diff --git a/bin/otobo.CheckModules.pl b/bin/otobo.CheckModules.pl
index a6fe6f2f4f..0f044375d3 100755
--- a/bin/otobo.CheckModules.pl
+++ b/bin/otobo.CheckModules.pl
@@ -586,10 +586,11 @@ =head1 DESCRIPTION
         },
     },
     {
-        Module    => 'YAML::XS',
-        Required  => 1,
-        Comment   => 'Required for fast YAML processing.',
-        InstTypes => {
+        Module          => 'YAML::XS',
+        Required        => 1,
+        VersionRequired => '0.62',
+        Comment         => 'Required for fast and correct YAML processing.',
+        InstTypes       => {
             aptget => 'libyaml-libyaml-perl',
             emerge => 'dev-perl/YAML-LibYAML',
             zypper => 'perl-YAML-LibYAML',
diff --git a/cpanfile b/cpanfile
index f527cc62ca..168fa2377f 100644
--- a/cpanfile
+++ b/cpanfile
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ requires 'URI';
 # Required for XML processing.
 requires 'XML::LibXML';
 
-# Required for fast YAML processing.
-requires 'YAML::XS';
+# Required for fast and correct YAML processing.
+requires 'YAML::XS', ">= 0.62";
 
 # For internationalised sorting
 requires 'Unicode::Collate';
diff --git a/cpanfile.docker b/cpanfile.docker
index c226006913..e2afc74ddb 100644
--- a/cpanfile.docker
+++ b/cpanfile.docker
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ requires 'URI';
 # Required for XML processing.
 requires 'XML::LibXML';
 
-# Required for fast YAML processing.
-requires 'YAML::XS';
+# Required for fast and correct YAML processing.
+requires 'YAML::XS', ">= 0.62";
 
 # For internationalised sorting
 requires 'Unicode::Collate';