diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index f39170d3..cea9ea2e 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/sykesm/zap-logfmt v0.0.4
 	go.uber.org/mock v0.4.0
 	go.uber.org/zap v1.27.0
-	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0
+	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1
 	k8s.io/api v0.35.1
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.35.1
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.35.1
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ require (
 	gopkg.in/evanphx/json-patch.v4 v4.13.0 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/inf.v0 v0.9.1 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/tomb.v1 v1.0.0-20141024135613-dd632973f1e7 // indirect
-	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
+	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0 // indirect
 	k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.35.1 // indirect
 	k8s.io/code-generator v0.35.1 // indirect
 	k8s.io/gengo/v2 v2.0.0-20250922181213-ec3ebc5fd46b // indirect
diff --git a/pkg/configmanager/config.go b/pkg/configmanager/config.go
index c4f32ade..79fdc678 100644
--- a/pkg/configmanager/config.go
+++ b/pkg/configmanager/config.go
@@ -4,12 +4,13 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 
-	"gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
+	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 )
 
 // ConfigManagerBuilder is an interface describing the functions of a cluster upgrader.
+//
 //go:generate mockgen -destination=mocks/configmanagerbuilder.go -package=mocks github.com/openshift/managed-upgrade-operator/pkg/configmanager ConfigManagerBuilder
 type ConfigManagerBuilder interface {
 	New(client.Client, Target) ConfigManager
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ func NewBuilder() ConfigManagerBuilder {
 }
 
 // ConfigManager is an interface describing the functions of a cluster upgrader.
+//
 //go:generate mockgen -destination=mocks/configmanager.go -package=mocks github.com/openshift/managed-upgrade-operator/pkg/configmanager ConfigManager
 type ConfigManager interface {
 	Into(ConfigValidator) error