diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5c49eb1b..efa49167 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ Licensed under the terms of the Apache License 2.0. Please see LICENSE file in t
         <hadoop.client.version>2.8.3</hadoop.client.version>
         <slf4j.version>1.7.25</slf4j.version>
         <commons-cli.version>1.4</commons-cli.version>
-        <snakeyaml.version>1.23</snakeyaml.version>
+        <snakeyaml.version>1.26</snakeyaml.version>
         <shade.version>3.1.1</shade.version>
     </properties>
     <dependencyManagement>