diff --git a/lib/util/JSONReadValidate.js b/lib/util/JSONReadValidate.js
index 42e4111..7d8617f 100644
--- a/lib/util/JSONReadValidate.js
+++ b/lib/util/JSONReadValidate.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import fs from 'fs-extra'
-import JSONLint from 'json-lint'
+import parseJson from 'json-parse-even-better-errors'
 
 /**
  * @param {string} filepath
@@ -24,11 +24,12 @@ export function readValidateJSONSync (filepath) {
 }
 
 function validateJSON (jsonData, filepath) {
-  const lint = JSONLint(jsonData)
-  if (!lint.error) return
-  let errorMessage = 'JSON parsing error: ' + lint.error + ', line: ' + lint.line + ', character: ' + lint.character
-  if (filepath) {
-    errorMessage += ', file: \'' + filepath + '\''
+  try {
+    parseJson(jsonData)
+  } catch (err) {
+    const msg = filepath
+      ? `${err.message} in file '${filepath}'`
+      : err.message
+    throw new Error(msg)
   }
-  throw new Error(errorMessage)
 }
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 3ed588a..264ac5e 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
         "fs-extra": "^10.0.0",
         "globs": "^0.1.4",
         "inquirer": "^7.3.3",
-        "json-lint": "^0.1.0",
+        "json-parse-even-better-errors": "^5.0.0",
         "lodash-es": "^4.17.21",
         "node-fetch": "^3.2.10",
         "parse-github-url": "^1.0.2",
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@
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       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
+      "peer": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "@octokit/auth-token": "^3.0.0",
         "@octokit/graphql": "^5.0.0",
@@ -629,6 +630,7 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-nQyp0o1/mNdbTO1PO6kHkwSrmgZ0MT/jCCpNiwbUjGoRN4dlBhqJtoQuCnEOKzgTVwg0ZWiCoQy6SxMebQVh8A==",
       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
+      "peer": true,
       "bin": {
         "acorn": "bin/acorn"
       },
@@ -2322,6 +2324,7 @@
       "deprecated": "This version is no longer supported. Please see https://eslint.org/version-support for other options.",
       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
+      "peer": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "@babel/code-frame": "7.12.11",
         "@eslint/eslintrc": "^0.4.3",
@@ -2477,6 +2480,7 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-ixmkI62Rbc2/w8Vfxyh1jQRTdRTF52VxwRVHl/ykPAmqG+Nb7/kNn+byLP0LxPgI7zWA16Jt82SybJInmMia3A==",
       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
+      "peer": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "@rtsao/scc": "^1.1.0",
         "array-includes": "^3.1.8",
@@ -2544,6 +2548,7 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-oUwtPJ1W0SKD0Tr+wqu92c5xuCeQqB3hSCHasn/ZgjFdA9iDGNkNf2Zi9ztY7X+hNuMib23LNGRm6+uN+KLE3g==",
       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
+      "peer": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "eslint-plugin-es": "^3.0.0",
         "eslint-utils": "^2.0.0",
@@ -2585,6 +2590,7 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-SftLb1pUG01QYq2A/hGAWfDRXqYD82zE7j7TopDOyNdU+7SvvoXREls/+PRTY17vUXzXnZA/zfnyKgRH6x4JJw==",
       "dev": true,
       "license": "ISC",
+      "peer": true,
       "engines": {
         "node": "^10.12.0 || >=12.0.0"
       },
@@ -4604,15 +4610,6 @@
       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT"
     },
-    "node_modules/json-lint": {
-      "version": "0.1.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/json-lint/-/json-lint-0.1.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-QoBMCAo3sFnAl2nvCcrt5NmjqMRejlghhMvZ0ykhgfNpp7ukp1te7dP6q2o4fkvl03t08t75njni+y6S7jiHLg==",
-      "deprecated": "Package no longer supported. Contact Support at https://www.npmjs.com/support for more info.",
