Fatal error o php 8.2

Hi, every time when i update this plugin i get same error

Fatal error: Uncaught TypeError: array_merge(): Argument #2 must be of type array, null given in /var/www/vhosts/DOMAIN/httpdocs/wp-content/plugins/woo-locations/src/Loader.php:57

then I need to go and edit LN57 changing it to
$states[$bucket[‘country’]] = array_merge((array)@$states[$bucket[‘country’]], (array)$bucket[‘items’]);
Maybe that cleint website has odd configuration what causing it, but can you add that extra (array) before 2nd argument, to reduce debuggin for others 😉