diff --git a/R/archive_packages.R b/R/archive_packages.R
index 0de4f2b..b301d6c 100644
--- a/R/archive_packages.R
+++ b/R/archive_packages.R
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ archive_package <- function(
     # only archive if more than one package exists in the root
     if (length(all_versions) > 1) {
       # get most recent version from CRAN
-      last_version <- available.packages()[.x, "Version"]
+      last_version <- available.packages("https://cloud.r-project.org")[.x, "Version"]
       # check if last version is available in repo
       if (any(grepl(last_version, all_versions))) {
         index <- which(grepl(last_version, all_versions))