diff --git a/.changeset/small-mayflies-care.md b/.changeset/small-mayflies-care.md
deleted file mode 100644
index e43e065988..0000000000
--- a/.changeset/small-mayflies-care.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
----
-"vs-code-extension": minor
----
-
-add ability to disable inline annotations
diff --git a/inlang/source-code/ide-extension/CHANGELOG.md b/inlang/source-code/ide-extension/CHANGELOG.md
index e9c3d72cb8..f077ba40fb 100644
--- a/inlang/source-code/ide-extension/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/inlang/source-code/ide-extension/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # inlang-vs-code-extension
 
+## 1.40.0
+
+### Minor Changes
+
+- 1cfdca2: add ability to disable inline annotations
+
 ## 1.39.8
 
 ### Patch Changes
diff --git a/inlang/source-code/ide-extension/package.json b/inlang/source-code/ide-extension/package.json
index f926d58a32..1188c43c3a 100644
--- a/inlang/source-code/ide-extension/package.json
+++ b/inlang/source-code/ide-extension/package.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 		"url": "https://github.com/opral/monorepo.git"
 	},
 	"icon": "assets/sherlock-logo.png",
-	"version": "1.39.8",
+	"version": "1.40.0",
 	"engines": {
 		"vscode": "^1.84.2"
 	},
diff --git a/inlang/source-code/plugins/inlang-message-format/CHANGELOG.md b/inlang/source-code/plugins/inlang-message-format/CHANGELOG.md
index 75d6a69fad..65fba2e62b 100644
--- a/inlang/source-code/plugins/inlang-message-format/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/inlang/source-code/plugins/inlang-message-format/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # @inlang/plugin-message-format
 
+## 2.2.0
+
+### Minor Changes
+
+- 732430d: Error on messages file json parse failures
+
 ## 2.1.1
 
 ### Patch Changes
diff --git a/inlang/source-code/plugins/inlang-message-format/package.json b/inlang/source-code/plugins/inlang-message-format/package.json
index 7a8b7729c6..014643fad6 100644
--- a/inlang/source-code/plugins/inlang-message-format/package.json
+++ b/inlang/source-code/plugins/inlang-message-format/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "@inlang/plugin-message-format",
-	"version": "2.1.1",
+	"version": "2.2.0",
 	"type": "module",
 	"exports": {
 		"./storage-schema": "./src/storageSchema.ts"
diff --git a/inlang/source-code/plugins/inlang-message-format/src/plugin.test.ts b/inlang/source-code/plugins/inlang-message-format/src/plugin.test.ts
index 572db74b67..f0720962de 100644
--- a/inlang/source-code/plugins/inlang-message-format/src/plugin.test.ts
+++ b/inlang/source-code/plugins/inlang-message-format/src/plugin.test.ts
@@ -164,6 +164,46 @@ test("don't throw if the storage path does not exist. instead, create the file a
 	}
 })
 
+test("throws if json has a trailing comma", async () => {
+	const { plugin } = await import("./plugin.js")
+	const fs = createNodeishMemoryFs()
+
+	const settings = {
+		sourceLanguageTag: "en",
+		languageTags: ["en", "de"],
+		modules: [],
+		[pluginId]: { pathPattern: "./messages/{languageTag}.json" } satisfies PluginSettings,
+	}
+
+	const enInitial = JSON.stringify({
+		$schema: "https://inlang.com/schema/inlang-message-format",
+		first_message: "If this works I will be sad",
+		second_message: "Let's see if this blows up",
+	} satisfies StorageSchema)
+
+	let deInitial = JSON.stringify({
+		$schema: "https://inlang.com/schema/inlang-message-format",
+		second_message: "Mal sehen ob das knallt",
+	} satisfies StorageSchema)
+
+	// inject trailing comma
+	deInitial = deInitial.slice(0, -1) + ",}"
+
+	await fs.mkdir("./messages")
+	await fs.writeFile("./messages/en.json", enInitial)
+	await fs.writeFile("./messages/de.json", deInitial)
+
+	try {
+		await plugin.loadMessages!({
+			settings,
+			nodeishFs: fs,
+		})
+		throw new Error("loadMessages should have thrown")
+	} catch (e) {
+		expect((e as Error).message).not.toBe("loadMessages should have thrown")
+	}
+})
+
 test("recursively creating a directory should not fail if a subpath already exists", async () => {
 	const { plugin } = await import("./plugin.js")
 	const fs = createNodeishMemoryFs()
diff --git a/inlang/source-code/plugins/inlang-message-format/src/plugin.ts b/inlang/source-code/plugins/inlang-message-format/src/plugin.ts
index e122bbafc8..cc7fb5d080 100644
--- a/inlang/source-code/plugins/inlang-message-format/src/plugin.ts
+++ b/inlang/source-code/plugins/inlang-message-format/src/plugin.ts
@@ -53,8 +53,11 @@ export const plugin: Plugin<{
 						result[key] = parseMessage({ key, value: json[key], languageTag: tag })
 					}
 				}
-			} catch {
-				// file does not exist. likely, no translations for the file exist yet.
+			} catch (error) {
+				// ignore if file does not exist => no translations exist yet.
+				if ((error as any)?.code !== "ENOENT") {
+					throw error
+				}
 			}
 		}
 		return Object.values(result)
diff --git a/inlang/source-code/server/CHANGELOG.md b/inlang/source-code/server/CHANGELOG.md
index 6924a54ee7..12f4565304 100644
--- a/inlang/source-code/server/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/inlang/source-code/server/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@
 
 ### Patch Changes
 
+- Updated dependencies [732430d]
+  - @inlang/plugin-message-format@2.2.0
+
+## null
+
+### Patch Changes
+
 - @inlang/plugin-message-format@2.1.1
 - @inlang/website@null
 - @inlang/badge@0.7.18