
 core-util-is@~1.0.0:
   version "1.0.3"
@@ -3731,9 +3731,9 @@ jsesc@^2.5.1:
   integrity sha512-OYu7XEzjkCQ3C5Ps3QIZsQfNpqoJyZZA99wd9aWd05NCtC5pWOkShK2mkL6HXQR6/Cy2lbNdPlZBpuQHXE63gA==
 
 jsforce@beta:
-  version "2.0.0-beta.18"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/jsforce/-/jsforce-2.0.0-beta.18.tgz#2791a2e6ec15d4d8b41f0782e23b833f5dbe5678"
-  integrity sha512-9IKv3M/U/FCdL6G8WlFqWiBTvLx1TRmGW+JhcSWHZb0YlMLHiGNVymvLyPsvRfO9sNP6VR3A5AIntqD+UsDKkQ==
+  version "2.0.0-beta.19"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/jsforce/-/jsforce-2.0.0-beta.19.tgz#4a136b88d6a9f6668714c4ccbb0acd55e46ea493"
+  integrity sha512-WdF6hs7kukXNGvp/VRhu2DngldgiBBorsc2WA5us08oJGbEIPwn/itqYJWKJ+rfPXepz5JbkWQd48XHGjqmPpw==
   dependencies:
     "@babel/runtime" "^7.12.5"
     "@babel/runtime-corejs3" "^7.12.5"