diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 86ed322173..92c4e2a8d5 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #
 
 # ruamel.yaml is used to read and write .yaml files.
-ruamel.yaml==0.17.*
+ruamel.yaml==0.18.*
 
 # jsonschema is used for validating cluster.yaml configurations
 jsonschema==4.*