diff --git a/bt-bencoding/pom.xml b/bt-bencoding/pom.xml
index 31743b5e2..dbd073b60 100644
--- a/bt-bencoding/pom.xml
+++ b/bt-bencoding/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     <description>Library for parsing, encoding and validating bencoded documents in Java</description>
 
     <properties>
-        <snakeyaml-version>1.17</snakeyaml-version>
+        <snakeyaml-version>1.33</snakeyaml-version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencyManagement>
@@ -49,4 +49,4 @@
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
-</project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</project>