diff --git a/lib/Compiler.js b/lib/Compiler.js
index 2bdd15b9983..2d59a1a6481 100644
--- a/lib/Compiler.js
+++ b/lib/Compiler.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 "use strict";
 
-const parseJson = require("json-parse-better-errors");
+const parseJson = require("json-parse-even-better-errors");
 const asyncLib = require("neo-async");
 const {
 	SyncHook,
diff --git a/lib/DllReferencePlugin.js b/lib/DllReferencePlugin.js
index 5effddb3f55..1be7b86d120 100644
--- a/lib/DllReferencePlugin.js
+++ b/lib/DllReferencePlugin.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 "use strict";
 
-const parseJson = require("json-parse-better-errors");
+const parseJson = require("json-parse-even-better-errors");
 const DelegatedModuleFactoryPlugin = require("./DelegatedModuleFactoryPlugin");
 const ExternalModuleFactoryPlugin = require("./ExternalModuleFactoryPlugin");
 const WebpackError = require("./WebpackError");
diff --git a/lib/NormalModule.js b/lib/NormalModule.js
index fdc28f1a6ca..4d1264f9b3c 100644
--- a/lib/NormalModule.js
+++ b/lib/NormalModule.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 "use strict";
 
-const parseJson = require("json-parse-better-errors");
+const parseJson = require("json-parse-even-better-errors");
 const { getContext, runLoaders } = require("loader-runner");
 const querystring = require("querystring");
 const { HookMap, SyncHook, AsyncSeriesBailHook } = require("tapable");
diff --git a/lib/json/JsonParser.js b/lib/json/JsonParser.js
index 43b6d57dc65..b56394fd752 100644
--- a/lib/json/JsonParser.js
+++ b/lib/json/JsonParser.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 "use strict";
 
-const parseJson = require("json-parse-better-errors");
+const parseJson = require("json-parse-even-better-errors");
 const Parser = require("../Parser");
 const JsonExportsDependency = require("../dependencies/JsonExportsDependency");
 const JsonData = require("./JsonData");
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4848da2c8c3..465d24500e6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     "events": "^3.2.0",
     "glob-to-regexp": "^0.4.1",
     "graceful-fs": "^4.2.9",
-    "json-parse-better-errors": "^1.0.2",
+    "json-parse-even-better-errors": "^2.3.1",
     "loader-runner": "^4.2.0",
     "mime-types": "^2.1.27",
     "neo-async": "^2.6.2",
diff --git a/test/__snapshots__/StatsTestCases.basictest.js.snap b/test/__snapshots__/StatsTestCases.basictest.js.snap
index c7bb869e6b0..cdd346662d2 100644
--- a/test/__snapshots__/StatsTestCases.basictest.js.snap
+++ b/test/__snapshots__/StatsTestCases.basictest.js.snap
@@ -1009,7 +1009,7 @@ exports[`StatsTestCases should print correct stats for dll-reference-plugin-issu
 ./entry.js 29 bytes [built] [code generated]
 
 ERROR in Dll manifest ./blank-manifest.json
-Unexpected end of JSON input while parsing near ''
+Unexpected end of JSON input while parsing empty string
 
 webpack x.x.x compiled with 1 error in X ms"
 `;
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 50074a06add..eda8df822d7 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -3934,11 +3934,16 @@ json-loader@^0.5.7:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/json-loader/-/json-loader-0.5.7.tgz#dca14a70235ff82f0ac9a3abeb60d337a365185d"
   integrity sha512-QLPs8Dj7lnf3e3QYS1zkCo+4ZwqOiF9d/nZnYozTISxXWCfNs9yuky5rJw4/W34s7POaNlbZmQGaB5NiXCbP4w==
 
-json-parse-better-errors@^1.0.1, json-parse-better-errors@^1.0.2:
+json-parse-better-errors@^1.0.1:
   version "1.0.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/json-parse-better-errors/-/json-parse-better-errors-1.0.2.tgz#bb867cfb3450e69107c131d1c514bab3dc8bcaa9"
   integrity sha512-mrqyZKfX5EhL7hvqcV6WG1yYjnjeuYDzDhhcAAUrq8Po85NBQBJP+ZDUT75qZQ98IkUoBqdkExkukOU7Ts2wrw==
 
+json-parse-even-better-errors@^2.3.1:
+  version "2.3.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/json-parse-even-better-errors/-/json-parse-even-better-errors-2.3.1.tgz#7c47805a94319928e05777405dc12e1f7a4ee02d"
+  integrity sha512-xyFwyhro/JEof6Ghe2iz2NcXoj2sloNsWr/XsERDK/oiPCfaNhl5ONfp+jQdAZRQQ0IJWNzH9zIZF7li91kh2w==
+
 json-schema-ref-parser@^9.0.1:
   version "9.0.6"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/json-schema-ref-parser/-/json-schema-ref-parser-9.0.6.tgz#fc89a5e6b853f2abe8c0af30d3874196526adb60"