diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index cb64b3aa..842b69c4 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/openstack-k8s-operators/lib-common/modules/test v0.6.1-0.20250922082314-c83d83092a04
 	github.com/openstack-k8s-operators/mariadb-operator/api v0.6.1-0.20250922154138-e032ee393bab
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0
+	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1
 	k8s.io/api v0.31.13
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.31.13
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.31.13
@@ -85,7 +86,6 @@ require (
 	gomodules.xyz/jsonpatch/v2 v2.5.0 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.7 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/inf.v0 v0.9.1 // indirect
-	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
 	k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.33.2 // indirect
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.130.1 // indirect
 	k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20250902184714-7fc278399c7f // indirect