diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index ed7b22a0..e456fbcd 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ configurations.compileClasspath {
 
 dependencies {
     implementation("org.ow2.asm:asm:9.9")
+    implementation("com.github.javaparser:javaparser-core:3.27.1")
     compileOnly("org.gradlex:extra-java-module-info:1.13.1")
     compileOnly("com.autonomousapps:dependency-analysis-gradle-plugin:3.5.1")
 }
diff --git a/gradle/verification-keyring.keys b/gradle/verification-keyring.keys
index cba99fe6..5bd5d14b 100644
--- a/gradle/verification-keyring.keys
+++ b/gradle/verification-keyring.keys
@@ -1754,3 +1754,16 @@ CgkQuhmUn6JgkhZmBQEA3b5QhIg4LhToSGJ0sI3mPr270z+Sefyl/L8s2i7ZJKEA
 /1su4aPLl+FaeuZHpInOy991PXFh+IJICL1irc2DfV4G
 =stfL
 -----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
+
+id     6DE9B8077FBB2F8A019F4904BD17A565509DEE20
+uid    jean-pierre.lerbscher@jperf.com
+-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
+
+xjMEZl2j9RYJKwYBBAHaRw8BAQdAPzZyNkr92xKYzBrTOsN8Fwy9l2W0ez4Hu0t3
+/MoohtG0H2plYW4tcGllcnJlLmxlcmJzY2hlckBqcGVyZi5jb23OOARmXaP1Egor
+BgEEAZdVAQUBAQdAoTUzjZPhQLyzRo9jIO8TrgC+mfazNL5gB+fOWhB//T4DAQgH
+wn4EGBYKACYWIQRt6bgHf7svigGfSQS9F6VlUJ3uIAUCZl2j9QIbDAUJBaOKqwAK
+CRC9F6VlUJ3uIIpxAP9MihNcqlK2wPp2uURiLmw16dN3o50gxWeLMjBxethg0gD/
+VLRHao8huHsPY9XMrgbHSNLZOT7geBJOdvwrTRTy3A0=
+=BzAO
+-----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
diff --git a/gradle/verification-metadata.xml b/gradle/verification-metadata.xml
index aee68149..e816a246 100644
--- a/gradle/verification-metadata.xml
+++ b/gradle/verification-metadata.xml
@@ -17,9 +17,11 @@
          <trust file="asciidoctor-gradle-jvm-4.0.5.jar"/>
       </trusted-artifacts>
       <trusted-keys>
-         <!-- PRODUCTION CODE: ASM -->
+         <!-- PRODUCTION CODE -->
          <!-- ✅ Signed by Eric Bruneton - ASM -->
          <trusted-key id="A5BD02B93E7A40482EB1D66A5F69AD087600B22C" group="org.ow2.asm" name="asm"/>
+         <!-- ✅ Signed by Jean Pierre Lerbscher - JAVA PARSER -->
+         <trusted-key id="6DE9B8077FBB2F8A019F4904BD17A565509DEE20" group="com.github.javaparser" name="javaparser-core"/>
          <!-- ✅ Signed by Tony Robalik - DAGP -->
          <trusted-key id="CF4B3A3F53BEF9A2CE2CBFB895962C5E716C39AA" group="com.autonomousapps" name="dependency-analysis-gradle-plugin"/>
          <!-- ✅ Signed by Square (squareup.com) -->
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gradlex/javamodule/dependencies/internal/utils/ModuleInfo.java b/src/main/java/org/gradlex/javamodule/dependencies/internal/utils/ModuleInfo.java
index c3fe5232..1f20775c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gradlex/javamodule/dependencies/internal/utils/ModuleInfo.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gradlex/javamodule/dependencies/internal/utils/ModuleInfo.java
@@ -3,12 +3,17 @@
 
 import static org.gradlex.javamodule.dependencies.internal.utils.ModuleNamingUtil.sourceSetToModuleName;
 
