diff --git a/instrumentation-docs/build.gradle.kts b/instrumentation-docs/build.gradle.kts
index c60cb96af145..5cdc7b3cb76a 100644
--- a/instrumentation-docs/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/instrumentation-docs/build.gradle.kts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ otelJava {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-  implementation("org.yaml:snakeyaml:2.0")
+  implementation("org.yaml:snakeyaml:2.4")
 
   testImplementation(enforcedPlatform("org.junit:junit-bom:5.12.0"))
   testImplementation("org.assertj:assertj-core:3.27.3")