1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/perl.req-from-meta b/perl.req-from-meta
index 243f54f..5b612dd 100755
--- a/perl.req-from-meta
+++ b/perl.req-from-meta
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 use strict;
 use warnings;
 
-use YAML qw{ Load };
+use JSON qw{ from_json };
+use YAML qw{ Load      };
 
 # slurp the file
 my $path = shift;
@@ -12,7 +13,9 @@ my $data = do { local $/; <$fh> };
 close $fh;
 
 # parse meta - either yaml or json
-my $meta = Load($data);
+my $meta = $path =~ /\.yml$/
+    ? Load( $data )
+    : from_json( $data );
 
 # dump the requires with their version
 my $requires = $meta->{requires};