diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 28f9b084a3..7d6a7ec2ca 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ Depends: python3-influxdb (>= 2.12.0),
          python3-networkx (>= 1.9),
          python3-pbr (>= 1.9),
          python3-prometheus-client (>= 0.7.1), python3-prometheus-client (<< 0.7.2),
-         python3-yaml (>= 3.1.1), python3-yaml (<< 3.14),
+         python3-yaml (>= 5.2), python3-yaml (<< 5.3),
          python3-eventlet (>= 0.24.1), python3-eventlet (<< 0.24.2),
          python3-ryu (>= 4.32), python3-ryu (<< 4.33),
          python3-beka (>= 0.3.3), python3-beka (<< 0.3.4),
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 622a438bde..bbecebb386 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ msgpack-python
 networkx
 pbr>=1.9
 prometheus_client==0.7.1
-pyyaml>=3.1.1,<3.14
+pyyaml==5.2
 ryu==4.32
 beka==0.3.3
 pytricia