diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 9910ad142d..67914e7f7b 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "docx",
-  "version": "7.8.0",
+  "version": "7.8.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "docx",
-      "version": "7.8.0",
+      "version": "7.8.1",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@types/node": "^18.0.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index aea48b2f46..624927d190 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "docx",
-  "version": "7.8.0",
+  "version": "7.8.1",
   "description": "Easily generate .docx files with JS/TS with a nice declarative API. Works for Node and on the Browser.",
   "main": "build/index.js",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/src/file/paragraph/run/run-components/text.ts b/src/file/paragraph/run/run-components/text.ts
index 725eb27fa6..34b9f2edaa 100644
--- a/src/file/paragraph/run/run-components/text.ts
+++ b/src/file/paragraph/run/run-components/text.ts
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@ export class Text extends XmlComponent {
         if (typeof options === "string") {
             this.root.push(new TextAttributes({ space: SpaceType.PRESERVE }));
             this.root.push(options);
-            return;
+            return this;
         } else {
             this.root.push(new TextAttributes({ space: options.space ?? SpaceType.DEFAULT }));
             this.root.push(options.text);
-            return;
+            return this;
         }
     }
 }