title: Dependabot failed to update your dependencies because there was an error parsing the package.json found at /package.json
body: <p>I have the Dependabot GitHub action enabled in my <strong>React Native</strong> app's repository but for some reason, it won't automatically update. I have 2 dependencies that won't:
  <a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/iiPNi.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer">xmldon 0.5.0 and node-fetch 2.6.1</a></p>
  <p>I keep getting this error when I try to Create Dependabot security update:</p>
  <pre><code>Dependabot failed to update your dependencies because there was an error parsing the package.json found at /package.json.
  
  Dependabot encountered the following error:
  
  Dependabot::DependencyFileNotParseable
  </code></pre>
  <p>Also, I shouldn't have to manually create a dependabot security updates since my github action should automate it, which looks like this:</p>
  <pre><code># To get started with Dependabot version updates, you'll need to specify which
  # package ecosystems to update and where the package manifests are located.
  # Please see the documentation for all configuration options:
  # https://help.github.com/github/administering-a-repository/configuration-options-for-dependency-updates
  
  version: 2
  updates:
    # Maintain dependencies for GitHub Actions
    - package-ecosystem: &quot;github-actions&quot;
      directory: &quot;/&quot;
      schedule:
        interval: &quot;weekly&quot;
  
    # Maintain dependencies for npm
    - package-ecosystem: &quot;npm&quot;
      directory: &quot;/&quot;
      schedule:
        interval: &quot;weekly&quot;
   
    # Maintain dependencies for Python files in requirements.txt
    - package-ecosystem: &quot;pip&quot;
      directory: &quot;/&quot;
      schedule:
        interval: &quot;weekly&quot;
  </code></pre>
  <p>Route: <strong>my-app/.github/dependabot.yml</strong></p>
  <p>Am I missing something here? I enabled this the exact same way for my website, which is written in <strong>React.js</strong>, and it's working perfectly.</p>