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">=0.5"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/json-parse-better-errors": {
       "version": "1.0.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/json-parse-better-errors/-/json-parse-better-errors-1.0.2.tgz",
@@ -4621,11 +4618,13 @@
       "license": "MIT"
     },
     "node_modules/json-parse-even-better-errors": {
-      "version": "2.3.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/json-parse-even-better-errors/-/json-parse-even-better-errors-2.3.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-xyFwyhro/JEof6Ghe2iz2NcXoj2sloNsWr/XsERDK/oiPCfaNhl5ONfp+jQdAZRQQ0IJWNzH9zIZF7li91kh2w==",
-      "dev": true,
-      "license": "MIT"
+      "version": "5.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/json-parse-even-better-errors/-/json-parse-even-better-errors-5.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-ZF1nxZ28VhQouRWhUcVlUIN3qwSgPuswK05s/HIaoetAoE/9tngVmCHjSxmSQPav1nd+lPtTL0YZ/2AFdR/iYQ==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": "^20.17.0 || >=22.9.0"
+      }
     },
     "node_modules/json-schema-traverse": {
       "version": "0.4.1",
@@ -4926,6 +4925,7 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-PRsaiG84bK+AMvxziE/lCFss8juXjNaWzVbN5tXAm4XjeaS9NAHhop+PjQxz2A9h8Q4M/xGmzP8vqNwy6JeK0A==",
       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
+      "peer": true,
       "bin": {
         "marked": "bin/marked.js"
       },
@@ -8209,6 +8209,13 @@
         "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/sindresorhus"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/parse-json/node_modules/json-parse-even-better-errors": {
+      "version": "2.3.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/json-parse-even-better-errors/-/json-parse-even-better-errors-2.3.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-xyFwyhro/JEof6Ghe2iz2NcXoj2sloNsWr/XsERDK/oiPCfaNhl5ONfp+jQdAZRQQ0IJWNzH9zIZF7li91kh2w==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT"
+    },
     "node_modules/path-exists": {
       "version": "5.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/path-exists/-/path-exists-5.0.0.tgz",
@@ -9077,6 +9084,7 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-NMPKdfpXTnPn49FDogMBi36SiBfXkSOJqCkk0E4iWOY1tusvvgBwqUmxTX1kmlT6kIYed9YwNKD1sfPpqa5yaA==",
       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
+      "peer": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "@semantic-release/commit-analyzer": "^9.0.2",
         "@semantic-release/error": "^3.0.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 46c3beb..206f340 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     "fs-extra": "^10.0.0",
     "globs": "^0.1.4",
     "inquirer": "^7.3.3",
-    "json-lint": "^0.1.0",
+    "json-parse-even-better-errors": "^5.0.0",
     "lodash-es": "^4.17.21",
     "node-fetch": "^3.2.10",
     "parse-github-url": "^1.0.2",
@@ -30,17 +30,17 @@
     "adapt": "./bin/adapt.js"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "eslint": "^7.31.0",
-    "eslint-config-standard": "^16.0.3",
-    "eslint-plugin-import": "^2.23.4",
-    "eslint-plugin-node": "^11.1.0",
-    "eslint-plugin-promise": "^5.1.0",
     "@semantic-release/commit-analyzer": "^9.0.2",
     "@semantic-release/git": "^10.0.1",
     "@semantic-release/github": "^8.0.5",
     "@semantic-release/npm": "^9.0.1",
     "@semantic-release/release-notes-generator": "^10.0.3",
     "conventional-changelog-eslint": "^3.0.9",
+    "eslint": "^7.31.0",
+    "eslint-config-standard": "^16.0.3",
+    "eslint-plugin-import": "^2.23.4",
+    "eslint-plugin-node": "^11.1.0",
+    "eslint-plugin-promise": "^5.1.0",
     "semantic-release": "^19.0.3"
   },
   "release": {