+import com.github.javaparser.JavaParser;
+import com.github.javaparser.ast.CompilationUnit;
+import com.github.javaparser.ast.modules.ModuleDeclaration;
+import com.github.javaparser.ast.modules.ModuleDirective;
+import com.github.javaparser.ast.modules.ModuleRequiresDirective;
 import java.io.Serializable;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Objects;
+import java.util.Optional;
 import org.jspecify.annotations.Nullable;
 
 public class ModuleInfo implements Serializable {
@@ -37,10 +42,17 @@ public String literal() {
     private final List<String> requiresRuntime = new ArrayList<>();
 
     public ModuleInfo(String moduleInfoFileContent) {
-        boolean insideComment = false;
-        for (String line : moduleInfoFileContent.split("\n")) {
-            insideComment = parse(line, insideComment);
+        Optional<CompilationUnit> result =
+                new JavaParser().parse(moduleInfoFileContent).getResult();
+        if (!result.isPresent()) {
+            return;
         }
+        if (!result.get().getModule().isPresent()) {
+            return;
+        }
+        ModuleDeclaration moduleDeclaration = result.get().getModule().get();
+        moduleName = moduleDeclaration.getNameAsString();
+        processDirectives(moduleDeclaration.getDirectives());
     }
 
     public String getModuleName() {
@@ -90,44 +102,32 @@ public String moduleNamePrefix(String projectName, String sourceSetName, boolean
         return null;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * @return true, if we are inside a multi-line comment after this line
-     */
-    private boolean parse(String moduleLine, boolean insideComment) {
-        if (insideComment) {
-            return !moduleLine.contains("*/");
-        }
-
-        List<String> tokens = Arrays.asList(moduleLine
-                .replace(";", "")
-                .replace("{", "")
-                .replace("}", "")
-                .replace(RUNTIME_KEYWORD, "runtime")
-                .replaceAll("/\\*.*?\\*/", " ")
-                .trim()
-                .split("\\s+"));
-        int singleLineCommentStartIndex = tokens.indexOf("//");
-        if (singleLineCommentStartIndex >= 0) {
-            tokens = tokens.subList(0, singleLineCommentStartIndex);
-        }
-
-        if (tokens.contains("module")) {
-            moduleName = tokens.get(tokens.size() - 1);
-        }
-        if (tokens.size() > 1 && tokens.get(0).equals("requires")) {
-            if (tokens.size() > 3 && tokens.contains("static") && tokens.contains("transitive")) {
-                requiresStaticTransitive.add(tokens.get(3));
-            } else if (tokens.size() > 2 && tokens.contains("transitive")) {
-                requiresTransitive.add(tokens.get(2));
-            } else if (tokens.size() > 2 && tokens.contains("static")) {
-                requiresStatic.add(tokens.get(2));
-            } else if (tokens.size() > 2 && tokens.contains("runtime")) {
-                requiresRuntime.add(tokens.get(2));
-            } else {
-                requires.add(tokens.get(1));
+    private void processDirectives(List<ModuleDirective> directives) {
+        for (ModuleDirective d : directives) {
+            if (d instanceof ModuleRequiresDirective) {
+                ModuleRequiresDirective directive = (ModuleRequiresDirective) d;
+                String identifier = directive.getNameAsString();
+                if (directive.isStatic() && directive.isTransitive()) {
+                    requiresStaticTransitive.add(identifier);
+                } else if (directive.isTransitive()) {
+                    requiresTransitive.add(identifier);
+                } else if (directive.isStatic()) {
+                    requiresStatic.add(identifier);
+                } else if (isRuntime(directive)) {
+                    requiresRuntime.add(identifier);
+                } else {
+                    requires.add(identifier);
+                }
             }
         }
-        return moduleLine.lastIndexOf("/*") > moduleLine.lastIndexOf("*/");
+    }
+
+    private static boolean isRuntime(ModuleRequiresDirective directive) {
+        return directive
+                .getName()
+                .getComment()
+                .map(c -> "runtime".equals(c.getContent().trim()))
+                .orElse(false);
     }
 
     @Override