diff --git a/plugins/filters/extractDependabotVersionBump/index.js b/plugins/filters/extractDependabotVersionBump/index.js
index c3db2ee73..1556bfeaf 100644
--- a/plugins/filters/extractDependabotVersionBump/index.js
+++ b/plugins/filters/extractDependabotVersionBump/index.js
@@ -13,8 +13,14 @@ module.exports = (desc) => {
   if (desc && desc !== '""' && desc !== "''" ) {
     // Match both "Bumps" and "Updates" patterns with version numbers
     // The regex captures version numbers that follow "from" and "to" keywords
+    let parsedDesc = desc;
+    try {
+      parsedDesc = JSON.parse(desc);
+    } catch (e) {
+      // If parsing fails, use the description as is
+    }
     const regex = /(Bumps|Updates).*?from ([\d\.]+[A-Za-zαß]*) to ([\d\.]+[A-Za-zαß]*)/;
-    const matches = regex.exec(desc);
+    const matches = regex.exec(parsedDesc);
     if (matches && matches.length == 4) {
       var [_, action, from, to] = matches;
       // Remove trailing dot on the "to" version if present