diff --git a/plugins/commands/cloud/publish.rb b/plugins/commands/cloud/publish.rb
index 3f6000d31..346170e38 100644
--- a/plugins/commands/cloud/publish.rb
+++ b/plugins/commands/cloud/publish.rb
@@ -127,6 +127,10 @@ module VagrantPlugins
               @env.ui.error(e)
               return 1
             end
+          rescue VagrantCloud::InvalidVersion => e
+            @env.ui.error(I18n.t("cloud_command.errors.publish.fail", org: org, box_name: box_name))
+            @env.ui.error(e)
+            return 1
           end
 
           begin
diff --git a/vagrant.gemspec b/vagrant.gemspec
index b9dd0b110..885c0d359 100644
--- a/vagrant.gemspec
+++ b/vagrant.gemspec
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.add_dependency "winrm", "~> 2.1"
   s.add_dependency "winrm-fs", "~> 1.0"
   s.add_dependency "winrm-elevated", "~> 1.1"
-  s.add_dependency "vagrant_cloud", "~> 2.0.0"
+  s.add_dependency "vagrant_cloud", "~> 2.0.2"
 
   # NOTE: The ruby_dep gem is an implicit dependency from the listen gem. Later versions
   # of the ruby_dep gem impose an aggressive constraint on the required ruby version (>= 2.2.5).