diff --git a/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json b/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json
index 67544f5..507f303 100644
--- a/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json
+++ b/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     {
       "name": "dependabot",
       "description": "Check for dependency updates using Dependabot CLI with auto-detection of package managers",
-      "version": "1.4.0",
+      "version": "1.5.0",
       "source": "./plugins/dependabot",
       "category": "development",
       "author": {
diff --git a/plugins/dependabot/.claude-plugin/plugin.json b/plugins/dependabot/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
index 900e6a1..a933d9b 100644
--- a/plugins/dependabot/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
+++ b/plugins/dependabot/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "dependabot",
-  "version": "1.4.0",
+  "version": "1.5.0",
   "description": "Check for dependency updates using Dependabot CLI with auto-detection of package managers",
   "license": "MIT",
   "author": {
diff --git a/plugins/dependabot/skills/dependabot/SKILL.md b/plugins/dependabot/skills/dependabot/SKILL.md
index 47cd52e..d824ec6 100644
--- a/plugins/dependabot/skills/dependabot/SKILL.md
+++ b/plugins/dependabot/skills/dependabot/SKILL.md
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ command -v dependabot || echo "NOT_FOUND"
 
 # Check if gh CLI is installed (needed for authentication)
 command -v gh || echo "NOT_FOUND"
+
+# Check if jq is installed (needed for JSON parsing)
+command -v jq || echo "NOT_FOUND"
 ```
 
 **If dependabot CLI is not found:**
@@ -31,6 +34,10 @@ command -v gh || echo "NOT_FOUND"
 - Inform the user: "The GitHub CLI (gh) is needed for authentication."
 - Suggest installation via their package manager.
 
+**If jq is not found:**
+- Inform the user: "jq is recommended for robust JSON parsing. The skill will fall back to a less reliable method if it's not available."
+- Suggest installation via their package manager (e.g., `brew install jq`, `apt install jq`).
+
 ## 2. Parse User Intent
 
 Analyze the user's trigger phrase:
@@ -76,18 +83,27 @@ Where `<ecosystem>` is the CLI ecosystem value (e.g., `npm_and_yarn`, `terraform
 Filter the output for `create_pull_request` events — these contain the updates:
 
 ```bash
+# Primary method (jq) — robust JSON parsing
+<output> | jq -c 'select(.type == "create_pull_request")'
+
+# Fallback (grep) — if jq unavailable, less reliable
 <output> | grep '"type":"create_pull_request"'
 ```
 
 - ✅ **Updates found:** `create_pull_request` events in output
-- ❌ **No updates:** Only `mark_as_processed` events (grep returns nothing)
+- ❌ **No updates:** Only `mark_as_processed` events (jq/grep returns nothing)
 
 Each `create_pull_request` event contains:
-- `dependencies[].name` - Package name
-- `dependencies[].previous-version` - Current version
-- `dependencies[].version` - Available version
-- `pr-title` - Suggested PR title
-- `updated-dependency-files[]` - The actual file changes to apply
+- `data.dependencies[].name` - Package name
+- `data.dependencies[]["previous-version"]` - Current version
+- `data.dependencies[].version` - Available version
+- `data["pr-title"]` - Suggested PR title
+- `data["updated-dependency-files"][]` - The actual file changes to apply
+
+**Extract dependency summary from an event:**
+```bash
+echo '<event>' | jq -r '.data.dependencies[] | "\(.name): \(.["previous-version"]) → \(.version)"'
+```
 
 ## 6. Present Results