diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index c33dfd94..a4a6b79f 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/openstack-k8s-operators/lib-common/modules/test v0.6.1-0.20260310070607-b96da8dd520e
 	github.com/openstack-k8s-operators/mariadb-operator/api v0.6.1-0.20260312161300-a8a323f4d30c
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0
+	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1
 	k8s.io/api v0.31.14
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.31.14
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.31.14
@@ -109,7 +110,6 @@ require (
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.7 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/evanphx/json-patch.v4 v4.12.0 // 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/apiserver v0.33.2 // indirect
 	k8s.io/component-base v0.33.2 // indirect