diff --git a/Directory.Packages.props b/Directory.Packages.props
index 0cec847d..7cd36607 100644
--- a/Directory.Packages.props
+++ b/Directory.Packages.props
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.SourceLink.GitHub" Version="10.0.303" />
     <!-- Tooling dependencies (CapabilityMatrix generator — unreleased, not packed) -->
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.CSharp" Version="5.9.0" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="YamlDotNet" Version="16.3.0" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="YamlDotNet" Version="18.1.0" />
     <!-- Test dependencies -->
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="18.11.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="MSTest.TestAdapter" Version="4.5.1" />